Inside Out Dorset 2023 took place at five of Dorset’s remarkable urban and rural locations: Moors Valley Country Park & Forest, Poole, Wimborne, Bere Regis and Weymouth.
With the current climate crisis, we try to work in a greener way and understand that we all need to be part of the solution in protecting our planet. We encourage you to consider how you travel to the festival and adapt to ‘greener’ ways if possible.
We aim to make our festival as accessible as possible, and provide Access Guides for each of the festival locations.
Christchurch Quay, Quay Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 1BU
More Bus operates a frequent service to and from Christchurch High Street. You can catch the X1 or X2 from Bournemouth directly to Christchurch.
Rail: 20 minutes walk from Christchurch Railway Station.
Our full Access Guide is available on our Access Page.
Summerhouse Hill, Yeovil, BA20 1NP
Entrance via Summerhouse Hill Community Orchard, Yeo Leisure Park, Car Park, Old Station Way, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1NP
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Walk or cycle: Summerhouse Hill is linked to the rest of Yeovil country park by level cycleways and footpaths. And is easily accessible from Yeovil Pen Mill train station.
Bus: South West Coaches offer the CR5 service from Dorchester to Yeovil via Sherborne. You can also catch the CR4, operated by First Buses, from Blandford Forum, Henstridge, Sturminster Newton and Sherborne. From Bristol you can catch the 376, operated by first Bristol, Bath and the West. All services stop at Yeovil bus station which is a 6 minute walk from Summerhouse Hill.
Train: Yeovil Pen Mill train station is close to Summerhouse Hill. The station has direct connections to Weymouth, Dorchester, Salisbury, Gillingham, London Waterloo, and also from Exeter with a change at Yeovil Junction.
Our full Access Guide is available on our Access page.
Corfe Castle events will be taking place at various places around the village:
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Sandy Hill Arts What3Words: sediment.continues.spill
Corfe Castle Village Hall What3Words: volcano.shipwreck.dabble
North Castle Field What3words: ///recorders.tiredness.supple
Walk or cycle: The Purbeck ridgeway is a dedicated walking/hiking trail to Corfe Castle from Swanage. You can cycle to Corfe Castle from Bournemouth by following National Cycle Network Route 2, which makes use of the Sandbanks chain ferry. Bike racks are available at the castle entrance.
Bus: Morebus operates two direct services to Corfe Castle, catch the number 30 from Weymouth or Swanage, or the number 40 from Poole or Swanage.
Train: Swanage Railway is a heritage railway that operates a service to Corfe Castle from Swanage and Norden, with six steam trains running a day.
Our full Access Guide is available on our Access page.
Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, near Ringwood, BH24 2ET.
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Walk or cycle: You can walk or cycle to Moors Valley from Ringwood or West Moors along the Castleman Trailway. You can access the north end of the Country Park from Potterne Way in Verwood by walking through the playing fields at Potterne Park.
Bus: The number 38 More Bus service that covers the Ferndown and Ringwood area stops at Lions Lane, near the main entrance to Moors Valley. From here it is just over a mile walk to the Visitor Centre.
Please note car parking charges apply, more information can be found on the Moors Valley Country Park and Forest website.
Our full Access Guide is available on our Access Page.
Managed by Forestry England and Dorset Council, Moors Valley Country Park and Forest is located on the Dorset / Hampshire border. We work closely with the Moors Valley team to ensure Inside Out Dorset events complement the natural surroundings of the beautiful forest.
Location: Weymouth Town Centre. Sonnet of Samsara is a promenade piece starting at Weymouth Town Bridge and finishing at the beach.
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Walk or cycle: You can walk or cycle to the event site from Weymouth Train Station or Kings Statue Bus Stops, both of which are less than 0.5 miles away.
Bus: First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset run services to Weymouth from Poole, Dorchester, Portland, Bridport and Axminster.
Train: Weymouth Train Station has regular stopping services between Weymouth and London Waterloo, and Gloucester and Weymouth.
Our full Access Guide is available on our Access Page.
Headline Sponsor: We Are Weymouth
We Are Weymouth is Weymouth’s Business Improvement District and its goal is to support the business economy in Weymouth Town Centre. They look at three key areas – Marketing Weymouth, Improving Weymouth and Shaping Weymouth, all with the goal to encourage more people into the town, helping the business community to flourish.
