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Salisbury has a famous cathedral, a theatre and two cinemas. It’s a beautiful city to walk around with quaint alleyways and numerous waterways. You’ll find a good selection of shops and places to eat. There are 5 Park & Ride sites (the most convenient for Back of Beyond guests is the Britford Park & Ride)….
Wareham is the gateway to the Isle of Purbeck. It’s a historic Saxon market town on the River Frome, near Poole Harbour, with pubs, cafes and restaurants plus massive earth ramparts built by Alfred the Great. There are plenty of walking and cycling trails in Wareham Forest. Worth a visit is the phenomenon of the…
Lymington is an elegant Georgian town with a bustling high street, old cobbled walkways and several quays, along with galleries, venues and a museum, plus a large outdoor seawater swimming pool. There’s a weekly Saturday market. Lymington to Yarmouth is a scenic route to the Isle of Wight on WightLink car ferries. Nearby are Beaulieu,…
Lyndhurst is actually a village – the largest in the New Forest and the ‘capital’ of the area. The New Forest Heritage Centre (free to visit) is here, the New Forest Reptile Centre is two miles east and the New Forest Wildlife Park is five miles to the east. From Lyndhurst, you can do a…
Poole has a famous quay where you can buy fresh seafood, catch a ferry to Brownsea Island (famous for its red squirrels) or organise a sea fishing trip. There’s a shopping centre and a good selection of pubs and restaurants. The Lighthouse is an arts venue with regular theatre, comedy nights and performances.
The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site stretching from Studland to Exmouth in Devon. Highlights include Durdle Door, the arched rock formation in the sea, Lulworth Cove, the almost circular bay with unique geology and West Bay cliffs (featured in the TV drama Broadchurch). This picture depicts Kimmeridge Bay, with its wave-cut platform and…
The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsular with stunning beaches, a dramatic coastline, a ruined castle and great seaside towns, forming part of the Jurassic Coast path. Studland Bay is a National Trust nature reserve with unspoilt sandy beaches and a seafood restaurant at Shell Bay. Studland village has a pub and restaurant. Old Harry…
Hurst Castle was part of our coastal defences from Tudor times to WW2. It’s only accessible by shingle bank from Milford on Sea, a lively seaside village with a shingle beach, or by passenger ferry from Keyhaven (runs April to October), a small hamlet with a pub and yachting harbour. There are bird reserves and…
Victorian Gothic castle and cafe on the cliffs above Highcliffe Beach with walks down to the beach.
Famous for its large medieval church (the Minster), this historic Dorset market town has a large Waitrose and Co-op as well as restaurants, coffee shops and bars. Main attractions are:
