Large car park signposted off the B3082
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From the car park at Badbury Rings, follow the path that runs alongside to the gallops on the north-west side of the site.
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After a while this drops down through a small wooded area and becomes a fenced path between two fields which climbs again to The Oaks.
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The National Trust have decided that it is far too dangerous to let people walk underneath the trees, and have diverted the footpath along the edge of the adjoining field.
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Keep along the edge of the field and through the old gateway.
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And then dog-leg right and left back onto the old footpath.
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Follow the path along the edge of the wood until you get to a T-junction. Turn right and follow the farm track through Kingsdown Farm. Don't miss the views from the gate over towards Wimborne. Note: This path can get very muddy.
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When you reach the crossways follow the Badbury Rings path, straight ahead up the hill.
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Go through the gate on the right-hand side of the path that leads on to the Rings.
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You can go trough the middle of the rings or round the north side, but I would recommend the inner ring on the sunny south side for the best views.
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