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Connectivity
Dorset is situated centrally on the UK’s South Coast and is exceptionally well-connected locally, regionally and globally.
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Bournemouth International Airport offers direct domestic and international flights to major cities within the UK, Europe and beyond
Direct train services to London Waterloo taking under two hours
90 minutes’ drive to the M25 and London’s Heathrow Airport
Good access to the West via the A31 and to the East via the M27 and M3 south coast motorway network
Two ports: Port of Poole (20 minutes), Portland Port (one hour); close to Port of Southampton Container Terminal (one hour)
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Blandford
Bournemouth
Bridport & Beaminster
Christchurch
Dorchester
Ferndown
Gillingham
Poole
Shaftesbury
Sherborne
Sturminster Newton
Swanage
Verwood
Wareham
Weymouth & Portland
Wimborne
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