Jim’s guidebook

Jim
Jim’s guidebook

Dorset

Dorset abounds in things to do and places to see; Swanage with its steam railway, Corfe Castle and the "Jurassic Coast" around Kimmeridge & Lulworth Cove are not to be missed. Other attractions include the Russell Cotes Museum, Poole Quay with its pubs and live music, and Kingston Lacy National Trust venue.
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Poole Quay
The Quay
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Coastal cliffs abounding in fossils dating from the Jurassic era several million years ago.
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Jurassic Coast
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Coastal cliffs abounding in fossils dating from the Jurassic era several million years ago.
Do you like travelling by steam train? Find 7 miles of track and several beautifully-restored steam engines, and including the famous "Devon Belle" carriage.
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Swanage Railway station
Station Road
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Do you like travelling by steam train? Find 7 miles of track and several beautifully-restored steam engines, and including the famous "Devon Belle" carriage.
Lovely exhibitions all year round.
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Russell Cotes Listasafn og Safn
West Cliff Promenade
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Lovely exhibitions all year round.
Birthplace of composer C H Parry and resting place of Mary Shelley, authoress of "Frankenstein".
St. Peter's Church
Hinton Road
Birthplace of composer C H Parry and resting place of Mary Shelley, authoress of "Frankenstein".
Beautiful mediaeval church, luckily spared from Cromwell and King Henry VIII.
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Christchurch Priory Church
Quay Road
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Beautiful mediaeval church, luckily spared from Cromwell and King Henry VIII.
Traditional market open at weekends where you can buy almost anything.
Wimborne Market
12 Station Rd
Traditional market open at weekends where you can buy almost anything.
Cycle in peace along the disused railway from the centre of Poole via Upton Park and the Roman Road to Wimborne.
Castleman Trailway
Castleman Trailway
Cycle in peace along the disused railway from the centre of Poole via Upton Park and the Roman Road to Wimborne.
Excellent live music venue, carefully managed by Conrad.
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Chaplin's & The Cellar Bar
529 Christchurch Rd
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Excellent live music venue, carefully managed by Conrad.
Working water mill. Needs to be booked - check availability before you set out.
National Trust - White Mill
Mill Lane
Working water mill. Needs to be booked - check availability before you set out.
Miles of sandy beach with all sorts of amenities nearby.
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Bournemouth Beach
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Miles of sandy beach with all sorts of amenities nearby.