Dorset Day Trips
Information about Dorset Day Trips
BH12 1PL, Poole
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Durdle Door, Corfe Castle, Lulworth Cove or the Jurassic Coast caught your eye? How about beautiful Sherborne Abbey, the Hardy Monument or Cerne Giant near Dorchester? Or Brockenhurst in the New Forest? Or maybe you’d like to visit some Purbeck pubs, or have a VW camper wedding or VW camper Prom?! Well these are just some of the
Durdle Door, Corfe Castle, Lulworth Cove or the Jurassic Coast caught your eye? How about beautiful Sherborne Abbey, the Hardy Monument or Cerne Giant near Dorchester? Or Brockenhurst in the New Forest? Or maybe you’d like to visit some Purbeck pubs, or have a VW camper wedding or VW camper Prom?! Well these are just some of the fantastic places that you can explore and activities you can do with Dorset Day Trips!!
We offer an exciting range of award-winning & unique guided sightseeing day tours around Dorset and the New Forest, all from the comfort of our fantastic new ‘70’s-style Volkswagen camper van. You’ll be given a warm welcome on board and a small complimentary goodie bag full of good (and mainly local) stuff!
Leave the car behind and let us do the driving while you sit back, relax and enjoy the sights and scenery and hear stories of local history and heroes, characters, culture and wildlife. The VW comfortably seats 7 passengers, making our trips really personal and fun. It also means we can fit anywhere a car can go, opening up places that even larger minibuses just cannot go! And there’ll be refreshments along the way, plus opportunities to sample local hospitality.
COVID-19: Rest assured that for everyone’s safety and peace-of-mind, we’ve maintained measures that follow government & industry covid-19 guidelines regarding social distancing, cleaning, etc.
This fantastic tour takes you to the best sights of the Purbecks and Jurassic Coast day out, but visits a handful of amazing country pubs along the way!
Trips to other attractions in Dorset and seasonal markets - please email or "watch this space"! Durdle Door Direct Afternoon Special - see details Special Broadchurch and Jurassic Day Trip - see details
Planning a special occasion or anniversary with family, friends or loved ones? Why not book a fantastic day out with us in 1970’s VW camper style!! Ideal for Prom Nights, Birthdays, Stag/Hen Weekends, Photography Tours, Ancestry/Family Tree Investigation, Church or Ancient Monument Tours, Cruise Ship Tours or Weddings.
Remove its logo signs and middle bench seat and our VW camper becomes the perfect carriage for a bride-to-be and her escort, or for friends getting to their Prom Night!
Dorset Day Trips: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Loved our tour so much with Darren while on a cruise. He was right at bottom of boat ramp -soooo convenient.Tried to book another one this year but we’re too late. Don’t hesitate book now. Comfortable, great guide, great tour spots including some hidden gems.
Fantastic experience: This was an incredible excursion from beginning to end. I was solo but 3 couples from my cruise ship were also there. Daren, owner and tour guide extraordinaire, picked us up at the pier right on time. Snowy, his VW van, is newer with a new engine, and very comfortable. We visited Durdle Door, lovely Lulworth Cove and drove all over the gorgeous Dorset countryside. We traveled through several small picturesque towns (the van can fit in streets that large buses aren't able to), saw an amazing preserved Roman ruin, many thatched cottages, etc. Only wish I could remember all the names! Daren's narration all along was wonderful, with lots of great information about everything we were seeing. We had lots of stops for photo opps, bathroom breaks, shopping, and he even called ahead for a reservation so that we could all have lunch together in a restaurant with really good food and service. We were touring just over 7 hours and finished up being driven back to the pier. I've been on quite a few excursions over the years, but this is most definitely my favorite. Sure beats a shorter bus trip with 50 or so other folks. Take this tour - I guarantee you, you won't be disappointed!
Fantastic experience: Wir hatten wundervolle Stunden mit Daren und Snowy, dem weissen Bully. Toller Trip durch Dorset mit viel Geschichte und kleinen Details abseits der üblichen Touristentouren. Ein super Lunch im Greyhound. Vielen Dank liebe Daren, man spürt, dass Du Dein Land liebst, weiter so Die 7 Hamburger
Fantastic experience: My wife and I used Dorset day trips during Easter weekend to visit 3 places - Corfe castle, Old Harry's rock and Durlston country park. Daren took us around all places whilst explaining history of the places and providing very interesting information that we would have not known otherwise. He went out of his way and walked with us all the way to Old Harry's rock and to the Durlston castle. He didn't could have just told us where to go but it was very nice of him to walk with us and explain so many facts about the attractions. I definitely felt he went above and beyond what I had expected. Lastly, he took us to some small villages and churches and it was a very pleasant surprise. We wouldn't have known about these places even if we had googled the place a 100 times. Daren answered any questions we had from history of the place to about buying new cars :). He is very knowledgeable and keeps you engaged the whole time. I highly recommend Dorset day tours for a couple or a bigger family. The trip was comfortable and enjoyable. Tip: We took the 5 hour day tour. If we had to do it again, we would probably choose the 7 hour day tour as it would allow some additional time for lunch and more time to spend in the beautiful locations.
Fantastic experience: We took a Jurassic Coast full day tour with Daren, owner and tour guide with Dorset Day Trips in September out of Bournemouth in . This was the best one of all the day tours we experienced in 3 weeks around the U.K. He was willing to vary his routes and stops according to your interests and has a friendly and flexible attitude. The VW van is comfortable and the time at each stop well thought out. He is full of local knowledge on the history, geography, local interests, and whatever else you may be curious about. We learned so much and came home with a lot of learning about Dorset's south coast. He also does shore excursions from Portland and we are confident you won't find a better day out. Definitely money well spent!
Fantastic experience: Thank you for a lovely trip this afternoon, great fun and most enjoyable
Fantastic experience: Lovely outing
Fantastic experience: Daren picked us up at Portland pier from NCL cruise. Really nice guy. Interesting commentary. Great stops. Saw Roman mosaics, Jurassic coast, and more. Would definitely recommend. The locals love him!
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