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South West England

Shell Bay Beach – Sand Dunes at Knoll Beach loop from Studland

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

Shell Bay Beach – Sand Dunes at Knoll Beach loop from Studland

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4.4

(7)

25

hikers

Shell Bay Beach – Sand Dunes at Knoll Beach loop from Studland

02:00

7.84km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

84 m

Shell Bay Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

Nice place to stop for some food and a drink if you are using the chainlink ferry from Sandbanks

Tip by

2

675 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.

Tip by

2.06 km

Studland Naturist Beach

Beach

4

3.26 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.

Tip by

5

3.79 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.

Tip by

6

5.17 km

Free Parking

Highlight • Parking

Enough space for about 5 vehicles. no restrictions and it's free

Tip by

7

5.22 km

View of Brownsea Island

Highlight • Lake

Brownsea Island was a big inspiration for Enid Blyton for here stories about the Famous Fife, Noddy and others during the 1940’s to 1960‘s.

Tip by

7.23 km

Bramble Bush Bay

Bay

B

7.84 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.19 km

1.80 km

1.33 km

1.23 km

291 m

Surfaces

5.59 km

1.52 km

256 m

253 m

196 m

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Sunday 12 July

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