Join Roger Sewill as he shares reflections from his remarkable 200-mile journey across Dorset alongside Scarlet, his Dales Pony.
Travelling slowly through the county on foot, Roger began to see the landscape differently. Ancient tracks, hidden hillforts and familiar valleys gradually revealed how deeply history remains woven into the countryside around us. What first appeared hidden in plain sight slowly became visible through the rhythm of walking and travelling with a pack pony.
During this fascinating and personal talk, Roger explores how generations of people have shaped the Dorset landscape, and how the landscape, in turn, continues to shape us. Along the way, the journey also transformed Roger’s own understanding of belonging, movement, history and climate change.
Revisiting Dorset’s Iron Age hillforts and ancient routes, Roger reflects on what travel and communication may once have felt like before modern roads, vehicles and technology. His journey offers a rare opportunity to experience Dorset at walking pace and to rediscover the county through fresh eyes, revealing how history, landscape and memory remain deeply connected.
Location
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XA, United Kingdom
Additional location/direction information
The Museum has a designated set-down point but no parking facilities on-site. Nearest car park is Top o’ Town Car Park (what3words: promoted.spruced.simmer). This car park offers six accessible spaces and accepts payment via cash, phone, online, or card using an app. From the car park, it’s a five-minute walk (500 metres) to the Museum (what3words: overheard.holidays.blurs).
Dorchester has two railway stations, both of which are less than 12 minutes’ walk from Dorset Museum & Art Gallery.