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Places to Visit in Dorset, England.
Sherborne Castle
Dorset is often known as ‘Thomas Hardy country’ as the writer immortalised the county in his books. ‘Casterbridge’ was based on Dorchester the county town, for example, and his cottage is open to visitors. This is a land of small thatched cottages and quiet back roads and, without a large conurbation, Dorset is little changed in centuries. The warmth of the local people with their curious dialect belies a certain turbulent past with memories of the ‘Bloody Azzizes’ of Judge Jeffreys and the ruins of Corfe Castle standing as spectacular reminders. The Purbeck hills that surround Corfe are both rugged and beautiful and stretch to a chalk-cliffed coast. Historic house builders have left their distinctive marks at places like medieval Athelhampton, Cranborne Manor with its wonderful gardens and Sherborne Castle (home of Sir Walter Raleigh).
Places to Visit in Dorset
Abbotsbury
Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens
St Catherine's Castle
Beaminster
Mapperton
Blandford
Milton Abbey Church
Blandford Forum
Chettle House
Christchurch
Bournemouth Aviation Museum
Christchurch Priory Church
Museum of Electricity
Place Mill
Red House Museum
Serendipity Sam’s
The Alpine Activity Centre
Dorchester
Athelhampton House and Gardens
Hardy's Cottage
Higher Melcombe
Kingston Maurward Garden & Animal Park
Max Gate
MInterne Gardens
Dorchester
The Keep Museum of Devon and Dorset
Wolfeton House
Dorset
Fiddleford Manor
Purbeck
Corfe Castle
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Lulworth Castle and Park
Purbeck
Smedmore House
The Mulberry Tree Gallery
Sherborne
Sandford Orcas
Sherborne Castle
Sherborne Old Castle
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Swanage
Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve
The Owl Pottery, Craft Workshop and Shop
Wareham
Wareham Town Museum
Weymouth
Portland Castle
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Wimborne
Edmondsham House & Gardens
Knoll Gardens & Nursery
White Mill
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Wimborne Minster
Kingston Lacy
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