The Wilderness

The Wilderness is a forest in , , . The Wilderness is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herston Halt railway station and Harman’s Cross railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station located at near , on the in the county of . It is an intermediate station on the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that currently operates from to Norden.

Railway station
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Harman's Cross railway station is a railway station located in the village of , on the in the county of . It is an intermediate station on the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that currently operates from to Norden.

Photo: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swanage and Corfe Castle.

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal town of 9,600 people in . It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. The town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.

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is a village in and the site of a ruined castle of the same name. The medieval castle, built by William the Conqueror, dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.

Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
is a and civil parish in the county of . The village is situated on the cliffs west of . It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the .

The Wilderness

Latitude
50.6184° or 50° 37′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.0106° or 2° 0′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C2VJX9Q+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176101430
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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