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Access
Hooke Park is located about 3 miles south-east of the town of Beaminster, close to the village of Hooke.
By car: Road access is via the main entrance gate on the north-east side of the site, close to Hooke village. Approach from Crewkerne via the A303 and A3066, from Beaminster via the B3163, or from Dorchester via the A37 and A356. The approach road to Hooke Park is narrow and single-track in places.
By train:
The most convenient train station for travel from London is Crewkerne (2.5 hours, trains typically every 2 hours from London Waterloo). Dorchester, Yeovil and Maiden Newton stations are also near by. Taxis for transfer to Hooke Park should be pre-booked (Craig’s taxis: 01308 861 000, Beaminster Taxis: 01308 862894).
See nationalrail.co.uk.for details of train departure times.
Public access:
A public right-of-way bridleway runs across the site from the main entrance to the village of South Poorton. There is also a way-marked permissive path that passes through the campus. All visitors are requested to be aware that Hooke Park is a private working forest with tree-felling and other potentially dangerous activities.
There is no public access to the buildings or the teaching facilities. Visitors are welcome, by prior arrangement only.
