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Abbotsbury

Abbotsbury

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction SW)

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

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Across the Fleet Lagoon

Langton Herring

(3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction S)

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Thatched cottage Dorset

Dorchester

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction E)

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

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction E)

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

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Weymouth Beach

Weymouth

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SE)

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 Sydling Valley, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas

(7.1 miles, 11.4 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 River Cerne

Nether Cerne

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NE)

A picturesque hamlet in Dorset..

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Osmington, Dorset

Osmington

(7.6 miles, 12.2 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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Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Higher Bockhampton

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction E)

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Burton Bradstock, Dorset

Burton Bradstock

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction W)

This in one of the most enchanting villages to be found along the sweeping Dorset coast. It has gorgeous little lanes where there are eye catching thatched cottages with walls.....

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The Nine Stones, Stone Circle in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset

The Nine Stones

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction N)

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Abbotsbury, Dorset

Abbotsbury Abbey

(2.6 miles, 4.2 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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Tithe Barn

Abbotsbury Tithe Barn

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction SW)

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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St Catherine's Chapel

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction SW)

An interesting medieval Chapel dating from the 14th century, perched on top of a hill in Abbotsbury, affording stunning views of.....

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Maiden Castle, Dorset

Maiden Castle

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction E)

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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A picture of Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SW)

Set in one of the most beautiful unspoilt regions of England, Abbotsbury Swannery is home to sometimes up to 1000 beautiful.....

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Abbotsbury gardens

Abbotsbury Gardens

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SW)

Near the beautiful Chesil Beach in Dorset. Created around 1815 by Lord Ilchester and home to many rare and beautiful species of.....

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Abbotsbury Castle

(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction W)

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Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach

(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction S)

One of the most remarkable features of England's fantastic coastal scenery is the magnificent stretch known as Chesil Beach,.....

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The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester. Dorset

The Keep Military Museum

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction E)

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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