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Photo of Old Harry Rocks, a rock formation near Swanage, Dorset, south west England.

Old Harry RocksPhoto Grant Ritchie / Unsplash

Places to explore near Branksome StationBranksome Park

55 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Compton Acres, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bournemouth, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Compton Acres

House & garden near Bournemouth

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

2.3 km S

Photo of the Purbeck Heritage Coast, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Purbeck

Heritage Coast near Wareham

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

3.8 km SW

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

National Landscape near Dorchester

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

3.9 km SW

Photo of Brownsea Island, an island in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Brownsea Island

Island near Bournemouth

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

4.5 km SW

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

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

5.7 km S · spans 4 counties

Photo of Shell Bay North, a swimming spot near Bournemouth, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Shell Bay North

Designated bathing water near Bournemouth

Long dune-backed sands facing Old Harry.

5.8 km S

Photo of Old Harry Rocks, a rock formation near Swanage, Dorset, south west England.Iconic

Old Harry Rocks

Rock formation near Swanage

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

9.4 km S

Photo of Wimborne Minster, a village in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Wimborne Minster

Village

A historic market town centred on its twin-towered minster church, with a Georgian core and a much-loved 1950s model town.

9.5 km NW · Dorset

Photo along the Hardy Way, a 217-mile long-distance path running from Higher Bockhampton to Stinsford, south west England.Highlight

Hardy Way

Long-distance path

Around Thomas Hardy's Wessex from his birthplace cottage to the churchyard at Stinsford, via Corfe Castle and Lulworth Cove.

9.5 km NW · Dorset & Wiltshire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Purbeck Heaths, a National Nature Reserve near Corfe Castle, Dorset, south west England.

Purbeck Heaths

National Nature Reserve near Corfe Castle

A National Nature Reserve in Dorset.

4.5 km SW

Photo along the Stour Valley Way, a 64-mile long-distance path running from Stourhead to Hengistbury Head, south west England.

Stour Valley Way

Long-distance path

Following the Dorset Stour from the lakes at Stourhead to the sea at Hengistbury Head, under a kingfisher waymark.

4.9 km N · Dorset & Wiltshire

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

5.7 km S · spans 24 counties

Photo of Upton Country Park, a country park near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, south west England.

Upton Country Park

Country park near Wimborne Minster

A country park in Dorset.

6.1 km W

Knoll Gardens

Garden near Hampreston

A renowned naturalistic garden and nursery of ornamental grasses and prairie-style perennials, holding several national plant collections.

8.5 km N

Photo of Christchurch Harbour, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Bournemouth, Dorset, south west England.

Christchurch Harbour

SSSI near Bournemouth

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset.

9.8 km E

Everything else within 10 km (40) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.