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Quote: Originally posted by bessie500 on 28/6/2021
Hi I'm due to go to Haycraft caravan club site in Swanage in about 3 weeks, We've never actually been to Dorset so not familiar with the area.
Can anyone suggest good beaches, restaurants, places to visit ect.
2 adults with a dog and no kids
Bessie
Lucky you!
Love the area, couldn`t get in this year though.
We prefer the "C.L" bit at Haycraft if you can get in, it`s just as you go through the gate, roomy and informal.
Head up to Worth Matravers (just up the road), the Square and Compass is a brilliant little traditional pub - real ales and pies (thats usually the limit of the cuisine). From there it`s an easy walk (good for dogs) down to Winspit Quarry - don`t be put off by the name, it`s a lovely, interesting spot where you can have a dip if you want. Also nearby and worth a visit is Chapmans Pool, nothing but a great walk and the sea and easy free car parking.
There is a super walk across the fields almost directly from the site to Corfe Castle where there is a good selection of pubs and eating houses (as well as the castle itself of course), and you can get the steam train back to the site.
A little further afield there is Old Harry Rocks, decent walk to cliffs and interesting rock formations.
If you want sandy beaches then there is Sandy Beach and Knoll Beach at Studland. There is also a nudist beach at Studland which has a burger van on the sand but beware the chipolatas......Head in the other direction and you have Kimmeridge Bay, Lulworth Cove and of course Durdle Door.
We found parking for the beaches to be easy in the main, and not overly expensive if you do have to pay.
Lots to see, generally good for dogs, the roads aren`t really geared up for the tourist hordes (took us 2 hours to do the first 35 miles coming home 2 years ago), but if the weather is decent you should have a really enjoyable time.
Just don`t go back next year as it`s my turn!
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29/6/2021 at 1:19pm
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Knoll Beach in Studland Bay, Sandbanks beach, Poole Quay, Wareham Forest, Tank Museum, Monkey World, Royal Signal Corps Museum, Corfe Castle, Studland Beach to name a few places to visit (please note that I have not visited them all myself, however, I have planned to do so).
Avoid the Sandbanks Beach Cafe as I found the food so and so for the price I paid.
The hut for take aways only next to it is nicer IMHO, as the fish goujons are normally cooked to order.
Kings Arms in Stoborough just outside Wareham is a nice pub with good food where I normally go for a meal when I stay at my favourite site which is Birchwood Tourist Park where I would stay at least once every year.
Enjoy your stay in Dorset - I love the area.
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