Places to visit within 60 minutes drive from our holiday cottages.
The green background indicates dog friendliness we have checked (but we can't guarantee no change since). The yellow background are nature reserves which are generally dog-friendly but check the relevant wildlife trust's site.
This list is compiled from many sources. Distances and times from South Perrott are taken from the RAC's route planner. It is given in good faith but with no guarantees so if you find any errors please let me know.
Where an item has two entries in the Map Ref column these are the start and end of the walk. Unless the second figure is in square brackets when it is the nearest car park, with walking distance.
| Place | Feature | Map Ref | Distance Road miles | Time mins | Dog friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsbury | Swannery | SY 577 845 | 21 | 34 | no |
| Abbotsbury | Gardens (sub-tropical) | SY 5633 8510 | 21 | 34 | yes (not cafe) |
| Abbotstbury | St. Catherine's Chapel. (EH) | SY 5725 852 | 22 | 36 | yes |
| Abbotstbury | Abbey remains. (EH) | SY 579 851 | 21 | 34 | yes |
| Abbotstbury Castle | Hill Fort. (SSSI)? | SY 562 862 | 20 | 35 | yes |
| Adcombe Wood | Ancient woodland (WT SSSI) | ST 225 174 | 21 | 35 | yes |
| Aller and Beer | Woods, ancient (SWT, SSSI) | ST 404 305 | 20 | 42 | yes |
| Aller Hill | Grassland (SSSI) | ST 408 291 | 20 | 42 | yes |
| Athelhampton | House and gardens | SY 771 943 | 24 | 39 | yes (garden) |
| Axe estuary | Saltmarsh, mudflats (NR) | SY 255 905 | 28 | 38 | |
| Badbury rings | Hill fort, large, wooded. (NT) | ST 964 030 | 39 | 56 | yes |
| Beer (Devon) | Village. walk to Branscombe | SY 228 888 SY 207 881 | 25 | 45 | yes |
| Beer (Devon) | Pecorama pleasure gardens and railway | ST 504 032 | 24 | 45 | |
| Beer (Devon) | Beer Quarry Caves | SY 214 894 | 24 | 44 | |
| Beer (Somerset) | Cider Farm | ST 407 314 | 21 | 44 | |
| Bickham Wood | Nature reserve (SWT) | ST 268 084 | 18 | 36 | yes |
| Bindon Hill | Hill fort | SY 839 802 | 33 | 52 | yes |
| Biscombe | Brimley Hill Mire (SWT) | ST 175 131 | 22 | 38 | yes |
| Blackbury Camp | Hill Fort. (EH) | SY 187 924 | 25 | 47 | yes |
| Blandford Forum | Keyneston Mill garden | ST 911 043 | 38 | 55 | on lead |
| Blandford Forum | Town | 35 | 51 | ||
| Bovington | Tank Museum | SY 829 884 | 35 | 41 | |
| Bowleaze Cove | Beach | SY 704 819 | 26 | 41 | |
| Branscombe | Coastal village, walks | SY 207 882 SY 230 892 | 27 | 47 | yes |
| Bridgwater | Town | 29 | 49 | ||
| Bulbarrow Hil | Hill fort | ST 777 055 | 25 | 50 | yes |
| Burrowbridge | Burrow Mump Historic hill. (NT) | ST 359 305 | 20 | 45 | yes |
| Cadbury Castle | Hill fort | ST 628 253 | 23 | 34 | yes |
| Corfe Castle | Village, Swanage railway. Model village | SY 958 814 | 41 | 59 | yes |
| Curry Rivel | Village on ridge South of Somerset levels. | ST 392 254 | 15 | 32 | |
| Dumpton Hill | Hill fort | SY177 042 | 23 | 40 | yes |
| Dumpton Hill | Nature reserve: The Rough (DoWT) | SY 178 040 | 23 | 40 | yes |
| Durdle Door | SY 805 804 [SY 811 804 600m] | 32 | 52 | ||
| Ferne | Animal Sanctuary | ST 275 075 | 14 | 34 | |
| Fiddleford | Manor. (EH) | ST 802 136 | 28 | 49 | |
| Folke | Folke Wood (old orchard) (WT) | ST 658 134 | 19 | 36 | yes |
| Fortuneswell (Portland) | Town, Lidl | 30 | 50 | ||
| Gillinghham | Town | 35 | 47 | ||
| Glastonbury | Town. Aldi | 29 | 50 | ||
| Glastonbury | Tribunal. (EH) | 29 | 50 | ||
| Golden Cap | Highest point on South coast (NT) | SY 384 9344 | 15 | 32 | yes |
| Hadspen | The Newt garden | ST 659 311 | 26 | 41 | |
| Hawkswood | Wood (DvWT) | SY 200 978 [SY 203 975] | 23 | 43 | yes |
| Hemyock | Lickham Common (DvWT) | ST 128 122 | 27 | 49 | yes |
| Hestercombe House | House and Gardens | ST 240 286 | 25 | 46 | grounds |
| Hilfield Hill | Open access land | ST 637 040 | 25 | 39 | yes |
| Hod Hill | Hill Fort (NT) | ST 855 106 | 33 | 56 | yes |
| Holway woods | (DoWT) | ST 63418 20211 | 18 | 36 | yes |
| Honiton | Town, Adi, Lidl | 24 | 41 | ||
| Jordan Hill | Roman Temple. (EH) | SY 699 821 | 26 | 40 | |
| Kingsbury Episcopi | Burrow Hill Cider, Brandy etc | S|T 415 200 | 22 | 38 | |
