We cycled from Poole to Dorchester (56 kms) today. We were a bit worried before we left, because it's quite a long ride into unknown territory, but it turned out to be a nice trip. There was some gravel, but it was mostly tarred quiet back roads, with very little traffic.
Route: Poole - Sandbanks Ferry Point - Ferry - Studland Bay - Stoborough - West Holme - Wool - Moreton - Woodsford - Dorchester ( Premier Inn, Pope Street).
Being Saturday, there were a lot of local cyclists on the route.
Dorchester is smaller, cleaner and more spacious than all the previous towns. Not far from our hotel , we came across an ancient prehistoric site called The Maumbury Rings. It is a place where a Henge was built, about 4500 years ago during the Iron Age presumably as a fort. If you think about it, that means it is as old as the Great Pyramids.
It was later adapted by the Romans as a central meeting place, and used for entertainment and market facilities.
Tomorrow we cycle to Weymouth, which is a small beach side town which used to be a popular holiday destination before the era of cheap flights to the Mediterranean. It is still a busy port where one can catch a ferry to France and Spain.
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