Useful Links / Activities / Paces to Visit

Our lovely self catering cottages in Wimborne provide the perfect base for exploring all that Dorset has to offer. Below we have provided a list of local attractions which can be visited using Sunnylands Farm holiday cottages as a base.

• Abbotsbury Swannery
• Cerne Abbas Giant
• Great Dorset Steam Fair
• Larmer Tree Festival
• Monkey World – nr Wool
• National Trust in Dorset
• Tank Museum – Bovington
• Hardy’s Cottage

The Jurassic Coast

The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 miles.

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Historic Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It is the site of a ruined castle of the same name. The village and castle stand over a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.

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Gold Hill Shaftesbury

Stand on the ancient cobbles of Gold Hill, Shaftesbury a glorious setting made famous in the much loved “Hovis” advert. Take in the stunning vista down the hill and across the surrounding Dorset countryside.

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The Etches Collection – Museum of Jurassic Marine Life

The Etches Collection – Museum of Jurassic Marine Life opened in the village of Kimmeridge in October 2016.

The museum houses the remarkable collection of one man’s passion, bringing to life the stories from deep time through an amazing collection of marine fossils, many of which are unique to science.

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