| Kingston Lacy | House and gardens (NT) | ST 986 009 | 40 | 59 | |
| Kingston Maurward | Animal park and gardens | SY 714 910 | 21 | 33 | gardens |
| Langpport | Town | 17 | 36 | ||
| Lulworth | Castle and park | SY 855 822 | 36 | 55 | yes (park) |
| Lulworth cove | SY 823 800 | 33 | 53 | yes | |
| Lyme Regis | Town | 17 | 35 | ||
| Lyme Regis | Axmouth to Lyme Regis undercliff (SSSI, NNR) | SY 336 920 | 17 | 35 | yes |
| Lyme Regis | Dinosaurland Fossil Museum | 17 | 35 | ||
| Lyme Regis | Marine Aquarium | 17 | 35 | ||
| Maiden Castle | Hill Fort, largest in Britain. (EH) | SY 672 884 | 21 | 36 | yes |
| Meare | Monastic fishery building. (EH) | ST 459 417 | 29 | 48 | |
| Milton Abbas | Village (historical) | ST 805 018 | 30 | 46 | |
| Moreton | Walled Gardens. Tea room | SY 805 893 | 28 | 43 | yes |
| Moreton | River Frome. Ford. Long bridge. | SY 805 893 | 28 | 43 | yes |
| Muchelney | Abbey & NT Priest's House. (EH) | ST 428 247 | 15 | 32 | |
| Nightingale Farm | Wood | ST 451 050 | 23 | 38 | yes |
| North Perrott | Pub: The Manor Arms (on foot) | ST 475 094 | 2 | 40 | |
| North Petherton | Town | 26 | 45 | ||
| Nunney | Castle. (EH) | ST 737 468 | 37 | 56 | yes |
| Offwell | Woods, lake, open access (FC) | SY180 994 | 24 | 39 | yes |
| Osmington Mills | Coastal village. Pub, Rock pools, clifftop walks | SY 735 817 | 28 | 44 | yes |
| Otterhead Lakes | Nature reserve, old disused garden | ST 224 141 | 19 | 36 | yes |
| Ottery St Mary | Town, walk to Tipton St John | SY 0940 9515 SY 0920 9176 | 32 | 53 | yes |
| Pallington | Sculpture park and walks | SY 786 913 | 24 | 41 | |
| Poole | Town | 42 | 59 | ||
| Portland | Castle. (EH) | SY 683 743 | 29 | 51 | |
| Portland | DoWT. Tout Quarries Sculpture park | SY 68443 72446 | 31 | 54 | yes |
| Portland | Portland Museum | 31 | 54 | ||
| Portland (Fortuneswell) | Town, Lidl | 30 | 50 | ||
| Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood | Public access. (SSSI) | ST 225 170 | 23 | 40 | yes |
| Puddletown Forest | Woodland (pine & mixed), heathland (FC) | SY 74439 92534 | 22 | 37 | yes |
| Ringstead | Seaside village, shore (NT) | SY 753 814 | 28 | 45 | yes |
| Seaton | Tramway | SY 253 294 | 23 | 41 | Yes (£1) |
| Seatown | Coastal village, beach, Golden Cap, walks, pub | SY 420 917 | 14 | 31 | (officially) no |
| Sherborne | Town | 15 | 34 | ||
| Sherborne | Castle and gardens (NT) | ST 651 163 | 17 | 33 | yes |
| Sherborne | Old Castle. (EH) | ST 648 168 | 17 | 34 | yes |
| Sherborne | Museum | 17 | 34 | ||
| Shipton Gorge and Hill | 4½ mile walk - Shipton Hill | SY 498 915 | 14 | 31 | |
| Shute | Lyme Bay Winery | SY 249 964 | 19 | 38 | |
| Shute Barton | House (NT) | SY 252 974 | 21 | 35 | |
| Sidbury | Sand House and Garden | SY 146 925 | 34 | 53 | |
| Sidmouth | Donkey sanctuary | SY160 891 | 27 | 47 | |
| Smeatharpe | Southey and Gotley Moors open access (SSSI) | ST 192 110 | 24 | 41 | |
| Somerton | Town | 20 | 31 | ||
| Staple Hill | Ruttersleigh woodland (SSSI) | ST 250 165 | 19 | 32 | |
| Stonebarrow Hill | Cliff top walk (NT) | SY 381 933 | 18 | 35 | yes |
| Stourhead | House and Gardens (NT) | ST 777 344 | 35 | 45 | yes (informal areas) |
| Street | Hecks Cider | ST 483 260 | 24 | 39 | |
| Swell Wood | RSPB Nature reserve | ST 363 236 | 17 | 35 | |
| Taunton | Town, Large, Aldi | 23 | 42 | ||
| Thorncombe Woods | Nature Reserve, Hardy's cottage, Woods | SY726922 | 21 | 35 | |
| Throop | Ford and long bridge on River Piddle | SY 827932 | 29 | 45 | yes |
| Tipton St John | Walk by river Otter. Scenic drive through Blackdown Hills and East Devon | SY 0872 9210 SY 0940 9515 | 36 | 56 | yes |
| Tiverton | Town | 43 | 57 | ||
| Wareham | Town | 36 | 50 | ||
| Wellington | Town | 29 | 47 | ||
| Weymouth | Town Aldi, Sainsbury's, Morrisons | 27 | 40 | ||
| Weymouth | Bennett's Water Garden. | SY 648 797 | 25 | 39 | no |
| Weymouth | RSPB reserve: Radipole Lake | SY 675 804 | 26 | 41 | on lead. Pick up |
| Weymouth | Tudor House Museum | 26 | 41 | ||
| Wimborne | Town, model village | 41 | 59 | ||
| Wookey Hole | Caves | ST 543 473 | 34 | 58 | |
| Wookey Hole | Ebbor Gorge (SSSI, NNR) | ST 531 476 | 35 | 59 |
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