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Dorset 2009

Worth Matravers

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction NE)

Picturesque Dorset village with a history pre-dating Roman times as evidenced by the medieval lynchets cut into the steep hillsides...

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St George's Church, Langton Matravers

Langton Matravers

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction NE)

This is an interesting old village with access to one of the loveliest stretches of the Dorset coast...

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Clavell Tower

Kimmeridge

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction NW)

A popular place for surfers and diving enthusiasts, Kimmeridge is a small town along the Purbeck Coast in Dorset...

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Swanage Railway Steam train approaching Corfe Castle.

Corfe Castle

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N)

Below the castle, the village of Corfe shows picturesque stone houses of the 17th-century...

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The Old Jetty,Swanage,Dorset

Swanage

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction NE)

The town is wedged between towering downs that result in lofty cliffs at both ends of the bay, from these high vantage points there are spectacular views across the sea...

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A picture of The Blue Pool

Furzebrook

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N)

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Worbarrow Tout near Tyneham

Tyneham

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NW)

Known as the Ghost village of Dorset, the village of Tyneham was requisitioned by the War Office during 1943, with all 225 residents having to leave their homes. The army never.....

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Studland Beach

Studland

(6.4 miles, 10.4 km, direction NE)

Beyond the woods, heaths and downs of Dorset lies a fascinating coastline with a hinterland of precious little villages, such a village is Studland which sits close to the wide sweep of picturesque Studland Bay, which belongs to the National Trust...

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Poole Harbour

Sandbanks

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)

Sandbanks near Poole, in Dorset, is known for its stunning award-winning sandy beaches, and as being one of the costliest places to live in the world...

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Thatched house in West Lulworth

West Lulworth

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction W)

One of the most visited geological areas of Britain, Lulworth Cove has recently been placed into the World Heritage Jurassic Coastline...

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Winspit near Worth Matravers

Winspit

(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction NE)

A disused quarry used as the set for episodes of Dr Who and Blakes 7...

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Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle

(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction N)

Standing in lofty splendour above the chimney pots of the village with the roaring ocean lapping the cliffs to the other side of.....

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Lighthouse at Swanage

Anvil Point Lighthouse

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction E)

Anvil Point Lighthouse, located near Swanage in Dorset, England, stands proudly on the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast, gracing.....

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Durlston Country Park, Swanage, Dorset.

Durlston Country Park

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction E)

This 100 hectare (270 acre) country park offers fantastic views and scenery, coupled with some of the best bird and animal.....

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Swanage railway

Swanage Railway

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

An award-winning standard gauge preserved steam railway in Swanage that offers a unique journey through 6 miles of Dorset.....

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Swanage pier

Swanage Pier

(5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction NE)

This elegant Victorian Pier was built over 100 years ago for passenger ship services and is now an important part of Swanage's.....

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Isle of Purbeck

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction N)

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Grange Arch, Steeple, Dorset

Grange Arch

(5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction NW)

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The Blue Pool

The Blue Pool

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction N)

Between Wareham and Corfe Castle can be found the unique visitor attraction called the Blue Pool, which was once a clay pit. Tiny.....

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A wintery day, Studland

Studland Beach & Nature Reserve

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NE)

Miles and miles of glorious sandy beaches, this famous Dorset Beauty Spot also embraces two national nature reserves, being a.....

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