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Fore Adventure
Fore Adventure offer a wide range of outdoor activities in Dorset for all ages and abilities, including kayaking, foraging and feasting, bushcraft, stand up paddleboarding, rock climbing, coasteering, snorkeling, and more. Whether you’re looking to simply want to enjoy the great outdoors or improve your skills, they have something for everyone. Fore Adventure run their activities in one of Dorset’s most…
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Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens on the Jurassic Coast is a unique garden with its own microclimate. The plant collection has been growing for 25 years, featuring rare and exotic plants from all over the world. The garden is a mix of formal and informal flowers and is famous for its Camellia groves, Magnolias, Rhododendron, and Hydrangea…
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Bennetts Water Gardens
Open from April-September, Bennetts Water Gardens is set over 8 acres, just outside Weymouth. Home to the National Plant Collection of Water Lilies, you can also enjoy woodland walks, a museum and the Tropical House. Cafe Monet is on-site offering lunch, homemade cakes and cream teas.
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Walk: Upton Park
Take a left out the park, over the bridge and follow down Dorchester Road. At the cross roads use the crossings straight over onto Poole Road, keeping to the right hand side of the road. Walk all the way till you see the road bend to the left but path keeps going straight. Walk to…
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Walk: Historical walk of Lytchett Minster
Start at the main gates: On your left is the lodge built in 1905. The house is now a grade 2 Listed building. The Poole area was heavily bombed just before D-Day and if you look carefully at the side of the lodge you can see shrapnel holes near to the top window overlooking the…
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Walk: Circular 3.75 mile from South Lytchett Manor via the pub or cafe
Starts: From the Craft Centre (cafe). Or do the walk in reverse to finish at the cafe. Turn left and after about 200m turn left again following the sign to Lytchett Minster School. Continue past the school until the road bends sharply to your left. Follow the bridle path to your right. Follow this path…
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Walk: Circular 3 mile route from South Lytchett Manor
Start: from the Craft Centre (café) Turn left and after about 200m turn left again following the sign to Lytchett Minster School Continue past the school until the road bends sharply to your left Follow the bridle path to your right Follow this path for about 1.5km At the end of the path you come…
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Walk: Circular walk from South Lytchett Manor via the St Peter’s Finger
Start at the Craft Centre (café) Turn left and after about 200m turn left again following the sign to Lytchett Minster School. Opposite the entrance to the school is the footpath. Follow this through the woods passing two farm gates, this can be muddy when wet so take care. Continue straight on up the farm…
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Walk: Blue Pool and The Halfway Inn
Walk starting point: The Half Way Inn, Norden, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5DU Tel: 01929 480402 • Leave the Inn and turn left and almost immediately on your left join the signed footpath • Follow this winding path through the woods, over a fairly wet area before raising up over the heath • Go…
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Lemur Landings
Ideal for any little ones staying at South Lytchett Manor, Lemur Landings is one of Dorset’s largest indoor children’s entertainment attractions. Within Lemur Landings you will find… Role Play Village – aimed at the under 7s, check out the school, vets, fire station and garage. Soft Play – a large soft play area with slides, indoor…
