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Valley of Stones

Photo of Valley of Stones, a National Nature Reserve near Abbotsbury, Dorset, south west England.

Valley of Stones

© Ian Capper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Ian Capper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valley of Stones

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Valley of Stones is a National Nature Reserve in Dorset, covering 0.99 km². It is one of ten National Nature Reserves in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Dorset National Landscape National Landscape.

The closest station is Upwey, about 8.1 km to the south-east. Nearby nature reserves include Blackdown (Hardy Monument) and Pitcombe Down.

More places to visit near Valley of Stones

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

1 km S · spans 4 counties

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

1.9 km W · spans 10 counties

Photo of Abbotsbury, a village in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Abbotsbury

Village

A honey-stone and thatch village near Chesil Beach, strung along one street below its hilltop chapel, swannery and subtropical gardens.

3.3 km SW · Dorset

Photo of St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury, a ruined chapel in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

Chapel near Abbotsbury

Stout 14th-century chapel with a stone-vaulted roof, raised by Abbotsbury's monks for pilgrims on a lone hilltop looking over Chesil Beach.

4 km SW

Photo of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

House & garden near Abbotsbury

A sheltered subtropical garden near Chesil Beach, begun as a kitchen garden in 1765.

4.3 km SW