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Site Name: Maiden Castle

County: Dorset

Nearest Place: Dorchester

Also Near: 6 miles North of Weymouh

OS Grid Ref: SY 660 880 - Landranger: 194 -  Multimap Link

Height ASL: metres - CAA Limit: 60 metres

Location: 1.5 miles S.W.of Dorchester

Directions: A35 to Dorchester, take the A352 Dorchester bypass, at the roundabout with A354 marked South to Weymouth, turn North on A354 toward Dorchester, passing Tesco on RHS, look for signs to turn left for Maiden Castle and Thomas Hardy Leisure Centre.
Go 1.5 miles down this road, through traffic chicanes, passing THLC and Prince of Wales School out of town on single lane road.

Parking: Free parking area between end of road and footpaths.

Facilities: None except occasional ice-cream van. Back to THLC for toilets.

Accessibility: Steep & twisty footpaths

Flying Area: On top, popular grassy area - about 150 by 200 metres - very exposed

Comments: no buggies - plenty of ancient history here

Local Clubs/Contacts: Poole K.F. / Richard Nourse

Nearest Retailer: Flying Circus, Weymouth + James Hartley

Report By: Richard Nourse P.K.F. 05.05.97

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