National Trust properties near Blandford:
Hod Hill (3 miles): Dorset’s largest hill fort, renowned for its downland wildlife.
Hambledon Hill (4 miles): Iron Age hill fort with far reaching views and spectacular wildflowers.
Badbury Rings (5.5 miles): Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument
White Mill (6 miles): Corn mill with original wooden machinery in a peaceful riverside setting.
Kingston Lacy (6.5 miles): country house and estate, home for many years to the Bankes family who had lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War.
Fontmell and Melbury Downs (7.5 miles): Open expanses of flowery downland and far-reaching views.
Win Green (9 miles): At 277m, this is the highest hill in the Cranborne Chase, commanding views over the surroungind Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Clouds Hill (13.5 miles): This tiny cottage was the home of T. E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia.