Newmead Plantation

Newmead Plantation is a forest in Kimmeridge, Purbeck District, England. Newmead Plantation is situated nearby to the village Kimmeridge, as well as near the locality Maple Ledge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Swyre Head and Smedmore House.

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.

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.

Tyneham

Museum

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Tyneham is a ghost village abandoned in 1943 and former civil parish, now in the parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the Dorset district, in the south of Dorset, England, near Lulworth on the Isle of Purbeck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corfe Castle and Steeple.

Corfe Castle

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.