Wareham Quay – Woolbridge Manor House loop from Dorchester South

Wareham Quay – Woolbridge Manor House loop from Dorchester South

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Wareham Quay – Woolbridge Manor House loop from Dorchester South

02:30

59.2km

250m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.5 km

Hurst Heath

Forest

12.6 km

St Nicholas' Church and T. E. Lawrence Burial Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Cakes are served on the cart that was used to carry T E Lawrence's (aka Lawrence of Arabia) coffin to his final resting place - just a few metres down …

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12.8 km

Wareham Quay

Highlight • Historical Site

A historic market town on the banks of the River Frome in Dorset, Wareham has plenty of pretty buildings and riverside relaxation spots. The quayside is particularly lovely with the …

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28.5 km

Corfe Castle Village Square

Highlight • Settlement

This is Corfe Castle museum, not Wareham

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28.5 km

Wareham Quayside and Saxon Walled Town

Highlight • Settlement

what a lovely town especially down by the Quayside. gateway to the Jurassic Coast and the best preserved Saxon Walled Town in the country

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40.9 km

Woolbridge Manor House

Highlight • Other

A nice detour for any ride, this is bricks-and-mortar evidence of Hardy's relationship with his home county Dorset. This world famous author (1840-1928) based Tess of the D'Urberville's life in …

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41.0 km

Wool Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Closed to traffic and on a traffic free cycleway section.

Features in Hardye's Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Hardy refers to a tradition that a phantom coach drives up to Woolbridge …

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51.6 km

Woodsford Castle

Highlight • Castle

This is the surviving part of a 14th-century castle, a rambling wing of great interest and charm, deep in Hardy country just outside Dorchester. Its roof has one of the …

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59.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.9 km

3.01 km

2.03 km

1.01 km

175 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.1 km

13.8 km

292 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

19°C

14°C

71 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

September 22, 2021,Weymouth to Wareham Quay

Great ride on quiet country lanes with the reward of reaching Wareham Quay where there are facilities and plenty of eateries

April 11, 2023,The road to Wareham

Heading home from Dorset after the Easter break. Storms were coming in from the west so I thought I would east as far as Wareham to pick up the train there. I was on a heavily laden bicycle but with the tailwind I was blown along. I got to Wareham Station well before the storm came in.