Bournemouth Alum Chine

Ten acres of 1920s themed gardens, Italian and Japanese, above Poole Harbour.

2.2 km W

Dorset's "Isle" of Purbeck, a peninsula of chalk and limestone on the Jurassic Coast, with sea stacks, quarried stone and a ruined castle

4 km SW

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

4.3 km W

National Trust island in Poole Harbour where red squirrels survive, with a wader-filled lagoon, woodland paths and the first Scout camp site

4.8 km SW

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

5.2 km SW · spans 4 counties

Three brilliant white chalk stacks and stumps at the seaward tip of the Purbeck, marking the eastern start of the Jurassic Coast.

7.9 km S