Summer Runs

View details of our next Summer Run - Tuesday 16th June

View Recent Summer Runs


Join like-minded Doddlers for our Tuesday Summer Runs, our social running highlight of each week throughout the summer. You’ll find like-minded company, spectacular scenery and food options to round of the evening.


These runs are organised by different club members each week in a variety of locations. They are great social occasions and we get to run through some beautiful Dorset countryside and coastal trails.


We start once the clocks change and enjoy these get-togethers all the way through until the end of September. Typically, we meet at 7pm for a 7.15pm start, or slightly earlier in April and September. There will be a choice of two or three distances to suit runners of various abilities, ranging from about 4 to 9 miles. We also welcome walkers and well behaved dogs.


If you’d like to organise a Summer Run, please contact Lynda Faulkner, our Summer Run Co-ordinator.


All food orders for the runs need to be emailed to foodorders@dorsetdoddlers.org


Please read our Summer Run Protocol and Risk Assessment - off road and summer runs

16th June – Run 12

Our next Summer Run is being organised by John and Chris from their home at Bramleys in Sturminster Newton.


Please meet in the back garden at 6.45pm for a 7pm start.


The routes will be a combination of all the local mills: Cutt Mill, Stur Mill, Rolls Mill and Fiddleford Mill, not necessary all in that order.


This week we are continuing the celebrations of John's BIG birthday and will be providing Jacket Spuds and fillings. Please bring your own drinks.


Food orders via foodorders@dorsetdoddlers.org by Monday night if you would like a spud.


So we can keep tabs on the orders, can you add the run date or place in the subject please, thanks.


We really hope you can join us, look forward to seeing you all.

Date Location Run Organiser Food after
31-Mar RUN 1 - Shroton Lynda The Crickters, Shroton
07-Apr RUN 2 - Blandford Justin Perry The Crown in Blandford
14-Apr RUN 3 - Gold Hill Organic Farm Sara Cross Soup & Roll
21-Apr RUN 4 - Fiddleford Mill Car Park Adam & Angela The Fiddleford Inn
28-Apr RUN 5 - Purse Caundle Ian Pollard Laycock Cider Barn Cafe
05-May RUN 6 - Winterbourne Kingstone Adam The Greyhound
12-May RUN 7 - Blackmore Vale, Marnhull David & Spencer The Blackmore Vale
19-May RUN 8 - The Queens Head, Broad Chalke Jon Eveleigh The Queens Head
26-May RUN 9 - The Anvil, Pimperne Lucy The Anvil
02-Jun RUN 10 - Chettle Laura Snoulden Pies!
09-Jun RUN 11 - Roome Farm, Okeford Fitzpaine Sarah & Chris Bring a picnic
16-Jun Stur Newton John & Chris Jacket Spuds
23-Jun The Fontmell, Fontmell Magna Damian The Fontmell
30-Jun
07-Jul
14-Jul Hammoon Adam & Angela Picnic
21-Jul TBA Lucy Gill
28-Jul Tyneham Matt Picnic
04-Aug Berwick St. John Josephine TBA
11-Aug
18-Aug
25-Aug
01-Sep Todber Manor Barry Lakeside Kitchen
08-Sep
15-Sep
22-Sep

Our Recent Summer Runs

9th June (Run 11) – Thanks to Chris & Sarah for organising a lovely run from their farm in Okeford Fitzpaine, a few of us stayed for a very cold picnic afterwards.

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2nd June (Run 10) – Thanks to Laura for organising her first summer run. It was a lovely run all around Chettle. Sarting and finishing at the Chettle Village Shop, where afterwards we enjoyed delicious pies and pasties. Thank you for the photos.

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26th May (Run 9) – Thanks to Lucy for a very nice hot run around Pimperne, completely different temperature than the week before.

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19th May (Run 8) – Thanks to Jon for a lovely run from The Queens Head in Broad Chalke. A cold start but we soon warned up once we started running. Food was brilliant in the pub as usual, just look at the size of that pie!

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12th May (Run 7) – Thanks to David and Spencer for a great run from The Blackmore Vale Pub in Marnhull, another big turn out.

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5th May (Run 6) – Thanks to Adam for another great run, this time from the Greyhound in Winterbourne Kingston.

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28th April (Run 5) – Great turn out for Ian's run from Laycock Cider Barn in Purse Caundle. Thank you Ian for a lovely evening and for Angelo the owner opening up especially for us.

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21st April (Run 4) – Great turn out for Angela and Adam's run from Fiddleford. Lovely summer run through Piddles Wood and along the river.

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14th April (Run 3) – Thank you to Sara for our summer run from her farm in Gold Hill, and for the lovely warming homemade soup and hot drinks afterwards.

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7th April (Run 2) – Another great turnout for Justin's summer run from Blandford. It was a lovely warm evening running around Bryanston Estate. Afterwards some of the runners enjoyed a meal at the Crown.

Here are a few photos from the group that Paul led.

31st March (Run 1) – Thanks to Lynda for organising our first summer run from Shroton. We had a beautiful evening and enjoyed stunning views from the top of Hambledon Hill. Some of us enjoyed a lovely meal at the Cricketers. More photos on our Club Facebook page.