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Shell Bay Beach – Studland Beach loop from Sandbanks

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Shell Bay Beach – Studland Beach loop from Sandbanks

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Shell Bay Beach – Studland Beach loop from Sandbanks

02:10

8.60km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Dorset National Landscape

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Start point

Bus stop

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577 m

Shell Bay Beach

Highlight • Beach

Dogs permitted off lead on beach and dunes between 1st October and 31st March. Must be on lead between April and September.

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4.21 km

View of Old Harry Rocks from Studland Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wide area of sandy beaches and moorland.

A magnificent stretch of natural coastline in Purbeck with four miles of golden sand with gently sloping bathing waters and views of Old Harry Rocks and the Isle of Wight.

The beaches at Studland are called Shell Bay, Knoll Beach, Middle Beach and South Beach. All are National Trust properties.

visit-dorset.com/listing/studland-bay/12721301

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4.78 km

Studland Beach

Highlight • Beach

amazing beach great cafes

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4.92 km

Knoll Beach Visitor Centre, Shop & Café

Highlight • Rest Area

This is the National Trust visitor centre, shop and cafe at Knoll Beach car park. The centre has lots of information about the area, its history and what the National Trust are doing to conserve the area.

It's boasts a nice, normal National Trust cafe and shop selling beach kit, National Trust products and snacks.

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5.45 km

Sand Dunes at Knoll Beach

Highlight • Beach

The sand dunes at Knoll Beach are well worth exploring for their rich wildlife, which includes sand lizards, meadow pipits and heath tiger beetles. The National Trust have been working hard to restore sand dunes right across England and Wales and Studland Bay is a key site, having become over-vegetated over the last century. The Dynamic Dunescapes project is seeking to rejuvinate these habitats for the benefit of the rare wildlife that depend on them.

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6.65 km

Studland Naturist Beach

Beach

8.60 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.47 km

564 m

484 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.11 km

315 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

16°C

12°C

57 %

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Shell Bay Beach – Studland Beach loop from Sandbanks

Shell Bay Beach

View of Old Harry Rocks from Studland Bay

Studland Beach

Knoll Beach Visitor Centre, Shop & Café

Sand Dunes at Knoll Beach

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