Better transport in and around Dorchester

  • Would you like to be able to get about more easily and enjoyably by foot, bike or public transport?
  • Would you like our streets to feel safer and more pleasant, for our children and our communities?
  • Do you frequently get caught up in traffic jams and are you concerned about your carbon footprint?

Welcome to our new website

It's a work in progress, and we'll be adding much more about various projects to make transport better in Dorchester, but for now...

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Meet our volunteer team and find out why DTAG was set up and what it does.

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Check our calendar

See what's on the agenda with DTAG and other transport related groups in Dorchester.

Plan your journey

Plan a journey using one of these online planning tools and apps.

Our latest news posts...

Dorchester Transport Action Group at the Town Council’s annual meeting last week
Julie-Ann Booker

Dorchester Transport Action Group at the Town Council’s annual meeting last week

Last Friday, 9th May, Dorchester Transport Action Group were pleased to attend the Dorchester Town Council Annual Meeting. We had a stall to promote DTAG and give out flyers for our own forthcoming public meeting. Which is on 18 June. And we gave out flyers for our bike event on…
Julie-Ann Booker | 13 May 2025 | 13:20 | No comments
Loders ‘meet your neighbours’ bike ride on 17 May
Julie-Ann Booker

Loders ‘meet your neighbours’ bike ride on 17 May

The weather is looking good this weekend, if you would like to join Loders Transport Group for their monthly bike ride into Bridport on Saturday. They’ll cycle into Bridport together, arriving in town at about 9.45, there will be time to enjoy the market, do some shopping or get a…
Julie-Ann Booker | 13 May 2025 | 13:05 | No comments
Minutes DTAG monthly meeting 8th April 2025
Rob Hattersley

Minutes DTAG monthly meeting 8th April 2025

A lively meeting with guest speaker Joe Doak from Dorchester Civic Society on the topic of sustainable transport. Other topics discussed were: Local Transport Plan and Funding: The Local Transport Plan (LTP4) consultation will start in the autumn. Dorset Council is working to improve its status from Level 1 to…
Rob Hattersley | 10 May 2025 | 09:08 | No comments
Next Zoom: Piddle footpath
Rob Hattersley

Next Zoom: Piddle footpath

Our next monthly meeting by Zoom is on Tuesday 13th May at 1000. Our guest speaker will be Maria de Figueiredo, who will talk about the great progress they have been making on the Piddle Path. Zoom link to be advised.
Rob Hattersley | 28 April 2025 | 11:00 | No comments
Our AGM
Rob Hattersley

Our AGM

DTAG’s AGM will be by Zoom on 6th May at 1000. A draft agenda is here, and minutes from last year’s AGM here. We expect this to be a short meeting – no more than 30 mins – but we would be grateful if a good cross-sections of members are…
Rob Hattersley | 27 April 2025 | 10:48 | No comments
Wessex Wanderers celebrate 30th year
Rob Hattersley

Wessex Wanderers celebrate 30th year

For a great day out walking, let the train take the strain so you can enjoy a great time exploring the countryside, seaside, market towns and sites of interest along the beautiful Heart of Wessex, Bristol to Weymouth railway line. The Wessex Wanderer Rail Walks programme consists of circular and…
Rob Hattersley | 26 April 2025 | 10:15 | No comments

Dorchester and beyond by train

Our friends at Purbeck and South Wessex Community Rail Partnerships have produced a great little video promoting the delights of Dorchester by train!

Journey planning & assistance

A small Damory bus passes Dorchester Shire Hall

MoreBus (Damory) provide bus services in and around Dorchester, including inter-town services and services into Purbeck and beyond.

Live travel updates from Dorset Council for unexpected disruption, congestion and incidents on roads and public transport; planned maintenance works on public transport; other travel alerts and warnings when reported. You can contact the public transport team below.

First Bus Wessex provides services around Dorset and South Somerset, including the busy No. 10 Bus from Dorchester to Weymouth, and the X51 and X53 from Dorchester through Martinstown to Bridport, Lyme Regis and Axminster station.

Great Western Railway runs trains from Weymouth up through Dorchester West station and onwards to Yeovil, Castle Cary, Bath Spa and Bristol.

South West Coaches operate the Dorchester to Yeovil service CR5. You can view the timetable here.

South Western Railway runs the line from London Waterloo through Dorchester South station, and on to Weymouth.

Both Google and Apple maps now include live public transport information and journey planning options. This is useful if you want to know walking times to and from bus stops and train stations, and so see more than one route option for your journey.

Complaints or problems

Address complaints directly with the operator

delay repay logo from GWR

Any complaints about specific transport services should be addressed directly to the relevant operator using the contact details above.

DTAG cannot be involved in individual complaints.

DTAG's remit is the bigger picture for better transport, so it would only get involved if a wider issue were identified.

Delay repay (trains)

On Time Trains calculates which services are due delay repay payments, and links to the relevant delay reply site, making your claim much easier.

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