Dorset days out ideas from Weymouth

RaiderHammer

Hi staying at Weymouth for a week in the summer and looking for days out from there for a couple with a car. We like scenery, gardens, castles that sort of thing. Any ideas most welcome. We have some ideas but just asking before compile an itinerary. Thank you.

The_ICT_Engineer

The http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/ in Purbeck, The view from the train gives the best sight of Corfe Castle.

tiger_eyes

Corfe Castle is beautiful, as the previous poster said. I have a stunning framed photograph of the castle from a shop in Corfe village. Lulworth Castle is pretty too and Lulworth Cove (my picture!) is truly beautiful with lots of cliff walks - you can easily walk to Durdle Door from there.

In the Weymouth area, for gardens, try the Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens. If the weather is rough, go to Portland Bill - the crash of the sea against the rocks is spectacular.

I'd recommend exploring the Tyneham area for lovely walks and great scenery. Tyneham is a ghost village that the Ministry of Defence took over during WW2 - when the range is open you can walk down to Worbarrow Bay, which is lovely. There's also an amazing viewpoint called Whiteways on the ridge above Tyneham where on a clear day you can see from Portland right across to Poole Harbour. Poole is worth a shot actually - lots of pretty boats and you could try Brownsea Island.

Just a few quick thoughts. My family moved to the Dorchester area a couple of years ago and we've been busy exploring.

Steve059

Bovington Tank Museum

http://www.tankmuseum.org/

And don't forget to try some of the once 'extinct' Dorset Blue Vinney cheese.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_Blue_Vinney

redpete

Abbotsbury, Monkey World, Bovington, Tyneham, Kimmeridge Bay, Corfe Castle, Portland Bill, Maiden Castle...

moutard

what about monkey world in dorset iv been and had a great day there

Chocolate80

Exbury Gardens is a beautiful place. I totally agree with the poster who suggested exploring Tyneham.

daveyjp

Guernsey is worth a day out. Foot passenger fares are reasonable and it has a good bus service.

johnnyreggae

Broadchurch ! West Bay location for it anyway

Steve059

daveyjp wrote: »

Guernsey is worth a day out. Foot passenger fares are reasonable and it has a good bus service.

True, but AFAIK the catamaran ferries don't use Weymouth at the moment, as the quay collapsed!

tiger_eyes

The Bovington Tank Museum was great fun! We watched a fascinating tank display there. If that's your style, you might venture a little bit further afield to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum near Portsmouth Harbour - loved the HMS Alliance tour.

If the weather's good, you might enjoy a boat trip down the river at Wareham and there's a pub by the river to have lunch at afterward. Think it's called the Granary. There are a few operators who do boat trips along the Jurassic coast as well. We often see the boats from Lulworth Cove.