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Moors Valley is a joint venture between Dorset Council and Forestry England and the work we do here goes beyond the remit of most visitor attractions, including countryside management and forestry. With over 800 […]

Created in the early 18th century out of the ruins of a substantial 12th century earthwork castle, Downton Moot Garden is now owned by a charity. It is open 365 days a year from dawn to dusk – admission is free. T […]

A park with play equipment, a football field and some parking close by.

A family friendly hockey club, based at St Vincent College, that provide hockey for all abilities and ages from 4 to 90+. Junior Training on Wednesday evenings from 6-7pm and Saturday mornings from 9-10am. Seniors […]

Lake Garden

Tinney’s Firs is an attractive, mature, mainly broadleaf woodland named after a stand of large Douglas fir. An old brick kiln and unusual ponds hint at the wood’s industrial past.

Parking at site
Public […]

This is a safe and pleasant place in which children can play.
Facilities include a football pitch, play equipment, basket ball court
(including zip-wire, seesaw, roundabout), and Public Toilets.

Stoke Lake, Alver Creek, or ‘The Creek’ as it is known to locals, is divided by Jackie Spenser’s bridge that used to carry the railway lines to Stokes Bay. The water intake is governed by a weir, making the […]