Join local writer Catherine Speakman of Tess of the Vale for a gentle guided walk exploring the stories, history and landscape of Stourton Caundle in the Blackmore Vale. Following the village’s Stile Trail, this walk weaves together local folklore, medieval history and literary connections while exploring the fields, lanes and hidden corners that shape this Dorset landscape today.

Enjoy a meandering walk in and at the southern edges of Marnhull that is Marlott in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Marlott was where Tess grew up; the home that she left four times, and to which she returned on three.

Enjoy a meandering walk in and at the southern edges of Marnhull that is Marlott in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Marlott was where Tess grew up; the home that she left four times, and to which she returned on three.