World War II in the Purbecks

Sun 31st May 2026

Walk Details:

Event Type

Group Walk

Region

Southern England

Local Group

Dorset

Distance

18ml.

Start Time

9am

Route

Start point - Layby below Corfe Castle , ///green.cubic.unheated

The route takes in some of the WW2 historical sites in the Purbecks, looking at the history from planning for a German invasion in 1940, to preparing for D Day & communicating with the invasion force

General Notes

LDWA membership card has a space on it for adding emergency contact details, all members are encouraged to carry this during the walk

Web Site

http://www.ldwa.org.uk/Dorset

Start and Finish

SY959824

Entry Details:

Cost

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