125 Places to Visit in Dorset | Directory
Situated in Englands West Country, Dorset is a large county with loads of opportunities for great day trips. Awash with history,the regions has attractions that are ancient and industrial, small and grand. Notable places to visit include the Jurassic Coast, the Isle of Purbeck, touristy Bournemouth and sleepy Hardy Country in the west
Abbotsbury | Beaminster | Blandford Forum | Bockhampton | Bournemouth | Bridport | Christchurch | Corfe Castle | Dorchester | Ferndown | Gillingham | Highcliffe | Lyme Regis | Poole | Portland | Ringwood | Shaftesbury | Sherborne | Sturminster Newton | Swanage | Verwood | Wareham | Weymouth | Wimborne | Winterborne Monkton
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Birthplace of: Thomas Hardy, John Le Carre, Thomas Peacock, Matthew Prior, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Thomas Sydenham, William Fox Talbot, James Thornhill, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Thomas Bell, Anthony Blunt, Verney Cameron, Christopher Chataway, Virginia Wade, Percy Gilchrist, John Gould, Radclyffe Hall, Samuel Hood, James Meade, Hubert Parry, David Mellor, Ethelbald, Mary Anning, Edmund Henderson, Alan Carr, David Croft, Peter Wilson,
Abbotsbury
Beaminster
Blandford Forum
Bockhampton
Bournemouth
- Alum Chine
- Boscombe Beach
- Bournemouth Eye
- Dorset Belle Cruises
- Durley Chine
- Fishermans Walk Beach
- Laser Quest Bournemouth
- Oceanarium
- Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
- Southbourne Beach
- Streetwise Safety Centre
Bridport
Christchurch
- Alice in Wonderland Family Park
- Christchurch Castle
- Christchurch Priory Church
- Place Mill
- Red House Museum & Garden
- Serendipity Sam's Play and Party Centre
- Southern Electric Museum The Old Power Station
Corfe Castle
Dorchester
- Athelhampton House and Gardens
- Cerne Abbas Giant
- Cerne Abbey
- Domineys Gardens
- Dorset County Museum
- Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
- Hardy's Cottage
- Keep Military Museum
- Kingston Maurward Gardens and Animal Park
- Maiden Castle
- Maumbury Rings
- Max Gate
- Mill House Cider Museum, A Dorset Collection of Clocks
- Minterne Gardens
- Moreton Gardens
- Nine Stones
- Old Crown Court and Cells
- The Dinosaur Museum
- Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
- Tutankhamun Museum
- Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows
- Wolfeton House
Ferndown
Gillingham
Highcliffe
Lyme Regis
Poole
- Branksome Chine Beach
- Brownsea Island
- Compton Acres
- Farmer Palmer's
- Peacock Gallery
- Poole Museum
- RNLI Headquarters and Museum
- Sandbanks Beach
- Scaplen's Court Museum
- The Ark
- Upton Country Park
- Waterfront Museum
Portland
Ringwood
Shaftesbury
Sherborne
Sturminster Newton
Swanage
- Central Beach
- Durlston Country Park
- Studland Beach and Nature Reserve
- Swanage Museum
- Swanage Pier
- Swanage Railway
Verwood
Wareham
- Blue Pool
- Clouds Hill
- Corfe Castle Model Village and Gardens
- Corfe Castle Museum
- Lulworth Castle
- Margaret Green Foundation Trust Animal Sanctuary
- Monkey World
- Purbeck Toy and Musical Boxes and Vintage End of Pier Museum
- Tank Museum
- Wareham Town Museum
Weymouth
- Abbotsbury Abbey Remains
- Abbotsbury Sub-tropical Gardens
- Bennett's Water Gardens
- Brewers Quay
- Childrens Farm and Smugglers Barn
- Hardy Monument
- Jordan Hill Roman Temple
- Kingston Russell Stone Circle
- Leisure Ranch
- Model World
- Nothe Fort
- Osmington Horse
- Radipole Lake Nature Reserve
- Tudor House
- Water Supply Museum
- Weymouth Sea Life Park
Wimborne
- Cranborne Manor Gardens
- Deans Court
- Edmondsham House and Garden
- Farrs Lodge
- Kingston Lacy
- Knoll Gardens
- Priest's House Museum and Garden
- Walford Mill Craft Centre
- Wimborne Minster
- Wimborne Model Town and Gardens
Winterborne Monkton
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