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Milton Abbas, Dorset.

Milton Abbas

(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction S)

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

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction SW)

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Bryanston, Dorset. Bryanston School buildings and surrounding area - taken from a model helicopter.

Bryanston

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction E)

The town was initially the town of Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John...

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Blackmore Vale, North Dorset.

Okeford Fitzpaine

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction N)

A pretty village set in the Blackmore Vale in the heart of North Dorset, just 3 miles south of the market town of Sturminster Newton. Within the parish are 61 structures that.....

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Stour Valley Spring, Shillingstone

Shillingstone

(3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction N)

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset..

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Stour Valley Autumn

Blandford Forum

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction E)

Utterly delightful, a town of matchless elegance, of quintessentially English beauty, are but a few of the attributes to the fine Market town on the River Stour...

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Stour Valley Autumn

Fiddleford

(4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction N)

Fiddleford is a picturesque village in Dorset...

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2016 - Shroton cottages by the Church

Shroton

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction NE)

Interestingly, this enchanting village was the scene of warfare as General Wolfe trained his troops before his assult on Quebec in the mid 18th-century...

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Sturminster Newton Mill on the River Stour - a beautiful scenic area. Sturminster Newton, Dorset.

Sturminster Newton

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

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The Piddle Valley, Dorset

Briantspuddle

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction S)

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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Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)

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

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Clouds Hill Cottage (National Trust)

Clouds Hill

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction S)

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

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Bridge over River Stour at White Mill, near Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

White Mill

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction E)

The White Mill is an attraction in the delightful village of Sturminster Marshall. The cornmill occupies a site recorded in.....

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View from Badbury Rings, Near Wimborne, Dorset

Badbury Rings

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction E)

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Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction W)

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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Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage

(9.9 miles, 15.9 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 Lacey in Wimborne Minster, Dorset

Kingston Lacy

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction E)

Set in 250 acres of spectacular parkland landscaped in the latter half of the 18th century and now roamed by a herd of Red Devon.....

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A picture of Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction S)

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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Bovington Tank Museum

The Tank Museum

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction S)

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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Kingston Maurward, Stinsford..

Kingston Maurward House & Gardens

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW)

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

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