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Recommended Towns & Villages near North Coker

Hardy's Dorset

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Martock

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (6.1 miles, 9.7 km, direction NW)

The interior of Martock's Ham-stone church is perhaps the grandest in all Somerset, the startling effect of the golden stone against the most lavishly decorated of the county's great tie-beam roofs is simply overwhelming...

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction E)

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...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)

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

Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SE)

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Netherbury

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SW)

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The Sydling Valley

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction SE)

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...

Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SE)

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

Langport in Somerset. All Saints church on the hill overlooking the town

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction NW)

This old town cradled at the heart of the Somerset Levels, sits bounded by the soft rolling Somerset countryside...

A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Bridport

Bridport (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction S)

Bridport can be classed as having everything to please the holiday maker, it has a strong nautical atmosphere born of its long association with the sea, and its history as a flourishing rope making town during the great age of sailing ships...

The Toll House on the A30 just outside Chard, Somerset

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Crystal waters

West Bay (147 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction S)

West Bay nestles at the western end of spectacular Chesil Beach whose billions of pebbles have been a constant source of fascination for centuries...

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock (56 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction S)

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.....

A view of Seatown

Seatown (33 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SW)

Seatown is a small Hamlet along Dorset's famous Jurassic Coast and is popular with fossil hunters. It has a clean and quiet shingle beach (no dogs allowed) and is a good location.....

Sturminster Newton in Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (15.4 miles, 24.9 km, direction E)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction N)

This little town now enjoys world renown for its annual music festival which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. None-the-less, this still remains very much a.....

Golden Cap, Dorset

Charmouth (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)

This pretty resort grew up in a gap of cliffs overlooking picturesque Lyme Bay. In the days prior to the motor car it was a fashionable coaching stop. One illustrious visitor of.....

Cottage, Dorset

Dorchester (86 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SE)

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.....

Cottages, Higher Bockhampton

Higher Bockhampton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction SE)

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Recommended attractions near North Coker

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction NW)

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

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

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

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction N)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction E)

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

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction N)

Intimate manor house with Arts & Crafts-style garden. Tudor great hall and 14th-century chapel, this was home to medieval.....

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)

Barrington Court is an attractive 16th-century house built in the engaging "E" shaped style of the period in mellow Ham Hill.....

Amur leopard

The Wildlife Park at Cricket St. Thomas (2 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction W)

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Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SE)

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.....

Forde Abbey, nr Chard, Somerset. A former Cistercian foundation. Photo taken September 1991.

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SW)

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The Nine Stones, Stone Circle in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset

The Nine Stones (1 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction S)

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Chalice Well Entrance

The Chalice Well Gardens (11 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction N)

There are many associations with Chalice Well covering countless centuries; it is a timeless and sacred place, full of legend,.....

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction N)

Swirling mists rise over the Somerset Levels, where approaching the town of Glastonbury, suddenly above the mist you catch a.....

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction N)

This is believed to be the site of the oldest Christian Church in the world, for centuries it has been the focus of Christian.....

The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester. Dorset

The Keep Military Museum (15 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SE)

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

The Roman Town House, Dorchester, Dorset

Roman Town House (1 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SE)

The Roman Town House was a discovery of the 1930's. From excavations beneath the ground came a rich feast of Roman history that.....

Maiden Castle, Dorset

Maiden Castle (10 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction SE)

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

Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage (4 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction SE)

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

Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Lyme Regis Museum (2 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.7 km, direction SW)

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A view of the Marine Aquarium on the old Cobb with Lyme regis, Dorset, in the background.

Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (1 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.9 km, direction SW)

Where better to see and learn about the creatures of the deep than in an aquarium suite set tantalizingly beside the sea. Well,.....

A picture of Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery (50 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction S)

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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