Poole Branksome Chine

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

2.8 km W

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

3.2 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

3.6 km SW

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

4.1 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.

7.1 km S

Four miles of soft Dorset sand between Old Harry Rocks and Poole Harbour, with wild heath and dunes at its back

8 km S