From Wimborne Minster to the clinic
Wimborne to Talbot Woods is about twenty minutes: the A349 or the B3073 towards Bournemouth to Bear Cross, then Wimborne Road through Kinson and Winton, turning west into Talbot Woods near the end. Market days add a few minutes getting out of town, so allow for it on a Friday or Saturday morning.
Wimborne patients include people who work in the town's independent shops and the professional practices around the Square, walkers and cyclists who use the Kingston Lacy estate and the Stour Valley Way, and families from the Leigh Park side. Long drives on the county roads produce a steady run of neck and lower back complaints.
Most Wimborne patients prefer a Saturday morning or a mid-morning weekday slot, and the free parking at the clinic is welcome after a journey that starts by escaping Wimborne's own car parks.
Patients from the villages beyond Wimborne, around Colehill and Pamphill, add five minutes to the run and often make a morning of it in Winton afterwards. If you come by bus, the Wimborne to Bournemouth services along Wimborne Road stop within sight of Alma Road.
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