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Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset

Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset

This magnificent figure cut into the turf of a chalk hillside is best viewed from the north of the village. He is known as "The.....

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Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

Without doubt this magnificent Abbey built centuries ago of creamy Ham stone ranks amongst the finest Abbey churches anywhere in.....

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Sherborne Castle, Dorset

Sherborne Castle, Dorset

Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I......

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Hardy's Cottage, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage, Dorset

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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Roman Town House, Dorset

Roman Town House, Dorset

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, Dorset

The Keep Military Museum, Dorset

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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Kingston Maurward House & Gardens, Dorset

Kingston Maurward House & Gardens, Dorset

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

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Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House is a fine example of a 15th Century house nestling in deepest Dorset...

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Max Gate, Dorset

Max Gate, Dorset

Home of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy...

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Yeovil Country Park, Somerset

This wonderful Green Flag winning park is made up of 4 individual greenspaces which are linked by the cycleway which follows the.....

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Mapperton House & Gardens, Dorset

Mapperton House & Gardens, Dorset

One of the finest attractions in Dorset, Mapperton House & Gardens was 2020 winner of the Historic Houses ‘Garden of the.....

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Maiden Castle, Dorset

Maiden Castle, Dorset

The finest Iron Age hillfort in Europe, Maiden Castle is the size of 50 football pitches and was first built in 600BC over the.....

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Hardy Monument, Dorset

Hardy Monument, Dorset

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

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Montacute House, Somerset

Montacute House, Somerset

This is one of the most glittering of all the great Elizabethan mansions in England. It is built of glowing honey-coloured Ham.....

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Abbotsbury Tithe Barn, Dorset

Abbotsbury Tithe Barn, Dorset

This ancient barn in Abbotsbury, Dorset, is the largest thatched building in the world. It dates from the 1390's and is home to.....

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Abbotsbury Abbey, Dorset

Abbotsbury Abbey, Dorset

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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