Location: Dorset < England
Nearest Airport:
Heathrow at 100
Miles
Nearest Ferry:
Poole at 10
Miles
Nearest Train:
Poole at 10
Miles
Nearest Motorway:
M27 at 25
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 200.0
Metres
Studland Bay is close to the seaside hotspots of Sandbanks, Bournemouth and Poole by the chain ferry which runs every 20 minutes from Shell Bay - 3 miles from the cottage. Nearby towns include the ancient Saxon river town of Wareham with its Thursday and Saturday markets and fresh produce auction every Thursday - 10 miles from Studland. Romantic Corfe Castle is 6 miles away. The Dorset county town of Dorchester and seaside resort of Weymouth are about 50 minutes drive from the cottage. Nearby attractions include The Tank Museum, Monkey World, the New Forest, and the National Trust properties at Kingston Lacy, Hardy's Cottage near Dorchester, Max Gate (Thomas Hardy's home near Dorchester) and D.H. Lawrence's cottage home near Bovington. Swanage is just 3 miles from Studland and is home to the famous steam railway. There are two supermarkets in Swanage and two in Wareham - the nearest places for shopping. The open-air bus runs from Studland to Bournemouth in the summer months.