Explore our Visitor Centres Find out more about each of our visitor centres below and check out their current opening days and times to help you plan your visit. Visitor Centre The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre Visit Chesil Beach and the Fleet Lagoon and learn about local wildlife at our Centre on the Jurassic Coast. Visitor Centre Kingcombe Visitor Centre Nestled in 450 acres of nature reserve in West Dorset. A place to eat, learn and explore the meadows and wild spaces. Visitor CentreThe Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre On the edge of the water in Kimmeridge Bay, the Wild Seas Centre is the ideal place for exploring marine wildlife. Visitor CentreLorton Meadows Conservation Centre On the edge of the busy conurbation of Weymouth lies the tranquil and wildlife-rich Lorton Meadows. Visitor CentreBrownsea Wildlife and Wetland CentreIn the heart of Poole Harbour, lies Brownsea Island and the Brownsea Lagoon. Nature Reserves Nature Reserves Our visitor centres are never far away from a nature reserve in Dorset. Join us at an event Spatula Carving with Adam Hawker Saturday 14 November 2026 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info Spatula Carving with Adam Hawker Saturday 14 November 2026 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info Introduction to Mosses and Lichens Saturday 21 November 2026 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info Opticron Optics Try and Buy Event Saturday 5 December 2026 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info Sea Watch at Portland Bill Thursday 10 December 2026 Location: Portland Bill More info Seasonal Wreath Making at the Wild Chesil Centre Saturday 12 December 2026 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info Family Wreath Making at the Wild Chesil Centre Sunday 13 December 2026 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info Wildlife Photography Exhibition Thursday 14 January 2027 - Wednesday 10 February 2027 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info
Spatula Carving with Adam Hawker Saturday 14 November 2026 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info
Spatula Carving with Adam Hawker Saturday 14 November 2026 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info
Introduction to Mosses and Lichens Saturday 21 November 2026 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info
Opticron Optics Try and Buy Event Saturday 5 December 2026 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info
Seasonal Wreath Making at the Wild Chesil Centre Saturday 12 December 2026 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info
Family Wreath Making at the Wild Chesil Centre Sunday 13 December 2026 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info
Wildlife Photography Exhibition Thursday 14 January 2027 - Wednesday 10 February 2027 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info