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a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset

About Whitcombe

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

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Cottage, Dorset

Dorchester (86 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset

(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction NW of Whitcombe)

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.....

Osmington, Dorset

Osmington (6 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction S of Whitcombe)

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.....

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton (3 Pictures) in the county of Dorset

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NE of Whitcombe)

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...

Weymouth Harbour at dusk

Weymouth (208 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SW of Whitcombe)

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.....

Across the Fleet Lagoon

Langton Herring (1 Pictures) in the county of Dorset

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SW of Whitcombe)

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The Roman Town House, Dorchester, Dorset

Roman Town House (1 Pictures)

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction NW)

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)

(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction NW)

This exciting keep is the home of the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset. Here visitors with a keen interest in all things.....

Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage (4 Pictures)

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction N)

Home of poet and novelist Thomas Hardy until the age of 34. Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd were.....

Maiden Castle, Dorset

Maiden Castle (10 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction W)

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

Penquin at SeaLife Centre in Weymouth

Sea Life Park, Weymouth (1 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction SW)

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.....

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House (10 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NE)

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

Nothe Fort, Weymouth

Nothe Fort (17 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction S)

Nothe Fort lies to the east of Weymouth. This spectacular "D" shaped building is preserved as one of the finest pieces of.....


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