A thousand years ago, the Saxon word for 'wood' was 'holt' ...So Holt, built around i... A suburb of Poole, Broadstone is becoming an ever popular area for people looking to buy property. ... but amidst the conurbation of Poole and Bournemouth lies this complex... more details. DORSET is arguably the best place to live in the UK, with gorgeous rolling countryside, the magnificent Jurassic Coast and great forests to wander through - not a lot could beat our stunning county. Are you interested in good schools? more details, Winterborne Kingston more details, Corfe Mullen Lilliput naturally reminds the visitor of Gulliver and his travels, and over the years there have been the odd old characters sitting in the bar of th... Here are Dorset’s most searched for areas to buy property in: At the head of the Wareham Channel on Poole Harbour sits the beautiful market town of Wareham. verwood is slightly cheaper than ringwood and has very little character (keeps tourists away). BroadstoneAnnual increase in buyer searches: 76%. Cant help you with the schools in Ringwood ,i lived there for a while years ago,but had no children then.Its a lovely little place and they have a weekly market there,its also easy enough to get to Bournemouth either by car or by bus. more details, Winterborne Muston How sad it is that a village with such an attractive and appealing name should be dominated by a large superstore. The Romans built a road we now call Icknield Street through where the village of Winterborne Kingston now settles, approximately midway between Dorche... one of the first schools in verwood is outstanding (and no doubt oversubscribed), and the middle school has been outstanding for last 2 ofsted reports. A main road separates the ancient part of the Stourside village of Corfe Mullen from its blanketing residential area on the hill above it. There are quite a few mother and toddler groups but not sure what you mean by play centre. some areas of boscombe are nice, but it was historically a red light district. my dd lives in Southbourne and my brother in Moordown ! From Bournemouth or any of the places i have mentioned really ,you can travel to some lovely surrounding places,such as Swanage,Lulworth,New Forest and many more. This hilltop village, ten miles south of Poole, with two churches and an inn has a commanding view of Corfe Castle. I think given the choice I would move to Southbourne - nice and close to the beach, far enough from town centre to stop students etc. more details, Steeple Close to Westbourne, beaches, library etc. To think boycotting to my DS wedding is too far? ooh flame i wonder if you live near my brother,he lives in the main road where the buses go through from winton to charminster road ! The top 5 most sought after locations in Dorset. Forgot to add I did live in Branksome park area of Bournemouth for two years which is very nice but properties are quite pricey. The traveller, having fortifi... i love getting to Ringwood when we are travelling back from anywhere ,i know i am nearly home then ! Parts of Throop and Muscliff have a village feel and there are 2 excellent primary schools there. we love this area - like many people who move here we will never leave. Although this is the home of an important tradition in the social history of Dorset, the village snoozes its life away wrapped in the protection of th... The visitor pays his toll and can now wander over much of the romantic Brownsea Island, and in summer watch Shakespeare's plays and enjoy full-scale o... The traveller, racing from Poole northwards to Blandford, is apt to take Spetisbury for granted and treat it as yet another very long village with a n... Neither of us know much about the area and are after advice of good places to base ourselves.We have children aged 23 months and 4 weeks, so although neither is at school currently, good local schools will be important to us, as will local amenities (supermarkets, libraries, children's clubs/play centres etc).We both love village life, but are not opposed to a bit of town/city living.Can anyone suggest some areas to which we can start our search? Properties in Gillingham average at £287,712. i would not choose to live in Boscombe ,there are so many drug and drink related things ,though they have been trying to clean it up for a long while ,but its still there. The town enjoys stunning countryside and has connections to the famous oil painter John Constable. The imagination has to be stretched nowadays to think of Branksome as a village, but amidst the conurbation of Poole and Bournemouth lies this complex... more details, West Parley small villages are more expensive and if you want land and anything with character thats more expensive again. Called by those who know 'Shappick', meaning 'sheep village', here is a perfect stopping place on th... Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Dorchester and Weymouth are all just a short drive away. It was on the market for ages for £350.000 so things are cheaper atm. more details, Sandbanks Lying a few miles north of Poole, here we find a village with no fewer than three greens, some lovely cottages and an atmosphere almost entirely unspo... more details, Westbourne Students at Lytchett Minster Comprehensive have the unusual privilege of coming to school each day through lovely woods in the splendid park, of the o... Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. it usually comes out near the top in lenght of life and low crime surveys. Ringwood is v nice,a nd I htink parts of Verwood good (also good first school there).Dh and i do think of moving back there. About ten miles northwest of Poole, the Saxons named the village we know as Almer (Aelmere - the eel lake), but this water in which men have caught ee... I don't know why, but there's something about the name of this village on the Isle of Purbeck, west of Poole, which makes it sound a noisy place - but... Quaint Studland, cossetted amongst trees, hides itself from both main road and sea, yet it has much beauty and interest. The village was described by Arthur Mee as a 'lonely, lovely place where the Great H... we love this area - like many people who move here we will never leave.

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