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Dorset's protected landscape is a patchwork of chalk downland, hidden valleys and hill forts, with Lewesdon Hill, Pilsdon Pen and Bulbarrow Hill rising above farmland and the Blackmore Vale. Maiden Newton and Upwey stations give train access to downland walking.
There are 10 stations in or within 1 mile of Dorset National Landscape.
The area is home to 99 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Lewesdon Hill at 279m.
A National Trail passes through or near the area: South West Coast Path.
Dorset National Landscape train stations
- Crewkerne0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
- Holton Heath
- Wareham0.3 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)
- Hamworthy0.9 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)
- Maiden Newton
- Upwey0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)
- Chetnole0.3 mi (about 0.3 to 0.4 mi on foot)
- Wool0.5 mi (about 0.6 to 0.7 mi on foot)
- Dorchester South0.7 mi (about 0.9 to 1 mi on foot)
- Dorchester West0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the Dorset National Landscape from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Southampton to HamworthyFrom 53min
- Exeter to CrewkerneFrom 56min
- Bath to ChetnoleFrom 1hr 29min
- Bristol to ChetnoleFrom 1hr 47min
- Plymouth to CrewkerneFrom 2hr 3min
- London to HamworthyFrom 2hr 10min
- Oxford to HamworthyFrom 2hr 29min
- Brighton to HamworthyFrom 2hr 50min
- Cardiff to ChetnoleFrom 2hr 50min
- Birmingham to ChetnoleFrom 3hr 37min
- Cambridge to ChetnoleFrom 3hr 49min
- Swansea to ChetnoleFrom 3hr 57min
- Leicester to ChetnoleFrom 3hr 58min
- Nottingham to HamworthyFrom 4hr 32min
- Norwich to HamworthyFrom 4hr 41min
- York to HamworthyFrom 4hr 46min
- Sheffield to ChetnoleFrom 4hr 50min
- Leeds to ChetnoleFrom 5hr 5min
- Manchester to HamworthyFrom 5hr 10min
- Liverpool to ChetnoleFrom 5hr 18min
- Preston to HamworthyFrom 5hr 21min
- Lancaster to HamworthyFrom 5hr 41min
Good to know
Can you get to the Dorset National Landscape by train?
Yes. 10 stations are within 1 mile of the Dorset National Landscape, including Maiden Newton and Holton Heath.
What is the nearest train station to the Dorset National Landscape?
2 stations with regular trains are inside the Dorset National Landscape, including Maiden Newton and Holton Heath.
How long does it take to get to the Dorset National Landscape by train?
The Dorset National Landscape is 53min from Southampton, 56min from Exeter, 1hr 29min from Bath and 2hr 10min from London by train, to the nearest station.
More of Dorset National Landscape
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Photo: Jim Champion from Southampton, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons