Area guide
Where we would actually send you.
Not a list of everything. The walks, tables and wet-day plans we use ourselves, with honest distances from the door.
Walks
The chain ferry at first light
Cross before eight and you will have Studland to yourself for an hour.
6 min walk
Food
Where to eat on the harbour
Four places we actually book, in the order we would send you.
Walkable
Water
Paddleboarding the sheltered side
Calm water most mornings, and a launch spot that avoids the ferry traffic.
10 min walk
Days out
Wet-day plan
Two galleries, one very good bookshop, and a pool with a view.
15 min drive
Beach
The beach hut question
How the rows work, what a day costs, and which end is quietest.
On the beach
Walks
Running the cliffs
A five-kilometre loop with two proper climbs and a flat-white at the end.
From the door