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Cottage, Dorset

Dorchester

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction NE)

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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Whitcombe, Dorset

Whitcombe

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction E)

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

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Cottages, Higher Bockhampton

Higher Bockhampton

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)

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Osmington, Dorset

Osmington

(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction SE)

The pretty village of Osmington is situated along the Jurassic coast just 4 miles North-East of the historic resort of Weymouth. It has narrow streets and pretty thatched.....

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Across the Fleet Lagoon

Langton Herring

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)

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Flower beds

Weymouth

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction S)

It was King George III who first put Weymouth on the map as a popular tourist destination after making it his summer holiday residence between 1789 and 1805, where he would bath.....

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The entrance to Minterne Gardens and Manor House at Minterne Magna

Nether Cerne

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)

A picturesque hamlet in Dorset..

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Abbotsbury

Abbotsbury

(6.1 miles, 9.7 km, direction W)

Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset...

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Piddlehinton

Piddlehinton

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction NE)

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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The Syling Valley, Dorset.

Sydling St Nicholas

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction N)

This is a particularly scenic village lying deep in a chalk-stream valley between open downs. Every approach to it is beautiful, whether crossing the hills from Cerne Abbas or Maiden Newton, or coming up the waters of the River Cerne between meadows flooded with spring lambs and ponies...

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The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester. Dorset

The Keep Military Museum

(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction NE)

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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The Roman Town House, Dorchester, Dorset

Roman Town House

(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction NE)

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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Max Gate

Max Gate

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction NE)

Home of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy...

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Fire Brigade

Dorset County Museum

(2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction NE)

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Kingston Maurward, Stinsford..

Kingston Maurward House & Gardens

(3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction NE)

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

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Hardy's tower

Hardy Monument

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction W)

Erected in memory of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy of HMS Victory, and offering glorious views across Dorest.....

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The Nine Stones, Stone Circle in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset

The Nine Stones

(3.8 miles, 6.0 km, direction W)

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Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)

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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Penquin at SeaLife Centre in Weymouth

Sea Life Park, Weymouth

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

A unique mix of indoor and outdoor attractions set in seven acres makes Sea Life a great family day out. The Park offers a day.....

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Abbotsbury, Dorset

Abbotsbury Abbey

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction SW)

Abbotsbury Abbey was founded in the 11th century by a Dane called Orca who was a follower of Cnut. The Abbey dominated the town.....

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