Hyde Wood

Hyde Wood is a forest in Kimmeridge, Purbeck District, England. Hyde Wood is situated nearby to the village Kimmeridge, as well as near the hamlet Steeple.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Smedmore House and Swyre Head.

Smedmore House

Manor estate

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Smedmore House is a country house near Kimmeridge, Dorset, in England. It was originally built by Sir William Clavell around 1620, partially rebuilt by Edward Clavell around 1700, and greatly augmented by George Clavell around 1760.

Swyre Head

Peak

Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swyre Head is the highest point of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The hill Swyre Head lies about 2 kilometres southwest of the village Kingston, about 5 kilometres south of Corfe Castle and 8 kilometres west of Swanage.

Ridgeway Hill

Peak

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Ridgeway Hill, also referred to as Grange Hill or Steeple Hill, is the third highest point of the Purbeck Hills in the county of Dorset standing at 199 metres, is one of the only hills with a prominence of over a hundred metres, HuMPs, in the county.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corfe Castle and Steeple.

Corfe Castle

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Corfe Castle is a village in Dorset 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.

Steeple

Hamlet

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Steeple is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the English county of Dorset. It is situated 8 miles west of the coastal resort town of Swanage at the foot of Ridgeway Hill.