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Photo of Durdle Door, a swimming spot near Osmington, Dorset, south west England.

Durdle DoorPhoto Belinda Fewings / Unsplash

Places to explore near Moreton (Dorset) StationMoreton

45 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 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.

3.3 km N · Dorset & Wiltshire

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

4 km S

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

4 km S

Photo of Tolpuddle Martyrs' Tree, an ancient site near Briantspuddle, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Tolpuddle Martyrs' Tree

Ancient site near Briantspuddle

The old sycamore on Tolpuddle's green where six farm workers met in 1834 and set the trade-union movement going

5.5 km N

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.

7.5 km S · spans 4 counties

Photo of Osmington White Horse, a hill figure in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Osmington White Horse

Hill figure near Osmington

The only English hill figure carrying a rider — King George III on horseback — cut above Weymouth in 1808.

8 km SW

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

Dorchester

Village

Dorset's county town of Roman origins, tree-lined walks on the old ramparts and streets thick with Thomas Hardy associations.

8.8 km W · Dorset

Photo of Durdle Door, a swimming spot near Osmington, Dorset, south west England.Iconic

Durdle Door

Designated bathing water near Osmington

The limestone sea arch that defines the Jurassic Coast.

9.2 km S

Photo of Man O' War Cove, a swimming spot near Osmington, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Man O' War Cove

Designated bathing water near Osmington

Sheltered swimming cove beside Durdle Door, screened by the Man O' War rocks.

9.2 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Jubilee Trail, a 90-mile long-distance path running from Forde Abbey to Bokerley Dyke, south west England.

Jubilee Trail

Long-distance path

Border to border across Dorset, Forde Abbey to Bokerley Dyke, laid out by Ramblers volunteers for their diamond jubilee in 1995.

1 km SE · Dorset

Photo of the River Frome, a 31-mile river running from Evershot to Poole, south west England.

River Frome

River

A Dorset chalk river running through water meadows past Dorchester and Wareham to Poole Harbour.

1.9 km NE · Dorset

Photo of Sculpture by the Lakes, a garden near Pallington, Dorset, south west England.

Sculpture by the Lakes

Garden near Pallington

A tranquil sculpture park of three lakes, ponds and ornamental gardens set with monumental bronze and stone works in the Frome valley.

2.2 km N

Photo of Clouds Hill, a house & garden near Briantspuddle, Dorset, south west England.

Clouds Hill

House & garden near Briantspuddle

A National Trust place in Dorset.

4.8 km NE

Photo of Athelhampton House and Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden near Briantspuddle, Dorset, south west England.

Athelhampton House and Gardens

House & garden near Briantspuddle

An 1891 Arts and Crafts garden of twelve giant yew pyramids behind a Tudor manor.

5.3 km N

Photo of Briantspuddle, a village in Dorset, south west England.

Briantspuddle

Village

An award-winning Piddle Valley village of old thatched cob cottages, quietly set among water meadows and heath.

5.6 km NE · Dorset

Photo of Hardy's Cottage, a house & garden near Dorchester, Dorset, south west England.

Hardy's Cottage

House & garden near Dorchester

A National Trust place in Dorset.

6.1 km NW

Photo of Kingston Maurward Gardens, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Dorchester, Dorset, south west England.

Kingston Maurward Gardens

House & garden near Dorchester

A Georgian house with Edwardian terraced gardens and national salvia and penstemon collections.

6.7 km W

Photo of South Dorset Coast, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Kingston, Dorset, south west England.

South Dorset Coast

SSSI near Kingston

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset.

7.2 km S

Everything else within 10 km (27) — 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.