Forest View Retreat

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Dorset holiday planner

Pick the kind of trip you are taking and we'll show the itineraries that fit. Every plan is written around Forest View Retreat in Colehill, near Wimborne — four bedrooms, sleeps 8, private heated pool in season.

What kind of trip?

3 days in Dorset

A long weekend that covers the coast, the town on your doorstep and a full day at the house.

  1. Day 1Arrive, shop in Wimborne, swim, and eat outside by the pool.
  2. Day 2Beach day at Branksome Chine or Sandbanks, then Poole Quay for the evening.
  3. Day 3Morning walk in Cannon Hill Forest, late swim, then home.

5 days in Dorset

Enough time for the beaches, the New Forest and a Jurassic Coast day.

  1. Day 1Arrive, settle in, Wimborne for supplies and supper.
  2. Day 2Bournemouth beach and pier, back for an afternoon swim.
  3. Day 3New Forest — walk or cycle from Burley or Brockenhurst.
  4. Day 4Corfe Castle and Swanage, or the boat to Brownsea Island.
  5. Day 5Slow morning at the pool, pack up after lunch.

7 days in Dorset

A full week with a genuine rest day built in — the way the house is meant to be used.

  1. Day 1Arrive, big shop in Wimborne or Ferndown, barbecue on the terrace.
  2. Day 2Pool day. Nobody drives anywhere.
  3. Day 3Sandbanks and the chain ferry to Studland.
  4. Day 4Old Harry Rocks clifftop walk, or Corfe Castle and the steam railway.
  5. Day 5New Forest day — ponies, woodland trails and a village pub lunch.
  6. Day 6Poole Quay, Brownsea Island, or Bournemouth if the weather holds.
  7. Day 7Forest walk from the doorstep, final swim, head home.

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