Ask yourself.  Do you really deserve that mince pie?

Christmas really can be a time of over-indulgence. Too many mince pies, too much Christmas cake and too much Turkey.  So to ward off those extra pounds and keep you feeling, a little fitter, we are campaigning to keep the tradition of the Christmas Walk alive this year.

Here at the Outdoor Store we love Christmas walks.  We all have our top 5 Christmas walks in Dorset.   But since we cannot agree on our all time favourite and I am the boss.  I am going to share with you’re my top 5 Christmas Walks.

5) Chesil Beach.  This is not an easy walk.  The large shingle makes it difficult to keep your footing and makes the walk 10 times more difficult.   Now at 18 miles, you really need to gives yourself plenty of time – roughly 6 hrs.

4) Corfe Castle. If you are a keen photographer, you have to visit Corfe Castle.  With the right weather you can really capture something magical.  I don’t really have a distance for you.  For me, this place is just worth ambling round.

3)  Cerne Abbas.  For a more inland experience and an easy for for the kids. At 2 miles, the Cerne Abbas walk commence in the picnic area car park.  You basically do one big loop.  For more details have a look on the Walks for softies website.

2) Fontmell & Melbury Downs. Again this is a fairly straightforward walk. However, if you are feeling energetic you can expand it to suit your needs.  It ranges from 1 to 2.3 miles and starts at Fontmell Down car park.  The reason why this is in my top 5 is because of the views across the Blackmore vale – simply stunning.  Download the National Trust walk.

1) West Bay to Burton Bradstock.  It has to be a coastal walk/  This is about 1.5 to 2 miles.  There.  But on a windy day the waves really to crash in to the beach.  What I love about this walk is the almost surreal cliffs that seem to belong in a Sci-Fi movie.  It nearly always end with a coffee on the Hive Café. Or I am planning to sample a bottle of Cloudy Bay next year, when the kids are older.

Make sure you read our top tips in winter walking.

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