Walk · Dorset

Christchurch Quay and Wick Fields

Christchurch

3.4MILES

1h 45mON FOOT

25mCLIMB

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The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 70% 30% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 45%Lane & track 25%Road with traffic 30%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Quay Road car park, beside Christchurch Priory and the quay

Parking

Pay and display, around 200 spaces at Quay Road and Willow Way; both fill by late morning at weekends and the quay car park floods on the highest tides

Directions to the start →

A 3.4-mile riverside circuit of an hour and three quarters from the quay along Convent Walk under the priory wall, across the Stour on the little Wick ferry and back through the water meadows of Wick Fields to Tuckton Bridge. Flat, mostly surfaced, with meadow paths that flood in winter. Start at the Quay Road or Willow Way car parks, both pay and display and both close to the priory; Christchurch station is a fifteen-minute walk and the town is on the main Waterloo line. Leads along the quay and Convent Walk, where the drop into deep water is unfenced and the swans are territorial in spring, and the ferryman charges a small fare for a dog. Wick Fields is grazed and gives shallow river access for a paddle.

THE SMALL PRINTDogs must be on a lead on the quay, Convent Walk and the town footpaths under the BCP dog control order; Wick Fields is grazed so leads past cattle. The Wick ferry charges a small fare for dogs and runs seasonally.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

Livestock — leads on

REGION · DORSET

GRID · 50.7320, -1.7760

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Christchurch Quay and Wick Fields

House rules, decoded

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