Walk · Dorset

Tyneham village and Worbarrow Bay

Wareham
Gold Down 80m Tyneham Gwyle N 440 YD © OpenStreetMap contributors
2.4MILES
1h 15mON FOOT
70mCLIMB
Out & backSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 30%Lane & track 65%Road with traffic 5%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at
MOD car park at Tyneham village, inside the Lulworth Ranges
Parking
Free with a donation box, large gravel car park; gates only open when the ranges are not firing, so check the Lulworth access times before setting out
Directions to the start →

A gentle 2.4-mile there-and-back of about an hour and a quarter through the village requisitioned in 1943 and down the valley to the shingle horseshoe of Worbarrow Bay, on a broad stony track with 70 metres of climb. Park in the MOD car park at Tyneham, donation box, generous in size, and free: the catch is access, because this is inside the Lulworth Ranges and the gates open only at weekends and holiday periods, opening about 4.30pm on Friday and closing 8am Monday. Dogs are welcome in the village and at the bay, but you must keep to the paths marked with yellow posts at all times because of unexploded ordnance, which in practice means a lead the whole way.

THE SMALL PRINTInside the Lulworth Ranges: open at weekends and public holidays only, generally from about 4.30pm Friday to 8am Monday, and closed for weekday firing. Dogs are welcome at Tyneham and Worbarrow Bay but must keep to the paths marked with yellow posts at all times because of unexploded ordnance.
REGION · DORSET
GRID · 50.6215, -2.1715
SOURCE · HTTPS://DORSET-NL.ORG.UK/LOCATION/TYNEHAM-AND-WORBARROW-BAY/
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