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Things to Do L Area Map Visit Things to do l Area map Visit @DorsetTourism @visitdorsetofficial /VisitDorset For Tourist Information Centres in Dorset see www.visit-dorset.com Old Harry Rocks JURASSIC COAST I NATURAL BEAUTY I VIBRANT TOWNS I PICTURESQUE VILLAGES Get ready to fill your days full of fun and This is the landscape that novelist Thomas adventure! Hardy used as a backdrop for his tales of love From the chalk downlands in the north to the and tragedy, it’s easy to imagine life as it was rugged beauty of Purbeck in the south, natural portrayed in his fictional Wessex hamlets. harbours in the east to the fossil flecked World Each turning leads to a new adventure, Heritage coastline in the west, you will never be a secret hiding place or an atmospheric, short of something to do. mellow-stoned village. Head to a peaceful nature reserve or climb one of Dorset’s Dorset is a county of contrasts offering the prominent Iron Age hill forts for breathtaking very best of countryside, coastline, events, views. There are animals to meet and attractions and outstanding natural beauty. museums, castles, houses, parks and gardens to explore. Vibrant towns offer high street brands, independent shops, unique handcrafted gifts, art and antiques. Feed your appetite at some of the south west’s finest restaurants, cosy pubs or tempting tearooms – you might even find one of the nation’s top chefs in the kitchen! Hardy’s Birthplace Dorchester, Dorset’s County Town. Bridport Sherborne Sherborne Abbotsbury, Chesil Beach and Portland the Fleet Lagoon. Bournemouth Weymouth Poole Harbour, Studland, Sandbanks and Brownsea Island. VILLAGES I GOLDEN SANDS I STAR ATTRACTIONS Miles of magnificent coastline make a foodie’s Dorset a natural attraction. Sandcastle haven ... building, crazy golf and buckets of Indulge with traditional seaside fun spill along an abundance Turn to the middle to premier coastal resorts from Lyme Regis of fresh local in the west to Christchurch in the produce. find a useful map to east. Secluded coves invite you to help you plan a great explore rock pools and colourful day out in Dorset ... harbours are perfect for young crabbers. Jet-skis, rib rides, sail boats, Swanage fishing boats, kayaks and watersports- of-all-sorts launch from all along the coast. And for divers and snorkellers, there are superb reef and drift dives with diverse marine life to discover. To find your perfect beach or water sport activity see www.visit-dorset.com Mudeford Lyme Regis Sturminster Mill visit-dorset.com #visitdorset A3 1 Haynes International 1 2 3 Motor Museum 4 5 6 7 8 SHERBORNE GILLINGHAM To Salisbury A4 It’s yours to discover SHAFTESBURY CRANBORNE Gold CHASE AONB A354 Hill A303 A Templecombe Marnhull Melbury Sandford Hill DISCOVER Orcas Fontmell and Nether Melbury Downs A338 Compton Compton Abbas Sixpenny Pentridge Handley SHERBORNE STALBRIDGE A350 Ashmore Purse Fontmell Gussage Tourist Information Centre YEOVIL Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne Castles, St Andrew Sherborne Museum, Almshouse Caundle STURMINSTER Hambledon Magna Viewpoint Stock Hill Iwerne Minster A354 One of the most beautiful NEWTON Chettle FORDINGBRIDGE Gaylard Wimborne CRANBORNE towns in the South West Swimming Pool A30 A3030 Fiddleford Tarrant Gussage Child Gunville St Michael St Giles Okeford Train Station Thornford Edmondsham Dorset Heavy A magnificent Abbey | Two Castles | Museum Hod Hill Knowlton Church Horse Farm Park Gussage and Earthworks Specialist shops and boutiques | Tea shops, cafes & inns Longburton Okeford All Saints Airport Yetminster Kings Stag Fitzpaine Shillingstone Pimperne Festivals and concerts A352 Jurassic Coast World Hazelbury Stourpaine Tarrant CHARD CREWKERNE Leigh Turnworth VERWOOD Sherborne Town Council Heritage Site Bryan Monkton Horton Chetnole Ibberton BLANDFORD Moor Moors Valley A338 Hire Form for Digby Hall Melbury Crichel @VisitSherborne Area of Outstanding Osmond Middlemarsh FORUM Country Park To Southampton (Multiple Booking) Natural Beauty (AONB) & the New Forest Hound Street, Sherborne, DT9 3AA Buckland B A358 Corscombe A37 To book contact Sherborne Town Council - 01935 812807 Newton Mappowder Bulbarrow Witchampton Holt Heath Visit www.sherbornedorset.co.uk(office hours 9.30am – 12.30pm) Mosterton Lewesdon Chedington or visit our website – www.sherbornetown.com Hill Evershot Hill RINGWOOD Caretaker – 07870 621097 (emergency out of office hours) Minterne Winterborne Ansty Badbury Avon Heath Gardens Stickland Rings Broadwindsor Donkey Walking Country Park B8 Organisation Adventures Cerne Higher Hilton A354 National A31 Reg. charity no. (if appl) Giant Spetisbury Thorncombe Melcombe Sturminster Trust A338 Date of hire BEAMINSTER A356 Kingston 68 x 88.5mm_Days out in Dorset Ad.indd 1 16/04/2021 14:49Event Holditch Pilsdon Pen Winterborne