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Hawthorn Close, Dorchester, Dorset
DT1 2PQ West Dorset District
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of DT1 2PQ:
Military Museum of Devon and Dorset
High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11RN
The Devonshire Regiment, The Dorset Regiment, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, The Dorset Yeomanry, The Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry, The Dorset Militia, The Royal Devon Yeomanry and 94 Field Regiment RA are all represented in the Keep Museum which underwent major refurbishment in 1995. Touch screen computers and videos together with creative displays tell the stories of courage, humour and sacrifice of the soldiers and their families who have served in the regiments of Devon and Dorset for over 300 years.
Tutankhamun Exhibition
High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11UW
On 26th November 1922 that Howard Carter uttered the now immortal words - 'Yes, wonderful things, and gold, everywhere the glint of gold!' - in answer to Lord Carnarvon's question 'Can you see anything?' The long hunt for Tutankhamun's tomb was over. You too can experience the magnificence and wonder of the world's greatest discovery of ancient treasure at The Tutankhamun Exhibition, in Dorchester, Dorset.
Dorset County Museum
High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11XA
Welcome to the Dorset County Museum, where the story of Dorset's rich landscape unfolds in a range of fascinating displays. The Museum was founded in 1846 to help protect and record the county's unique historical and natural environment.
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
Antelope Walk, Cornhill, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11BE
The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester's unmissable family museum, plus Teddy Bear House, a unique family house with people sized bears. Be sure to visit the museum's charming period shop stocking top brands: Steiff, Robin Rive, Merrythought, Dean's, Cotswold Co, Gund & many more - probably the best in the South.
The Dinosaur Museum
Icen Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11EW
The only museum on mainland Britain solely devoted to dinosaurs, the award-winning Dinosaur Museum is a treat, especially for children. The museum combines life-sized reconstructions of dinosaurs with fossils and skeletons to create an exciting hands-on experience.
Terracotta Warriors Museum
Eastgate, Corner Of High East Street & Salisbury Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11JU
This is the only museum devoted to the terracotta warriors - now regarded as the 8th Wonder of the Ancient World - outside of China. The terracotta warriors created worldwide fascination when 6000 of them were discovered in a pit in 1974 guarding the First Emperor of China's tomb.
Hardy's Cottage
Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT28QJ
Birthplace of novelist and poet Thomas HardyThomas Hardy was born in 1840 in this small cob and thatch cottage and from here he would walk to school every day in Dorchester, three miles away. It was built by his great-grandfather and is little altered since the family left.
Athelhampton House and Gardens
Athelhampton, Dorset, DT27LG
Athelhampton House and its estate and gardens have been in private ownership for over five hundred years. We thank you for your interest which will help to ensure that Athelhampton will continue to flourish.
Weymouth Sea Life Park
Lodmoor Country Park, Weymouth, Dorset, DT47SX
Sea Life - a network of marine life aquariums stretching across much of Europe. Each of our attractions offers a unique insight into the lives of a myriad creatures from shrimps to sharks.
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT27EH
The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum tells the harrowing tale of the Martyrs arrest, trial and punishment, leading to the foundation of modern day trade unionism. Low wages, appalling conditions and unemployment, bad winters and poor harvests in 1829 and 1830 fuelled a great explosion of anger, resulting in riots led by the mythical 'Captain Swing' in November 1830.
RSPB Radipole Lake
The Swannery Car Park, Weymouth, Dorset, DT47TZ
This reserve is in the centre of Weymouth and has plenty to offer to families and birdwatchers alike. There are panoramic views of the reserve from the visitor centre and there is easy access to the rest of the reserve along firm paths suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Abbotsbury Swannery
New Barn Road, Abbotsbury, Dorset, DT34JG
For over 600 years this colony of friendly mute swans has made its home at the Abbotsbury Sanctuary. Sheltered by the famous Chesil Beach, this ancient and special site provides protection for hundreds of nesting swans and their broods.
Minterne Gardens
Minterne Magna, Dorset, DT27AU
The Minterne Valley, landscaped in the manner of Capability Brown in the 18th Century, has been the home of the Churchill and Digby families for 350 years. The gardens are laid out in a horseshoe below Minterne House, with a chain of small lakes, waterfalls and streams.
Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens
, Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Dorset, DT34LA
Voted 'Our Favouite Garden' by the readers of The Daily Telegraph in 2006. Runner-up in the peoples' vote for the best major display garden at The Chelsea Flower Show, May 2006.
