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Recommended Towns & Villages near Okeford Fitzpaine

Cottage Gardens

Shillingstone (463 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (1.3 miles, 2.0 km, direction E)

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset..

Sturminster Newton in Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction NW)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

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

Bryanston (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction SE)

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

Milton Abbas, Dorset.

Milton Abbas (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (5.4 miles, 8.6 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...

Gold hill, Shaftesbury in Dorset

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE)

Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists...

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction N)

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Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SW)

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Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

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...

Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

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

Sherborne Castle, Dorset taken in the summer of 1973.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

The softly glowing Ham stone of which most of the town properties are built, lends warmth and atmosphere to what is already a unique and attractive place...

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

Sturminster Marshall (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SE)

Sturminster Marshall is famous for its beautiful White Corn Mill and for the magnificent eight arched bridge spanning the River Stour...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction NW)

This is a delightful small village situated in the picturesque Blackmore Vale where the Dorset and Somerset boundary meets...

Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Higher Bockhampton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SW)

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The Sydling Valley, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction SW)

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...

East knoyle village hall & Church, East Knoyle, Wiltshire

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)

East Knoyle is situated where the Wiltshire countryside blends into Dorset. The landscape is quite stunning, it has a dramatically changing face of sweeping pastures and hillsides...

Thatched cottage

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction W)

A long, winding lane, flanked by grassy banks covered in fern and wild flowers, leads to the picture postcard village of Melbury Osmond..

Countryside, Dorset

Dorchester (86 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (14.3 miles, 23.0 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.....

Charborough tower

Wimborne Minster (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

Wimborne Minster is a magnificent Georgian town in the valley of the delightful River Stour...

Old Wardour Castle

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction NE)

Tisbury is a picturesque village set amidst delightful Wiltshire countryside where you will find friendly villagers and a calm, peaceful atmosphere...

Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.6 miles, 23.6 km, direction N)

Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home...

Recommended attractions near Okeford Fitzpaine

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW)

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.....

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House (10 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction S)

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

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W)

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

View from Badbury Rings, Near Wimborne, Dorset

Badbury Rings (19 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)

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

White Mill (5 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SE)

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

Kingston Lacey in Wimborne Minster, Dorset

Kingston Lacy (44 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SE)

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.....

Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage (4 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 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.....

A picture of Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre (47 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 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.....

The Roman Town House, Dorchester, Dorset

Roman Town House (1 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 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.....

The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester. Dorset

The Keep Military Museum (15 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 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.....

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction N)

Designed by Henry Hoare II, Stourhead is one of England's most picturesque landscape gardens with classic temples and palladian.....

Upton Country Park, Poole, Dorset

Upton House & Country Park (11 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SE)

Located near the historic town of Poole on the northern shore of Poole Harbour, Upton Country Park comprises of over 100 acres of.....

Maiden Castle, Dorset

Maiden Castle (10 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SW)

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

Abbey Tower Stapehill

Stapehill Abbey (7 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction E)

The Nun's of enclosed orders usually led a harsh existence under a regime of dedication and prayer, but it was also a peaceful.....

Fovant Badges, Wiltshire.  - Taken from the air in July 2006

Fovant Badges (6 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

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Arne Autumn 2012

Arne RSPB Reserve (127 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SE)

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Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NW)

The Fleet Air Arm Museum houses Europe's largest Naval aviation collection. Go on-board Concorde and be transported by a.....

The Nine Stones, Stone Circle in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset

The Nine Stones (1 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SW)

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St Andrew's Church

Lulworth Castle (24 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction S)

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