Monkeys Jump Roundabout

Monkeys Jump Roundabout at Poundbury to the east of Dorchester is a roundabout where the A35 and A37 meet. It was built along with the Dorchester bypass.

The Monkey's Jump Café - now a McDonalds

The origins of the name are unclear - the café at the roundabout was formerly known as Monkey's Jump - but it is believed this opened at the same time as the roundabout, so it is cannot be said that the roundabout was named after the cafe, or vice versa. The "Dark Dorset" web site gives several options, including a circus monkey, a pet monkey, a monkey puzzle tree, and a corruption of Winterbourne Monkton, but there is no conclusive evidence to support any of the above.

Routes

Route	To	Notes
A35	Honiton, Winterbourne Abbas 3, Bridport 13
A35	Poole, Weymouth, Blandford (A354), Ringwood (A31), Puddletown 7, Wareham 18 (A352)
A37	Yeovil, Sherborne (A352), Charminster 2, Stratton 3
B3150	Dorchester
C53	Martinstown 1 3/4
Error: C53 (Dorset) does not exist

Links

• Dark Dorset: Monkey Buisness at a road junction, the origin of 'Monkey's Jump' (30 April 1997)