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Day Trips for Wet Days from
Bournemouth & Poole Backpackers Hostel

Organised Day Trips.

Book a tour with Discover Dorset and have a fun day out seeing the local sights with like minded people. Discover Dorset can also take you to places that are hard to reach without a car.

Alternatively try some of our Do It Youself (DIY) suggestions below...

DIY Trip One - Dorchester.

Generally two trains per hour taking about 45 minutes. Historic County Town with Dorset County Museum and the Military Museum. On a nice day there's Maiden Castle (approx. 3km walk from Dorchester station) etc..

Dorchester County Museum

Dorchester Judge Jefferies

Dorchester High Street

Dorchester Thomas Hardy

Dorchester Deportation

Dorchester County Museum

Dorchester Military Museum

DIY Trip Two - Southampton.

Generally 2-3 trains per hour taking around 30 minutes. Southampton City Walls, SeaCity Museum, Solent Sky Museum and WestQuay - a huge indoor Shopping Mall.

Southampton Walkabout

Southampton City Walls

Southampton Barr

Southampton Aviation Museum

Titantic exhibition at Southampton Maritime Museum

DIY Trip Three - Poole.

Generally 3 trains per hour taking 9-12 minutes. Very frequent bus services take a bit longer.

Poole Quay

Poole Harbour

Poole Brownsea Island

Other Trips - Limited only by your imagination...

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