Sights & Attractions in The South

Things to Do in Dorchester

Name	Category	Location

Athelhampton House and Gardens Fine 19th-century gardens enhance an outstanding example of 15th-century...	Houses / Mansions, Gardens / Arboretums	Dorchester

Dinosaur Museum The popular Dinosaur Museum has life-size models, interactive...	Museums / Galleries	Dorchester

Dorset County Museum This labyrinthine museum contains ancient Celtic remains from...	Museums / Galleries	Dorchester

Hardy's Cottage The small thatch-and-cob cottage, where the writer was born in...	Houses / Mansions	Dorchester

Maiden Castle About 2 mi southwest of Dorchester, Maiden Castle is one of the...	Archaeological Sites	Dorchester


Maumbury Rings These remains of a Roman amphitheater on the edge of town were...	Archaeological Sites	Dorchester

Max Gate Thomas Hardy lived in Max Gate from 1885 until his death in 1928...	Houses / Mansions	Dorchester

Poundbury Owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and under the aegis of the Prince...	Towns	Dorchester
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