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Wareham Town Walls and Castle Remains

✦ Ancient woodland65 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessDogs welcome65 ha

Getting here

50.68715, -2.11057

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Best for

5 activities

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies65%

Named cycling route nearby: Purbeck Ride

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Purbeck Way

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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11 signed routes nearby · 60 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shipstal trailWalking route▾

Shipstal trail, part of Arne RSPB reserve. Permissive route for people who have paid to access the reserve

Named route
Cordite WayWalking route▾
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Wareham Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wareham Wallspublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mIncline downPath type: footway
Wareham Wallspublic footpath · 212 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 212 mPath type: footway
Wareham Wallspublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mIncline downPath type: footway
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Cycling

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30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route▾
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route▾
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rempstone RideMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route

About this historic site

Wareham Town Walls and Castle Remains is an ancient historic site covering 65 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cow Lane, Wareham

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cow Lane, Wareham

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

The five and dime cafe · 164m

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Parking

Sainsbury's · Paid · 118m

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Toilets

91m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keepHistoric site0 m→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦St Martin's ChurchHistoric site200 m→🌱Bestwall ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱The HayricksUrban park1.5 km→