Sports and the Outdoors

Thomas Hardy Society. From April through October, the Thomas Hardy Society organizes guided walks to sites that inspired locations in Hardy's novels. Readings and discussions accompany the walks, which range from a couple of hours to most of a day. Dorset County Museum, 19 North Sq., Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1JF. 01305/251501; www.hardysociety.org.