Wareham
This small market town has plenty of pay-and-display car parks (40p per hour) all within five or ten minutes walk to the church. The car park at the Quay, close to the church, is a little more expensive and is often full. It is occupied by a market on Saturdays.
Corfe Castle
There is a large car park at the steam train terminal (follow Park-and-Ride signs at Norden). For the village itself use the National Trust car and coach park just north of the village. This is free and only ten minutes walk from the church. Alternatively a pay-and-display car park (no coaches) can be reached by driving through the Square and is also ten minutes walk from the church. Parking in the village square is rarely available.
Kingston
There is a walker’s car park (no charge) about 200 metres past the church, but this is fairly small. Roadside parking is usually available close to the church, although there is not much room for coaches to manoeuvre.
Worth Matravers
Worth Matravers has a large car park just north of the village, but this can be completely full on good walking days. There is a voluntary charge. No coaches are allowed in the village.
Swanage
This seaside town has plenty of car and coach parking, but the car park nearest to the church also serves the steam railway and a super-market and is expensive in Summer (£1.20 per hour). A large car park, sign-posted for coaches, is a better choice and only ten minutes walk from the church, although there is a coach setting-down point closer by. In winter months street parking is easy near the church grounds.
Refreshments
Wareham has plenty of tea-rooms, restaurants and pubs. Swanage has everything that you would expect to find in a sea-side resort. Corfe Castle has three pubs around the Square and a National Trust tea-room. Worth Matravers has a pub and a tea-room/craft-centre just opposite. Kingston and Church Knowle each have food-oriented pubs large enough to cope with a ringing tour party.
Toilets
There are toilets on the quay at Wareham, 50 metres from the church, and at Corfe Castle, just down the hill from the Square and at both National Trust buildings. There are toilets at the Worth Matravers car park and on the railway platform at Swanage. There are no public toilets at Kingston or Church Knowle.
Other Information
Purbeck Tourist Information : South Street, Wareham : 01929-552740.
Swanage Hospital (24hr Minor Injury Unit) : Queen’s Road : 01929-422282.
