Tyneham

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The village, now in ruins, is open to the public during most school holidays and at intervals throughout the year. </p><p> As a byproduct of the Army's activities the area is rich in wildlife. There is no intensive farming here and pesticides have not been sprayed in the quantities that are usual elsewhere. Wildflowers abound and butterflies, glow-worms and dragonflies are common. The rare sand lizard and the even rarer smooth snake are to be found here, all six British reptile species can be found on Purbeck. </p><p align=center><img src="images/tyn.jpg" width=430 height=297 alt="Deserted Valley"><br>The Deserted Tyneham Valley. </p><p> <a href="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/hotel/rooms/index.html">Stay at The Priory Hotel when you visit Tyneham</a> <br><a href="index.html">Next: Purbeck</a> <br><a href="sources.html">Sources.</a> </p></div> <br clear=all><hr> <div class="foot"> <p align=right><small>The Priory Hotel, Church Green, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4ND, UK<br> tel: +44 (0) 1929 551666<br> fax: +44 (0) 1929 554519<br> Email: <a href="mailto:reservations@theprioryhotel.co.uk">reservations@theprioryhotel.co.uk</a><br> WWW: <a href="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/">http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/</a> </small> </p><p class="date"><small><a href="../shared/index.html">Last modified: Mon, 07 Apr 2003</a></small> </p></div> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#66ffcc" valign="top"> <p><a href="../../hotel/index.html" title="Hotel Services"><img src="../../shared/buttons/hotels.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Hotel Services" border="none"></a><br> <a href="../index.html" title="Tourist Information"><img src="../../shared/buttons/touinf.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Tourist Info" border="none"></a><br> <a href="index.html" title="The Isle of Purbeck"><img src="../../shared/buttons/purb.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Purbeck" border="none"></a><br> <a href="aldh.html" title="St. Aldhelm's Head"><img src="../../shared/buttons/stald.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="St. Aldhelm's" border="none"></a><br> <a href="arne.html" title="The Arne Peninsula"><img src="../../shared/buttons/arne.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Arne" border="none"></a><br> <a href="bindon.html" title="Bindon, The Abbey"><img src="../../shared/buttons/bind.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Bindon" border="none"></a><br> <a href="bsea.html" title="Brownsea Island."><img src="../../shared/buttons/brown.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Brownsea" border="none"></a><br> <a href="corfe.html" title="Corfe and The Castle"><img src="../../shared/buttons/corfe.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Corfe" border="none"></a><br> <a href="ddoor.html" title="Durdle Door"><img src="../../shared/buttons/durdle.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Durdle Door" border="none"></a><br> <a href="dston.html" title="Durleston"><img src="../../shared/buttons/durl.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Durlston" border="none"></a><br> <a href="enc.html" title="Encombe"><img src="../../shared/buttons/enc.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Encombe" border="none"></a><br> <a href="furzeb.html" title="Furzebrook"><img src="../../shared/buttons/furze.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Furzebrook" border="none"></a><br> <a href="kimm.html" title="Kimmeridge Bay"><img src="../../shared/buttons/kimm.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Kimmeridge" border="none"></a><br> <a href="lulw.html" title="Lulworth"><img src="../../shared/buttons/lulw.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Lulworth" border="none"></a><br> <a href="redc.html" title="Redcliffe"><img src="../../shared/buttons/redc.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Redcliffe" border="none"></a><br> <a href="steeple.html" title="Steeple and it's remarkable connections."><img src="../../shared/buttons/steep.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Steeple" border="none"></a><br> <a href="tham.html" title="Tyneham, the empty village"><img src="../../shared/buttons/tynh.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Tyneham" border="none"></a><br> <a href="sources.html" title="Sources and suggestions for further reading."><img src="../../shared/buttons/source.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Sources" border="none"></a><br> <a href="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/smap.html" title="Site Map"><img src="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/shared/buttons/smap.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Site Map" border="none"></a><br> <a href="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/" title="Home Page"><img src="http://theprioryhotel.users8.donhost.co.uk/shared/buttons/home.gif" width="115" height="27" alt="Home" border="none"></a> </p> </td></tr></table> </body>