I was born and raised in Dorset, but now live in London.
One evening, during a particularly slow journey home on the Victoria line I wondered how big the Underground was, and therefore how big Greater London was. I couldn’t picture in my head the sort of an area it covered. I needed a familiar comparison to be able to visualise it.
This led me to do a bit of tinkering on Google Earth, overlaying London and Dorset. The result was the observation that the true scale of the London Underground would fit nicely inside the county boundaries.
Further and more time-consuming tinkering led to The Dorset Underground.
So if you need to know how to travel between Monkton Wyld and Sixpenny Handley or Lytchett Matravers and Ryme Intrinseca on a hypothetical transport network you’ll need a copy of this.
Buy a Dorset Tube Map
You can see a larger image and buy your own Dorset Underground map at www.dorset-sorted.co.uk
10% of all proceeds goes to the Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance.
Related article: London Borough of Bridport
Nice work
Very impressive. I’d like to order one.
Coming soon
We are on the case, they will be available soon – watch this space.
Charlie it’s brilliant
I’d buy a few. My only constructive criticism would be the ‘Dorset underground’ logo – I think this could be stronger, maybe incorporate the flag. Brilliant all the same though.
RE: Dorset Underground
As an ex-London boy now permanently resident in Bridport I feel I ought to be able to come with the opposite – but I can’t, Charlie this is genius, pure genius.
Pilsdon
Beautifully done.
I feel mean pointing out it is Pilsdon not Pilsden.
Tyneham
The fact that Tyneham is crossed out moves this from ‘brilliant’ to ‘sheer genius’! Love it. I want one on my wall.
RE: Dorset Underground
Thanks for the enthusiasm everyone. Chickenboy – I have a version of the logo which features the Dorset flag but wasn’t sure about it. Maybe I’ll have another look at it. The Dorset Knob – well done for spotting the typo, I’ll rectify that. And to think, Pilsdon was my Form at Beaminster school! Can’t believe I missed that.
A delight!
Thank you! but please don’t use the feeble flag invented recently – the gold one with the white cross bordered with red.
I don’t wish to sound churlish but it would be a shame to dumb-down your splendid, inspired map.
mr
Its a shame that Moreton was missed out on the Purbeck line, especially as it has a main line station already.
You Sir are a star!
Utterly, utterly brilliant. Will definitely be buying this – and it would seem my Christmas present list for Dorset residents is now sorted! Thank you for your fantastic work on this!
RE: Dorset Underground
I can guess how much work this took. Inspired!
Will keep an eye out for news of the print run.
Merchandise
When can we expect Tea mugs, T-Shirts and other goodies.
Still waiting
I will gee up Charlie
Great news
I will soon need to think about Christmas presents for ex-pats down under. What better present than T shirts!
Charlie says
“TfL are pretty strict and hot on any unauthorised usage. In its current design, I think it probably still resembles the London map too closely to sell as is”
He will look at amending it so that he is not sued by TFL this weekend