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The Top 20 Attractions in East Dorset

There are plenty of places to see and visit in East Dorset. Whether you love hiking or cycling, East Dorset is a region where 20

hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.

Last updated: October 24, 2025

Castleman Trailway Gravel Track from Ringwood

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Castleman trailway: Travel from Ringwood to Poole along the disused Southampton to Dorchester railway line on this easy cycle and walking route. Route highlights include 3 lovely country parks - …

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Wimborne Minster and Chained Library

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This church has all manner of interesting features and is well worth visiting. For a start the King of Wessex is buried here; he ruled from 865 to 871, which …

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Badbury Rings Iron Age Hillfort

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Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there …

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Bokerley Dyke

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3.5 mile long (prehistoric) boundary ditch

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Wimborne St Giles Village and Church

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St. Giles Church is the parish church for the village of Wimborne St Giles in Dorset. It has a rich and complex history, marked by several rebuilds, a major fire, …

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Roger Gillingham School and Almshouses

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Built 1698 by Roger Gillingham of the Middle Temple as a school and almshouses, these latter now incorporated in the school. Brick walls, tiled roofs with stone eaves courses and …

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Shapwick Village Centre

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Not to be confused with Shapwick in Somerset, this Shapwick is a sweet little village on the banks of the River Stour. A short walk from Badbury Rings hillfort, there's …

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Roman Road to Old Sarum

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Old Roman rd dating 43 AD to 409 AD.
Excavations on the line of the Dorchester road at Crab Farm revealed that it was above and therefore later than the …

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Moors Valley Railway

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Kingsmere Station is a starting point for a 1 mile trip on the 7 1/4" gauge steam railway. Great place to stop on a ride with the kids.

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Ashley Heath Halt

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Castleman trailway: Travel from Ringwood to Poole along the disused Southampton to Dorchester railway line on this easy cycle and walking route. Route highlights include 3 lovely country parks - …

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Hiking Dorset in a writer's footsteps — the Hardy Way

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Watermills, hillforts and a winding river— hiking the Stour Valley Way

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Roaming the ramparts of Dorset's hillforts — National Trust

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The Top 20 Attractions in East Dorset

Castleman Trailway Gravel Track from Ringwood

Wimborne Minster and Chained Library

Badbury Rings Iron Age Hillfort

Bokerley Dyke

Wimborne St Giles Village and Church

Roger Gillingham School and Almshouses

Shapwick Village Centre

Roman Road to Old Sarum

Moors Valley Railway

Ashley Heath Halt

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