Attractions / Links
Jubilee Trail- The Jubilee Trail runs from Forde Abbey on the Somerset border in the west, across Dorset to Bokerley Dyke in the north-east on the Hampshire Border. It avoids existing trails and popular rights of way and seeks out little known paths in order to open them up for all to enjoy. The Trail winds through quiet villages, passes rural churches and offers extensive views over the rolling downs and secret valleys that make Dorset so special.
- Pump Cottage is about a quarter of a mile off the Inland Route.
- For more details: www.dorset-ramblers.co.uk/jubileeguide1.htm
Jurassic Coast (DORSET & EAST DEVON WORLD HERITAGE SITE)- (Image shows Chesil Beach from Landsat).
- The Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site is England's first natural World Heritage Site - it is known as The Jurassic Coast. It covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline from East Devon to Dorset, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history.
- Chesil Beach is approx five miles (as the crow flies) from Pump Cottage.
- See the Jurassic Coast website: www.jurassiccoast.com/
Corton Church
Monument to Vice-Admiral Hardy- This monument (very close to Pump Cottage) was erected in memory of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy of HMS Victory. From the monument (which is on the South West Coast Path Inland Route) there are glorious views across the Dorset countryside to the sea.
South West Coast Path NATIONAL TRAIL- The South West Coast Path starts at Minehead in Somerset and runs along the part of the Somerset Bristol Channel coast, across North Devon, right round Cornwall, then along the South Devon and Dorset coasts to Poole Harbour. This is a distance of 630 miles which is over twice the distance of the Pennine Way and makes it by far the longest National Trail in Britain.
- Pump Cottage is only half a mile off the Inland Route.
- For more details: www.southwestcoastpath.com
Upwey Wishing Well- Access to the wishing well is through the tearooms. Parking is available near St. Laurence Church.
Weymouth & Portland- We are conveniently located near the port of Weymouth, for day-trips to the Channel Islands and France.
- For lots of attractions in and around Weymouth and Portland click here.