Bovington and Wool

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Bovington & Wool contains some of Purbeck’s most loved attractions including the Tank Museum with interactive displays, Monkey World and its unique collection of primates and Clouds Hill, the home of Lawrence of Arabia.

The Lawrence Trail starts at the Tank Museum and follows the story of T.E. Lawrence, taking in where he worked, lived, died and is now laid to rest.

Wool is a small, quiet village with it's own train station and is on the route of the Jurassic Coast bus (X54) linking Poole to Weymouth.

The River Frome runs through the village and on its banks is the 17th century Woolbridge Manor where ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ spent her honeymoon in Thomas Hardy’s novel of that name.

There are a number of village shops, 2 pubs (and another a short distance away) plus a small country market selling local produce held every Thursday at the D'Uberville Centre on Colliers Lane.

To the east of the village are the remains of the 12th century Bindon Abbey, with Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door and the market town of Wareham all within a short travelling distance.