Moors Valley Country Park is a 1000 acre country park and forest located in Ashley Heath on the border of Dorset and Hampshire. A fantastic day out for all the family there are various walks, cycle routes, adventure play areas, restaurants and more. There are miles of paths and tracks to explore which are sign posted for different abilities, and there are also cycling routes for different levels too.
Set on the site of Saxons England's foremost Benedictine nunnery the Abbey was the source of Shaftesbury's prosperity. Now the site of walled gardens and museum amongst the remains of the abbey
Beautifully positioned on the coast in Weymouth, Dorset and overlooking Weymouth and Portland Harbours is Nothe Gardens. They are large public gardens that welcome locals and tourists for walks, sunbathing and family days out with lots of winding paths and spacious grassed areas. The South West Coastal path also runs through Nothe Gardens.
Ten acres of beautiful gardens, shops, restaurants, a delicatessen and regular events. Open 7 days a week.
An 8 acre site of ponds & lakes, plants, native trees, wild plants and flowers. Attractions include The Museum, Tropical House, Extensive Plant Centre and Monet Tearooms.
A romantic valley garden surrounding an Elizabethan manor house with church, stable block, coach house, dovecote and courtyard. The Garden and Church are open for visitors from March - October and the House is open in June and August.
Originally founded in 1765 as a kitchen garden, the site now occupies 20 acres and is stocked with a range of exotic plants many of which were newly-discovered species at the time
Housed in a former Georgian workhouse the museum now features collections including local history, costume, geology, natural history and archaeology
Large public park adjacent to Poole harbour. Contains several man made lakes and is a conservation area
Located in East Dorset is Knoll Gardens, a year round tourist attraction that is attached to a nursery and is home to over 5,000 plant species including many rare varieties.