The Tank Museum
Bovington, Dorset, BH206JG
See Armour Through The Ages At The Tank Museum.Head for The Tank Museum in September 2005, for an exciting journey through the history of armoured warfare.
Bovington Tank Museum
Bovington, BH20 6JG
At The Tank Museum we bring the history of tanks and tank crew to lifeSupported by the world's best collection of tanks & action packed live displays. The Tank Museum is the museum of the Royal Tank Regiment & Royal Armoured Corps.
Portland Castle
Castleton, Portland, Dorset, DT51AZ
The history of this fortress, which overlooks Portland harbour, is diverse and fascinating. Built by Henry VIII to defend Weymouth against possible French and Spanish invasion, its squat appearance is typical of the artillery forts built in the early 1540s.
Monkey World
Longthorns, Wool, Dorset, BH206HH
Set amongst the woodland of Dorset lays 65 acres of sanctuary for over 150 primates. There are currently 56 chimpanzees at Monkey World, which makes it the largest group outside Africa.
Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle, West Lulworth, Dorset, BH205QS
Lulworth Castle House stands in the 18th Century Park at East Lulworth, 200 yards from the family seat it was built to replace - Lulworth Castle. Over the years, the castle has seen a number of uses, occupants and a varied and colourful history.
Mapperton House and Gardens
Beaminster, Dorset, DT83NR
Mapperton Gardens is a romantic valley garden deep into a lost Dorset combe among tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside. The gardens descend from the great lawn, through the formal topiary down to the valley garden.
Sherborne Castle
New Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT95NR
Built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594, Sherborne Castle has been home of the Digby family since 1617. Set in 40 acres of glorious 'Capability' Brown landscaped gardens and grounds around his 50 acre lake, the Castle contains a splendid collection of art, furniture and porcelain.
Sherborne Museum
Abbey Gate House, Church Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT93BP
The museum houses an excellent collection of items based on local history, with a large archive collection of photographs, pictures and drawings relating to the town, its environs and characters. Permanent displays include Roman history and earlier; the Abbey from 705; Sherborne Old Castle from 1136; Sheborne Castle from 1594, the Civil War 1642-1649 the Silk Industry in the 18th & 19th Centuries and a fine Victorian Dolls' House.
Tintinhull House Garden
.5m South off A303, Tintinhull, BA229PZ
Created last century around a 17th-century manor house, the garden features small pools, varied borders and secluded lawns, all neatly enclosed within walls and clipped hedges. There is also an attractive kitchen garden.
Royal Signals Museum
Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT118RH
The Royal Corps of Signals Museum is located in Blandford Camp in the beautiful Dorset countryside and only a stone's throw from the scenic and interesting Georgian Town of Blandford Forum. There are numerous prehistoric sites within the camp boundaries, but the first recorded use of the site was as a racecourse.
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle, Dorset, BH205EZ
Corfe Castle is a thousand-year-old castle rising above the Isle of PurbeckOne of Britain's most majestic ruins, the castle controlled the gateway through the Purbeck Hills and has been an important stronghold since the time of William the Conqueror. Defended during the Civil War by the ardent and virtuous Lady Bankes, the castle fell to treachery from within, and was substantially destroyed afterwards by the Parliamentarians.
Crewkerne Heritage Centre
Market Street, Crewkerne, TA187JU
Crewkerne Heritage Centre is a museum set in the picturesque South Somerset Town of Crewkerne.Crewkerne Heritage Centre opened in 2000 with the aid of Heritage Lottery funding and is run by volunteers.
Montacute House
Montacute, Taunton, TA156XP
Magnificent Elizabethan stone-built house, with fine collections, garden and park. Built in the late 16th century for Sir Edward Phelips, Montacute glitters with many windows and is adorned with elegant chimneys, carved parapets and other Renaissance features, including contemporary plasterwork, chimneypieces and heraldic glass.
Priests House Wimborne
23 - 27 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH211HR
The Priests House museum and garden is an award winning museum set in a historic 16th Century town house. There are nine rooms, costume and textile gallery and a magnificent three hundred foot walled garden.
Brownsea Island Nature Reserve
The Villa, Brownsea Island, Poole, Dorset, BH137EE
Diverse habitats & wildlife, including a red squirrel population. The reserve is leased from the National Trust, situated in Poole Harbour with a large sheltered lagoon; particularly important for overwintering & summer breeding birds.
