Why visit Wool
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 12 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Monkey World, The Tank Museum, Clouds Hill and Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath.
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About Wool
Wool is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward in south Dorset, England. In the 2011 census the parish – which includes Bovington Camp army base to the north – had 2,015 households and a population of 5,310. The village lies at a historic bridging point on the River Frome, halfway between Dorchester and Wareham. Woolbridge Manor House, a 17th-century building, is a prominent feature just outside the village and the location of Tess's honeymoon in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
From the Wikipedia article Wool, Dorset (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Monkey World
Zoo and aquarium · 1.0 mi
Animal Welfare Organization
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Jul-Aug Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Dec 25 closed
Museums and landmarks11
Clouds Hill
Museum · 3.0 mi
Home of Lawrence of Arabia located in Dorset, England.
Lulworth Castle
Museum · 2.8 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
Bindon Abbey
Monument and historic site · 0.5 mi
Monastery in Wool, Dorset, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath
Park · 2.6 mi
Nature reserve in Dorset, UK
Restaurants and cafes12
Seven Stars (Freehouse)
Bar and pub · Regional, Sandwich, Steak House, Ice Cream, Fish And Chips, Barbecue, Burger, Traditional, Italian, Asian · 1.1 mi
East Burton Road, Wareham
Mo-Fr 10:30-15:00 (Food served 12:00-14:00), 17:45-23:00 (Food...
The Jurassic Coast Cafe
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cakes, Ice Cream, Pizza, Indian, Fish And Chips, Cake, Burger, Breakfast, Lunch, Fish & Chips, Lunchboxes, Coffee, Tea
East Burton Road, Wareham
The Tamiya Café
Cafe · Burger, Pizza, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Ice Cream · 1.5 mi
11:00-16:00
Wool Fish & Chips
Fast food · Fish And Chips · 0.4 mi
101 Dorchester Road, Wareham
The Black Bear
Bar and pub · Regional, Chicken, Burger, Steak House, Sandwich, Italian, Coffee Shop, Seafood
High Street, Wareham
Mo-Th 10:30-23:00 (Food served 12:00-14:30, 18:00-21:00), Fri-Sa...
The Tank Museum Restaurant
Cafe · Regional, Sandwich, Ice Cream, Fish And Chips · 1.5 mi
10:00-16:30 (Food served 11:30-15:00)
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship6
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Church · Jehovahs Witness
High Street, Wareham
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare1
Map of Wool
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 miles away.
- Bere Regis 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Puddletown 8 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Corfe Castle 8 mi east, about 12 min by car
- Arne 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Dorchester 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
- Sturminster Marshall 10 mi northeast, about 17 min by car
- Poole 11 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Weymouth 11 mi southwest, about 18 min by car
- Broadstone 11 mi northeast, about 18 min by car
- Wimborne Minster 13 mi northeast, about 20 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- CloudsHill1, LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
- Lulworth Castle (1937), Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bovingtonpano, Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Royal Tank Regiment Memorial 2017 Bovington, Morio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Exterior of The Tank Museum, Louise M Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monkey World 2017, Xboxrocker84, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Challenger 1, The Tank Museum, Bovington. (11373760294), Roland Turner from Birmingham, Great Britain, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Centurion, The Tank Museum, Bovington. (11373703685), Roland Turner from Birmingham, Great Britain, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, jpennycook, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jpennycook, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jpennycook, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jpennycook, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jpennycook, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jpennycook, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jpennycook, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jpennycook, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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