Photo of Melbury and Fontmell, a country estate near Ashmore in Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs, Dorset, south west England. — © Chris Downer / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Melbury and Fontmell

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Held by the National Trust for everyone to enjoy, Melbury and Fontmell is open country in Dorset. It is one of 13 National Trust places the Albion Guide maps in the county. It sits inside Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape.

There's more within reach — look for wildlife at Fontmell and Melbury Downs, or pick up Wessex Ridgeway. Tisbury Station is about 10.5 km away to the north-east.

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