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Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

Athelhampton lies close to the little River Piddle which almost entirely encircles Athelhampton House which was built in the 15th-century by Sir William Martyn who was granted the lands and a license to build upon them by King Henry VII in the year 1483...

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Briantspuddle, Dorset.

Briantspuddle

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction E)

This remarkable village owes much to the agricultural experiment carried out by Sir Ernest Debenham during the years between the two World Wars...

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Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Higher Bockhampton

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction SW)

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Church at Piddlehinton

Piddlehinton

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction NW)

Piddlehinton is a picturesque village in the Piddle valley in the county of Dorset, and is 5 miles north of the county town of Dorchester. It has one pub called The Thimble, and.....

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Milton Abbas, Dorset.

Milton Abbas

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NE)

Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England...

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Hilton, Dorset.

Hilton

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N)

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Whitcombe, Dorset

Whitcombe

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction SW)

A small picturesque Dorset village just 2 miles southeast of the historic market town of Dorchester...

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Thatched cottage Dorset

Dorchester

(5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction SW)

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset and is the heart of Thomas Hardy's Wessex. On the outskirts of the town you will find Hardy’s birthplace and family home in Higher.....

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The River Cerne in Dorset

Nether Cerne

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction W)

A picturesque hamlet in Dorset..

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Cerne Abbas, Dorset

Cerne Abbas

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NW)

Famous for its huge chalk 'rude' giant, Cerne Abbas is a lovely ancient village in Dorset...

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Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction SW)

Home of poet and novelist Thomas Hardy until the age of 34. Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd were.....

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Kingston Maurward, Stinsford..

Kingston Maurward House & Gardens

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction SW)

Kingston Maurward Gardens include wonderful floral displays, topiary, a wonderful walled garden, stone terraces, a lake and.....

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Clouds Hill Cottage (National Trust)

Clouds Hill

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SE)

The rural retreat of T. E. Lawrence, in Dorset...

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Max Gate

Max Gate

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)

Home of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy...

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Fire Brigade

Dorset County Museum

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)

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Bovington Tank Museum

The Tank Museum

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SE)

The world's best collection of tanks and fighting vehicles, including the only working example of a Tiger I tank, and a British.....

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The Roman Town House, Dorchester, Dorset

Roman Town House

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)

The Roman Town House was a discovery of the 1930's. From excavations beneath the ground came a rich feast of Roman history that.....

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The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester. Dorset

The Keep Military Museum

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SW)

This exciting keep is the home of the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset. Here visitors with a keen interest in all things.....

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A picture of Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SE)

This is a place where "Monkey Business" really is acceptable, for the centre is home to over 150 primates of 15 different.....

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Stour Valley Autumn

North Dorset Trailway

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

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