Come and visit the Local Area in Dorset
Poole and the surrounding area has a wonderful variety of places to visit with plenty of activities for all the family!
Places of Interest
- Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove
- Brownsea Island
- Arne RSPB Reserve
- Poole Park
- Wareham Forest
- Compton Acres
- Thomas Hardy Cottage in Dorchester
- Charmouth Beach – Ideal place for fossil hunting!
- Abbotsbury Swannery
- Kingston Lacy
- Corfe Castle – A lovely walk to the top of the Castle!
- Athlehampton House
- Upton Country Park
- Old Harry Rocks
- Colmers Hill
Entertainment
- Splashdown
- Adventure Wonderland
- Swanage Steam Railway
- Monkey World
- Bovington Tank Museum
Beaches
With over 7 miles of Blue Flag beaches there are many different beaches you can visit across the South coast. Boscombe, Bournemouth, Southbourne and the exclusive Sandbanks Beach – from here you can catch the Chain Ferry to Studland and Shell Bay Beach. From here Swanage is approximately 4.5 miles by car.
Events
- Poole Quay & Bike Night – Tuesdays in the Summer
- Swanage Regatta & Carnival
- Wareham Market – Every Saturday
Places to Visit
- Dorchester – The Capital town of Dorset
- Lyme Regis – Home of Julian Fallows, The French Lieutenant’s Woman was filmed on the 13th Century Cobb Quay
- Bridport & West Bay – Harbour Lights & Broadchurch were filmed here!
- Wareham Quay
- Swanage