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58 BACK ROADS OF GREAT BRITAIN

Hardy Country and the Jurassic Coast

Dorset is one of England’s comeliest counties, renowned
for its soft, undulating hills and cliff-backed coastline.
There are few conurbations to blot the landscape, Poyn Poyntingtontington Milbor
Milbornene
instead gentle sheep-speckled slopes and mellow Obor Obornene Port Port
green prospects soothe the traveller’s eye. The past Sherborne O
Sherborne Old Castleld Castle
looms large here, from the fossil-rich Jurassic Coast SHERBORNE
SHERBORNE
to Ancient British sites, and from Roman remains to Sherborne
Sherborne
Castle
Castle
medieval monuments. Literary types know the Nor Northth
Woottonon
Woott
Bishop’s’s
region for its associations with Thomas Hardy Long Long Bishop
Candle
Candle
Burt
Burtonon
Lillingtonon
and his works, in which it appears as “Wessex”, Lillingt o o r r
while Hardy’s own town of Dorchester B l a c k m o o Kingsley
B l a c k m
Kingsley
(“Casterbridge”) offers plenty of entertainment
Woottonon
Haselburyy
for children and adults alike. Leigh Leigh Woott Pulham Haselbur
Glanvilleville
Glan
Bryan
Bryan
Pulham
Chetnole
Chetnole
Hermitage
Hermitage
Mappo
Mappowderwder
Buck Bucklandland
Newt Newtonon
Min Minterneterne
Batc Batcombeombe Mag Magnana
Hilton
Alton Alton Hilton
Frome
Frome Paner Panerasas Hartf Hartfootoot
St Quintintin
St Quin Lane Lane
Cerne Abbas Plush Plush
Cerne Abbas
Giant Giant
CERNE ABBAS
CERNE ABBAS
Cheselbournene
Piddletrenthideenthide
Cattist Piddletr Cheselbour Winterborne
Cattistockock
Winterborne
Sydling Whitchurch
Sydling
Whitchurch
St N St Nicholasicholas
Dewlish
Dewlish
Winterborne
Maiden Newt Godmanst Piddlehin Milbor Winterborne
Maiden Newtonon
Godmanstoneone
Kingston
Kingston
Piddlehintonton
Milbornene
Winterborne
DORSET Stileham Winterborne
DORSET
Stileham
Zelstone
Zelstone
Porthleven
Wynf Wynfordord Bere Regis Morden Porthleven
Bere Regis
Morden
Lytehett
Eagle Eagle Frampt Puddletown Bloxworth Lytehett
Puddletown
Framptonon
Bloxworth
Matravers
Matravers
Turner’s
Turner’s
Compt Char Charminsterminster Hardy Hardy’s’s Puddle
Comptonon
Puddle
Valencee
Lytchett
Above Traditional English seaside Askersw Valenc Bradf Bradfordord Cottage Tinclet Lytchett Upt Uptonon
Askerswellell
Cottage
Tincletonon
Pever
Peverellell
Minster
Minster
Gor
resort of Swanage, see p60 Win Winterborneterborne Stinsf Stinsfordord Heath Goree
Heath
Abbas
Abbas Poundbur Hamworthy
Hamworthy
Poundburyy
Poole
DORCHESTER
Litton Cheney
Litton Cheney Long Long DORCHESTER Cloud’ Cloud’s Hills Hill Piddle or Trent Poole
Bredy Bredy Win Winterborneterborne
St M St Martinartin West West Arne Arne Poole Harbour
Poole Harbour
Piddle or Trent
Swy Swyrere Little Bredy Black Staff Staffordord Mor Moretoneton Tank Museum
Tank Museum
Little Bredy Black
Brownsea
Down
Down MAIDEN Frome Brownsea
MAIDEN
Island
Island
Frome
WAREHAM
Hardy Hardy CASTLE Wool Wool WAREHAM Sandbanks
CASTLE
Sandbanks
Mon Monumentument East East East East
Broadmayneyne
ABBOTSBURYTSBURY
ABBO Port Porteshamesham Broadma War Warmwellmwell Owermoignemoigne Burton East East Holme Stoborough
Holme Stoborough
Burton
Ower
Whit Whitee Stoke Stoke West West Wytch
Wytch
Middleberee
Coombe
Studland
Holme
St Catherine Upw Upweyey Horse Horse Coombe Holme Middleber Heath Newton Studland
St Catherine’s’s
Heath Newton
Keynes
Keynes
Heath
Heath
Broadweyey
Chapel
Chapel Broadw Poxw Poxwellell Heath Bay Bay
Heath
West West
CORFE CASTLE Studland
Chaldon East East CORFE CASTLE Studland
Chaldon
Chaldon
P u r b e c k H i l l s
Preston OsmingtonOsmington
Langtonon
Langt Preston Chaldon East Lulworth
East Lulworth
Herr Herringing Radipole P u r b e c k H i l l s Church Nine Barrow Down
Radipole
Church
Ulwell
West Lulworth
Chickerellell
Chicker Ringstead West Lulworth Steeple Knowle Ulwell Swanag
Steeple Knowle
Nine Barrow Down
Ringstead
Swanagee
Weymouth
ACTIVITIES Fleet Fleet Weymouth Bay Bay Durdle Tyneham Kingston Bay Bay
Kingston
Durdle
Tyneham
Bay
Bay
Westham Door Door Kimmeridge SWANAGE
Westham
Kimmeridge
SWANAGE
WEYMOUTH
WEYMOUTH LUL LULWORTH COVEWORTH COVE Langton
Langton
Board a classic steam train from Swanage to Corfe Castle Matravers
C h e s i l B e a c h
Matravers
C h e s i l B e a c h
WORTH Dur Durlstonlston
WORTH
Walk the South West Coast Path along its spectacular cliffs Wyke R MATRAVERS Head Head
Wyke Regisegis
MATRAVERS
Portland
Portland
Harbour
Enjoy a glorious Dorset cream tea in a traditional tea shop Harbour St Alban’
St Alban’ss
or St or St Aldhelm’s HeadAldhelm’s Head
Fortune’s Well’s Well
Hire a boat or paddle a kayak on the Frome at Wareham West West Fortune
Bay Bay
Go windsurfing or sailing in the bay at Weymouth East Eastonon
Isle of Portlandortland
Isle of P
Hunt for fossils on the Isle of Portland or Lulworth Cove South
Southwellwell
Discover your inner Briton on Maiden Castle’s ramparts
Bill of Portland
Bill of Portland
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