Marshall Hill Fort Mapperton House and Gardens Cattistock Plush Lacy WIMBORNE FERNDOWN Hirer’s details Invoice details Dalwood Beaminster Museum Cerne Abbas Milton Abbas Whitechurch White Mill MINSTER Name: Name: BOURNEMOUTH Lambert’s and Stoke Abbott Hooke Cheselbourne National Address: Address: AXMINSTER Coney’s Castle Pilsdon Trust AIRPORT Hill Fort Maiden Sydling St Nicholas Netherbury Milborne A3066 DORSET Newton Piddletrenthide Postcode: Postcode: St Andrew A31 A350 Adventure Phone: Phone: Melplash AONB Hurn Email: Email: Furleigh Estate Piddlehinton Wonderland Whitchurch WineTours Canonicorum BROADSTONE Excl Main Kitchen Stage Dressing Bar Small Wingfield Symondsbury Frampton Charminster Splashdown use Hall Room Hall Estate Athelhampton Bere Regis Lytchett Date Eggardon Bradford Tolpuddle Pokesdown HIGHCLIFFE Symondsbury Palmers Hill Fort A35 Puddletown Minster Branksome BRIDPORT Peverell DORCHESTER A35 Mudeford Access Morcombelake Brewery Dinosaur Museum, Tutankhamun Exhibition, Hardy’s Cottage times Charmouth Bridport Leisure Centre National Date Chideock Teddy Bear Museum, Max Gate, Trust Clouds Hill Hamworthy Parkstone CHRISTCHURCH Heritage Coast National Farmer Palmer’s BOURNEMOUTH Seatown The Keep Military Museum Dorset Trust Access C B3052 Centre National Farm Park Holton RockReef times Eype Trust Stinsford Falconry Park Heath POOLE Date LYME REGIS A35 Lower Bockhampton Hengistbury Golden Cap Burton Bradstock Winterbourne Poundbury Moreton Monkey Head Access Seaton The Cobb West Bay West Stafford Bovington Poole times (Broadchurch) Abbas World Harbour Brownsea • Meet our Heavy Horses and farm animals Date Beer Lyme Regis Town Mill, B3157 Littlebredy Maiden Arne Lyme Bay Rib Charter Puncknowle The Tank Island Marine Theatre, Hardy Castle National Sandbanks • Carriage, pony and tractor rides Access Jurassic Wool Monument Museum WAREHAM Trust • Daily shows and exhibits of days gone by times Lyme Regis Museum Coast Road St Catherine’s Jurassic Coast National Broadmayne Purbeck Sports Centre .. Start planning your visit Lyme Bay Watersports Chapel Portesham Trust A354 • Extensive play areas and Smokey Joe’s Café continues to Upwey Warmwell Data Protection: West Blue Sherborne Town Council complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Exmouth in National information providedtoday on this form at will be lymeregis.orgused to process your request and to provide you with any Bexington Abbotsbury A352 Pool www.dorset-heavy-horse-centre.co.uk East Devon White Horse Owermoigne East Holme Norden Trust relevant further information. Sub-Tropical Studland Bay Sutton Poyntz Winfrith Corfe Please complete both Heartsides of this form.of the Jurassic Coast Chesil BeachGardens East 01202 824040 Preston Osmington Newburgh Lulworth Castle Creech Castle Old Harry Open for sales and tastings Monday to Saturday Discover fossils • World-famous Cobb Abbotsbury Rocks VERWOOD • BH21 5RJAn award-winning Swannery and Park Church National .. ! Packed programme of events B3157 Radipole Osmington Mills Knowle Trust Start of day out for all C2 Ringstead West Lulworth Swanage Jurassic Langton Lodmoor Railway Coast Advertisements display a grid reference and are shown on the map (not to scale) Herring Kingston D Fleet Lulworth Tyneham Kimmeridge C2 B4 WEYMOUTH Durdle Cove SWANAGE Open for sales and tastings Monday to Saturday Door The Etches Collection Langton Matravers CHICKERELL Tourist Information Point at Weymouth Pavilion Durlston OPEN DAILY Weymouth SEALIFE Adventure Park Worth Dancing Country 10am - 6pm Dorset Falconry Park Wyke Regis Sandworld and Nothe Fort Swyre Matravers Ledge Park where Mary Anning lived! February to Head C5 Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy November. C4 Discover the story of Lyme’s Café on the fantastic fossils and much more Weddings, Special Events and Terrace April Tea room House Tours by appointment. to October. Daily displays Why not book a fossil walk through our website? Owls, Hawks, Eagles W: lymeregismuseum.co.uk T: 01297 443370 Falcons, & Vultures ISLE OF PORTLAND C4 FOUR FLOORS AND 300 YEARS OF HISTORY Lewell Mill Lane, Lewell, Dorchester, DT2 8AN Portland www.dorsetfalconrypark.co.uk | 01305 250710 Bill • Varied walks, 2½ - 4hrs C4 • Donkey lovers delight A4 LULWORTH CASTLE& PARK • Suitable for 9 years + C3 PRE-BOOKING ONLY History Parkland DORCHESTER, DT1 1RN Call: 07970 271402 | Email: [email protected] Walks Tearoom (01305) 264066 www.donkeywalkingadventures.co.ukB3 Events Playarea www.keepmilitarymuseum.org DISCOVER | EAT | SHOP | STAY | CELEBRATE C6 C3 C5 B3 www.lulworth.com CASTLE, GARDENS, GIFT SHOP & TEA ROOMS THE BIGGEST www.sherbornecastle.com Tel: 01935 813182 C4 symondsburyestate.co.uk | 01308 424116 C2 PREHISTORIC DAY OUT IN ADVENTURES! Tour the vineyard and winery D7 C6 D6 Exciting
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