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Woolbridge Manor House – St Nicholas Church, Moreton loop from Moreton

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Woolbridge Manor House – St Nicholas Church, Moreton loop from Moreton

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Woolbridge Manor House – St Nicholas Church, Moreton loop from Moreton

00:57

16.2km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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255 m

Moreton House

Highlight • Historical Site

built by James Frampton in 1744. The Frampton family are for ever associated with the Tolpuddle Martyrs. James Frampton a member of the jury at their trial - finding them guilty and sending them to Australia...

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5.57 km

Wool Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Closed to traffic and on a traffic free cycleway section.

Features in Hardye's Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Hardy refers to a tradition that a phantom coach drives up to Woolbridge Manor by night, but can only be seen by members of the Turberville family. The story is thought to be linked to the elopement of John Turberville with Anne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon, in the 1580s. Anne’s step-brother, Thomas, was the builder of Lulworth Castle.

Might be good for looking at wading birds. Lots of water.

Original bridge collapsed (possible due to carrying tanks from Bovington during WW2 ) but the rebuild was well done by Dorset Council, sympathetic to the original and keeping what they could).

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5.61 km

Woolbridge Manor House

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A nice detour for any ride, this is bricks-and-mortar evidence of Hardy's relationship with his home county Dorset. This world famous author (1840-1928) based Tess of the D'Urberville's life in and around this area, which clearly meant a lot to him. Though naturally, in typical Hardy style, he changed the names of the places, and this building is officially called Woolbridge Manor House.

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10.7 km

Clouds Hill Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

This is right on the Lawrence trail - an track, walking route - loop which runs across the heath, Bovington, Moreton. Highly recommended

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10.8 km

Clouds Hill

Highlight • Historical Site

T E Lawrence was the British Intelligence Officer who fought alongside Arab guerrilla forces in the Middle East during the First World War. He later worked as an advisor to Winston Churchill and then for the RAF. Clouds Hill was where he chose to live, before coming to an untimely motorbike death aged just 46.

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15.9 km

St Nicholas Church, Moreton

Highlight • Historical Site

The Church of Moreton, UK is St. Nicholas Church, an Anglican church in the Dorset village of Moreton. The church is best known for its etched glass windows, which were created by the artist Laurence Whistler. The windows depict various scenes from the life of Christ, the saints and nature. The church is also the final resting place of Lawrence of Arabia, whose tombstone is in the cemetery.

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16.0 km

St Nicholas' Church and T. E. Lawrence Burial Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Cakes are served on the cart that was used to carry T E Lawrence's (aka Lawrence of Arabia) coffin to his final resting place - just a few metres down the road! On the route here you might even ride over the exact spot where he crashed on his Brough Superior Limited motorbike (the exact location remains a mystery but it's reportedly somewhere near Pallington Farm). Some might think he's a fictional character due to all the films made about his life but T E Lawrence was actually a British Intelligence Officer born in Wales but resident in Dorset, who fought alongside Arab guerrilla forces in the Middle East during the First World War. He later worked as an advisor to Winston Churchill and then for the RAF.

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16.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

2.49 km

265 m

116 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.5 km

1.41 km

302 m

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Highest point (70 m)

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Weather

Wednesday 29 July

24°C

14°C

36 %

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Woolbridge Manor House – St Nicholas Church, Moreton loop from Moreton

Moreton House

Wool Bridge

Woolbridge Manor House

Clouds Hill Cottage

Clouds Hill

St Nicholas Church, Moreton

St Nicholas' Church and T. E. Lawrence Burial Site

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