Park in the Crane Street Pay and Display Car Park
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If you are parked at the top of the car park, leave by the path between the hedges that starts to the left of the Public Toilets.
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Alternatively, if you are parked at the bottom of the car park (and don't need the loos), go through the gap, turn right and then left towards the children's playground.
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Follow the path past the children's playground.
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Take the right-hand path over the footbridge. Turn left and follow the path along the river.
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Cross the Longbridge Footbridge over the River Nadder.
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Keep straight on along the causeway over the old Water Meadows.
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Follow the path over the weir ...
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... round the corner ...
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... and along the front of Harnham Mill.
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Turn left into the riverside park.
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If you're in a hurry, take the well-trodden path that runs diagonally across the field. If not, take a gentle stroll along the edge of the river.
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If there is a match being played, watch out for flying cricket balls as you head up to the top of the field.
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Head for the gap just to the left of the Cricket Club car park.
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Cross the busy Harnham Road at the pedestrian controlled lights, and turn right along the pavement.
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Go through the second gap on your left.
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Walk diagonally across the open space and head up the Parsonage Green road opposite you.
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As the tarmacked road swings right, keep straight on, on to the unmade track.
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Follow the track past the car park and turn left when it meets the track along the foot of the hill.
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Ignore the steps going up the hill. In the winter, when the leaves are off the trees, it might be worth checking out the views from the top path, but in summer the climb is not worth the effort.
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Keep following the path straight ahead ignoring any turnings off, until you reach the road. Cross Grasmere Close and turn left down Old Blandford Road
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Turn left at the bottom of Old Blandford Road, cross Harnham Road at the traffic island opposite All Saints Church, and turn right along the pavement back down Harnham Road.
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Turn left and follow Harnham Road down the hill. Fortunately for us, all the traffic carries straight on along New Harnham Road and on to the Churchill Way ring road.
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Keep going along the now virtually traffic-free (and very pretty) Harnham Road down to the traffic lights. Turn left, and go over the Ayleswade Bridge.
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Keep to the left-hand pavement along what is now St. Nicholas Road, and where it swings round to the right, turn left into De Vaux Place.
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At the far end of De Vaux Place, go through the Harnham Gate and into the Cathedral Close.
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Ignore the sign directing you to the Cathedral up the broad path to the right. Instead, keep straight on across the top of the car park, turn right by the South Canonry (the Bishop's house) and walk up the West Walk on the far side of the playing field.
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There are many fine houses along here, and good views of the Cathedral.
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At the end of the west walk, head for the diagonally opposite corner of the green (or Chorister's Square as it is sometimes referred to).
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Go through the Town Gate, and then turn left at the traffic lights into Crane Street.
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Go over Cranes Bridge and turn sharp left onto the riverside path. You can shorten the walk here, if you really want to, by carrying straight on to the vehicular entrance to Crane Street Car Park.
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Follow this path down to the confluence of the rivers Avon and Nadder, and round to the right. There are nice views into the gardens of the houses in the Cathedral Close along here.
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Turn right when you reach the children's playground and head back to your car.
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