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    Walking  By foot
    From the centre of Cerne Abbas village it is a gentle ¼ mile walk along a sign-posted footpath to the Cerne Giant viewing area.

    The Wessex Ridgeway passes 1 mile from the Cerne Giant and is linked by quiet roads and other footpaths. It is a long-distance trail running along ancient trackways from Marlborough in Wiltshire to Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast.
     
    Cycling  By bike
    National Cycle Network route 26 between Castle Cary and Dorchester mainly on quiet roads, but with some traffic-free sections heading into Dorchester. From Dorchester it is 8 miles along a quiet, but rough and uneven road to Cerne Abbas.
     
    Bus  By bus
    Bus service between Dorchester and Sherborne stops at the Cerne Giant viewing area and car park, and Cerne Abbas village. It runs twice daily on weekdays only.
     
    Train  By train
    Maiden Newton railway station 6 miles, Dorchester West railway station and Dorchester South railway station, both 8 miles away.
     
    Road directions  By road
    Sign-posted just off the A352, 8 miles north of Dorchester and 10 miles south of Sherbourne.
     
    Car parks  Car parks

    A352 lay-by (not NT)
    OS: ST662016, free parking, suitable for coaches
     
    Ordnance Survey map  Ordnance Survey maps
    Landranger 194
    Explorer 117
     

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    Wooden sign post
    © NTPL / David Noton
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