Walks you can reach from Sherborne by train

[Gillingham Station](/train-stations/south-west-england/dorset/gillingham) to Tisbury Station (Dorset)

15m direct from Sherborne.

19km. Moderate ascents. 5h.

Woodland paths and flat and easy-going.

Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route

Tisbury Station to Salisbury Station (Wiltshire)

30m direct from Sherborne.

Tough: 25km. Moderate ascents. 6h30.

Beautiful; picturesque. Riverside path and flat and easy-going.

Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route

Tisbury Station Circular via Hindon (Wiltshire)

30m direct from Sherborne.

22km. 5h.

Dry chalky U-shaped downland valleys, wooded ridges, grassy valleys, picturesque villages, rolling hills, and river valley.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Salisbury Station Circular via Old Sarum (Wiltshire)

45m direct from Sherborne.

16km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.

An essential walk! Have lunch a café or pub next to the river. Return from Stonehenge to Salisbury by bus (very frequent & reliable but check times).

Highlights: Old Sarum Ruins and Stonehenge.

Lunch stop: the Bridge Inn (2h30–4h30 in; excellent).

Download GPX route

Salisbury Station to Dean Station (Wiltshire)

45m direct from Sherborne.

24km.

Chalk downlands, rolling hills, varied woods, field boundaries, farm tracks, and following the Clarendon Way. Can be muddy.

An alternative variant of Dean to Mottisfont – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Salisbury Station to Mottisfont & Dunbridge Station (Wiltshire)

45m direct from Sherborne.

37km.

Chalk downlands, rolling hills, varied woods, field boundaries, farm tracks, steep-sided chalk downs, river meadows, Test Valley chalk stream, and sculpture park. Can be muddy.

An alternative variant of Dean to Mottisfont – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.