WALKS The Purbeck Breezer walk - Studland
An easy beach trail along the sandy dunes of Studland, starting with an enjoyable ride on a Purbeck Breezer then across the Sandbanks chain ferry for a great day out with the family. Now that we are allowed to explore the outdoors again, it is the perfect time to begin getting some fitness and healthy activity into our lives. Summer is here and there isn’t a moment to lose, we have some walks planned to get you and the family out and about. Beginning with our Purbeck Breezer walk around Studland Beach! For those seeking the full experience of this walk we start with an unexpected beginning, a nice ride from Sandbanks to Studland on an open top Purbeck Breezer before beginning the 1-mile walk around Studland’s sandy dunes
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and heathlands. The Purbeck Breezer 50 travels from Bournemouth to Sandbanks and then Studland, getting you all the way to the start of the walk and giving you a lovely experience of the clifftops for £7 per adult return ticket and £5 per child return ticket. If you would rather not ride the Breezer then you can use the same route on foot or with your own vehicle going from Sandbanks over the chain ferry to Studland Bay for £1 per pedestrian/cyclist ticket and £4.75 per car ticket. The ferry ride is a great start to the experience with the cool blue waters and fresh sea air to give the feel of summer and the outdoors we have missed. Once you arrive at Knoll Beach take a moment to stretch your legs and prepare yourselves before setting out. Make sure you have everything you need for the summer’s day; you can even drop by the Knoll Beach Café to grab some food and drinks before you set out or after you return. The start of the official 1-mile walk begins at the northeast side of the car park, following a sandy path northward past the barbecue area until you reach a crossroads where you’ll continue making your way straight ahead and keeping the yellow markers on your left side.
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You’ll eventually reach a T-junction near the woodland where you will take a right turn and continue around 30 metres where you should look for a sculpture of a seahorse on your right. The sculpture represents the breeding site for both seahorses in the waters of Studland Bay. After reaching the seahorse, keep following the path at the woodland’s edge and you should begin to see dunes rising on you right side. Continue upwards and the path will fork, take the right-hand fork going up a slight rise in the dunes and remember to keep the yellow and purple marker post on your left and ignore the other marker off to the left as that is for the return walk.
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