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View of Corfe Castle – Worth Matravers village loop from Corfe Castle

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View of Corfe Castle – Worth Matravers village loop from Corfe Castle

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View of Corfe Castle – Worth Matravers village loop from Corfe Castle

03:04

26.7km

500m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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966 m

View of Corfe Castle from West Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely landscape where the castle is on its own hill in-between two other hills.

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1.27 km

View of Corfe Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

High above this village towers the ruins of a castle that was built here by William the Conqueror. During the English Civil War (1642-1651), Corfe Castle remained a royal stronghold for a long time, but in 1645 it was blown up by supporters of Parliament.

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1.83 km

Bankes Arms Hotel

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Great Garden easily accessible for bikes from the station road with a good view of the heritage railway

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5.55 km

Purbeck Way Trails on Brenscombe Hill

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Nice trails, incredible views all around from up high—what more do you need to give your best while running?

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12.2 km

Swanage Seafront

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19.4 km

Worth Matravers village

Highlight • Settlement

The area is very popular for walking and a number of our walking trails pass through or near these villages.The 'Smugglers Ways' begins at Worth Matravers and then travels down to the coast path and back again to visit where smugglers were known to bring their goods ashore. The 'Commoners Ways' starts at Kingston travelling south to Corfe Castle and back again. Another walking route is the Purbeck Way, of which part travels from Corfe Castle, past Kingston and ends at Chapman's Pool just outside Worth Matravers village.
A monument on St Aldhelm's head, about a mile from the village, commemorates the development of radar by the Telecommunications Research Establishment at RAF Worth Matravers which was also one of the Chain Home radar stations during World War II, which proved decisive in the allied victory of that war. A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post is situated in the layby on the road to Worth Matravers.

About a mile from the village is Winspit, an old quarry on the cliffs. This was used as a filming location for an episode of Blake's 7 and also in two Doctor Who stories.

On the bluff of the headland is the Norman Saint Aldhelm's Chapel dedicated to St Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne.

The village is also well known for the Square and Compass, a Grade II listed public house, which has operated since 1793. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It holds an annual week-long stone carving festival and accommodates a small museum exhibiting fossils and other local artefacts.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worth_Matravers
visit-dorset.com/explore/kingston-worth-matravers-and-langton-matravers-p1023473

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19.5 km

St. Nicholas' Church, Worth Matravers

Highlight • Monument

One of the most interesting features is a 12th century corbel table running under the roofline. The corbels are carved with an array of figures including a musician playing a harp, a rabbit, a bird, a running animal, and a sheela-na-gig, a fertility symbol of a woman displaying her genitals.
In the churchyard is the grave of Benjamin Justy (d. 1816), a farmer who may well have been the first person to use cowpox to inoculate against smallpox. Justy vaccinated his wife and family with cowpox vaccine in 1774, well before Dr Edward Jenner popularised vaccination.
britainexpress.com/counties/dorset/churches/worth-matravers.htm

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25.2 km

St Edward the Martyr Church, Corfe Castle

Highlight • Religious Site

This church is named after Edward the Martyr, who was King of the English and was murdered on 18th March 978 by order of his stepmother, Queen Alfthryth. Edward was slain at the nearby Corfe Castle, the ruins of which are just a short walk from here. The church dates back to the 12th century, though it underwent major restoration in the mid 19th century.

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26.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

5.35 km

3.13 km

2.12 km

1.42 km

551 m

295 m

183 m

Surfaces

12.9 km

5.58 km

3.68 km

3.11 km

903 m

513 m

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View of Corfe Castle – Worth Matravers village loop from Corfe Castle

View of Corfe Castle from West Hill

View of Corfe Castle

Bankes Arms Hotel

Purbeck Way Trails on Brenscombe Hill

Swanage Seafront

Worth Matravers village

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