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DRIVE 4: Hardy Country and the Jurassic Coast 59

PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Start/finish: Swanage to Sherborne.
Number of days: 3 days allowing a
Poyn Poyntingtontington
Milbor half-day’s tour of Dorchester.
Milbornene
Obor Obornene Port Port Distance: Around 129 km (80 miles).
Sherborne Old Castleld Castle
Sherborne O
SHERBORNE Road conditions: Good roads, but
SHERBORNE
sometimes narrow and steep.
Sherborne
Sherborne
Castle Castle
Nor Northth When to go: It is possible to tour
Woottonon
Woott Bishop
Bishop’s’s
Long Long Candle the area any time of year, but best
Candle
Lillingtonon
Lillingt Burt Burtonon o o r r to try and avoid public holidays and
summer weekends, when traffic is
B l a c k m
B l a c k m o o Kingsley heaviest around the coast.
Kingsley
Woottonon
Haselburyy
Leigh Woott Haselbur Opening times: Museums and
Leigh
Glan Glanvilleville Pulham Bryan
Bryan
Pulham
Chetnole
Chetnole Above The peaceful country village of Abbotsbury, see p61 attractions are generally open
Hermitage 10am–5pm, but close earlier (or are
Hermitage
Mappo closed altogether) Nov–Easter. Shop
Mappowderwder
Buck Bucklandland opening hours are longer. Churches
Newt Newtonon
Min Minterneterne are usually open until dusk.
Batc Batcombeombe Mag Magnana
Hilton
Alton Alton Hilton
Frome
Frome Paner Panerasas Hartf Hartfootoot 0 kilometres 5 Main market days: Swanage: Fri;
St Quin Lane Lane
St Quintintin
Cerne Abbas Plush Plush Wareham: 2nd & 4th Thu of month
Cerne Abbas
Giant Giant 0 miles 5
CERNE ABBAS & Sat; Weymouth: Apr–Oct Thu;
CERNE ABBAS
Piddletrenthideenthide
Cheselbournene
Cattist Piddletr Cheselbour Winterborne Dorchester: Wed & 4th Sat of month;
Winterborne
Cattistockock
Sydling Whitchurch
Sydling
Whitchurch
St N St Nicholasicholas Sherborne: Thu & Sat, also Farmer’s
Dewlish
Dewlish
Winterborne
Maiden Newt Godmanst Piddlehin Milbor Winterborne Market on 3rd Fri of month.
Maiden Newtonon
Godmanstoneone
Piddlehintonton
Kingston
Kingston
Milbornene
Winterborne
DORSET
DORSET Stileham Winterborne Shopping: Dorset is famed for its
Stileham
Zelstone
Zelstone
Porthleven
Bere Regis
Wynf Wynfordord Bere Regis Morden Porthleven creamy Blue Vinny cheese; sweet
Morden
Lytehett
Eagle Eagle Frampt Puddletown Bloxworth Lytehett cinnamon-rich Dorset apple cake,
Puddletown
Framptonon
Bloxworth
Matravers and delicious locally produced
Matravers
Turner’s
Turner’s
Comptonon
Compt Char Charminsterminster Puddle chutneys and jams.
Puddle
Valencee
Lytchett
Askerswellell
Askersw Valenc Bradf Bradfordord Hardy Hardy’s’s Tinclet Lytchett Upt Uptonon
Tincletonon
Cottage
Cottage
Peverellell
Pever Minster
Minster
Win Winterborneterborne Stinsf Stinsfordord Gor Goree Major festivals: Swanage: Jazz
Heath
Abbas Poundbur Heath Hamworthy
Hamworthy
Abbas
Poundburyy
Poole
DORCHESTER
Litton Cheney
Litton Cheney Long Long DORCHESTER Cloud’ Cloud’s Hills Hill Piddle or Trent Poole Festival, Jul; Wareham: Music Festival,
Bredy Bredy Win Winterborneterborne Aug & Sep; Weymouth: Seafood
Poole Harbour
St M St Martinartin West West Arne Arne Poole Harbour
Piddle or Trent
Swy Swyrere Little Bredy Black Staff Staffordord Mor Moretoneton Tank Museum Festival, Jul; Weymouth Regatta, Sep.
Tank Museum
Little Bredy Black
Brownsea
Down
Down MAIDEN Frome Brownsea
MAIDEN
Island
Island
Frome
WAREHAM
CASTLE
Hardy Hardy CASTLE Wool Wool WAREHAM Sandbanks
Sandbanks
Mon Monumentument East East East East
Broadmayneyne
ABBO Port Porteshamesham Broadma War Warmwellmwell Owermoignemoigne Burton East East Holme Stoborough
ABBOTSBURYTSBURY
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
Heath
Keynes
Heath
Chapel Broadw Poxw Poxwellell Heath Bay Bay
Broadweyey
Chapel
Heath
West West
CORFE CASTLE Studland
Chaldon
Chaldon East East CORFE CASTLE Studland
P u r b e c k H i l l s
Chaldon
Langtonon
Langt Preston Chaldon East Lulworth
Preston OsmingtonOsmington
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 West Lulworth Steeple Knowle Ulwell DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Steeple Knowle
Nine Barrow Down
Swanagee
Ringstead
Fleet Fleet Weymouth Ringstead Kingston Swanag
Weymouth
Kingston
Durdle
Tyneham
Bay Bay Bay Bay Durdle Tyneham Bay Bay
Westham
Westham Door Door Kimmeridge SWANAGE Dorchester’s many museums and
Kimmeridge
SWANAGE
WEYMOUTH LUL LULWORTH COVEWORTH COVE Langton
WEYMOUTH
Langton
C h e s i l B e a c h
C h e s i l B e a c h
Matravers
Matravers ancient sights have something for
WORTH Dur Durlstonlston everyone – but especially dinosaur
WORTH
Wyke Regisegis
Wyke R MATRAVERS Head Head hunters; follow the theory with some
MATRAVERS
Portland
Portland
Harbour St Alban’ practical fossil hunting on Chesil
Harbour
St Alban’ss
or St or St Aldhelm’s HeadAldhelm’s Head Beach and Portland. From Swanage
Fortune’s Well’s Well
Fortune
West West enjoy a ride on a steam train, visit
Bay Bay a crumbling Norman castle and
East Eastonon
Isle of Portlandortland
Isle of P then head to the coast to explore
KEY the beach and awesome rock
Southwellwell
South
Drive route formations near Lulworth. For full
details, see p63.
Bill of Portland
Bill of Portland
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