Illustrative image: Macmillan Way near Sapperton Looking north from the southern edge of the square by the A419. This cross-field path is well used as a link from Hailey Wood to Sapperton, crossing the line of the Thames and Severn Canal tunnel and the English watershed. The route is used by the Macmillan Way long distance coast-to-coast path from Dorset to Lincolnshire; and also the Wysis Way, a regional path linking the River Thames path to the Rivers Severn and Wye. Thus the walker has a choice of two coast to c — Graham Horn/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
An official Meteoalarm warning rates flooding on the Dorset coast at Chiswell as severe, immediate, and likely. It is in effect from 2026-10-23 05:40 UTC until 2026-10-25 05:40 UTC.