South Dorset & the Isle of Purbeck
You could spend a lifetime wandering this unique landscape of river valleys, heaths and dramatic coastlines and still be astonished by its beauty, history and heritage. To make things easier, we'll create your tour from some of the following gems, depending on your interests and passions:
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum - In the pretty little village of Tolpuddle, six Martyrs were arrested in 1834 for trade union activity and sentenced to transportation, under the most horrific conditions, to Australia.
Bere Regis Church with a magnificent nave roof from 1485 described by Nikolaus Pevsner as the "finest in Dorset".
Clouds Hill, a tiny isolated brick and tile cottage used by T.E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) as a retreat until his death nearby in a motorcycle accident.
Moreton Church the home of the beautiful engraved glass windows created by Laurence Whistler, and the burial place of T.E.Lawrence.
Wool and the ruins of Bindon Abbey, which featured in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles as the place where the sleepwalking Angel Clare carried Tess and placed her in an empty stone coffin. Nearby Woolbridge Manor House has been identified as "Wellbridge House", where Tess and Angel Clare spent their doomed honeymoon.
Corfe Castle standing in a gap in the Purbeck Ridge and one of the most evocative ruined castles in England. Walk amongst the dramatic and imposing ruins, standing sentinel over the Isle of Purbeck, and sense its 1,000 years of turbulent history.
Tyneham, the deserted village.
Experience some of the most beautiful and dramatic coastline in England with the amazing geological sights of Lulworth Cove, Durdle Dor and Man O'War Cove.
Booking this tour
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Remember, if you are already staying in the Wessex area and have arranged your own accommodation you can still book any of our tours and we'll collect and return you to your accommodation each day.
