Bristol Airport 1 hr 39
Badbury Rings (17 min)
These circular ditches & ridges on a hilltop mark the former site of an Iron Age fort. Moors Valley (22 min) Larmer Tree Gardens (8 min)
Expansive Victorian gardens with laurel hedges, flowers and woods, plus ornate, original buildings. Go Ape Moors Valley (18 min)
Adventure-activity chain venue where groups explore the forest canopy via a treetop rope course. Shaftesbury Abbey, Museum and Garden Trust (21 min)
Abbey, garden, convent, and history Old Wardour Castle (30 min)
Partially ruined, turreted, 14th-century, fortified residence with panoramic views. Priest's House Museum & Garden (18 min)
10 galleries on East Dorset archaeology, costume and more, including period rooms, plus a tea-room. Sandy Balls Holiday Village (26 min)
Basic pods to upscale lodges on a forested resort with a pub, and a leisure centre with 2 pools. Wimborne Model Town & Gardens (19 min)
1/10th scale model of the town's streets, shops and gardens as they looked in the 1950s, plus cafe. National Trust - Kingston Lacy (20 min)
Italian-style country manor with Egyptian artefacts, a notable art collection and a Japanese garden. Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park (16 min)
Conservation center & attraction with rare-breed heavy horses, blacksmith displays & vintage trucks. Moors Valley Country Park & Forest (21 min)
Treetop walkway and high ropes, narrow-gauge steam railway, cycling, orienteering and fishing. Breamore House (30 min)
Elegant country house from 1583 with oak period furniture, family portraits & tapestries. Knowlton Church and Earthworks (9 min) The New Forest (25 min)
Camping and outdoor recreation | 
