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About Briantspuddle

This remarkable village owes much to the agricultural experiment carried out by Sir Ernest Debenham during the years between the two World Wars. Sir Ernest was the head of a large London store and so he had the time and money at his disposal for his scheme which he regarded as an attempt to prove that Great Britain could be solely responsible for feeding the British nation. In an experiment far ahead of it's time Sir Ernest introduced scientific methods to intensify pig, poultry and dairy farming. His building projects were centred on the 'Arts and Crafts' style, using mostly, locally made building materials and his legacy lives on in the many houses and cottages he built in and around the village.

This quaint village differs from most English villages in that it has no church and there is very little here other than fine whitewashed cottages interspersed down narrow leafy lanes that are more used to driven herds than the modern motor vehicles of today. The village though, wears well an air of quiet charm which shows in beautifully kept gardens that border thickly thatched, mullion windowed dwelling houses of by-gone days. The most interesting and attractive properties are perhaps those known as The Ring - a group of cottages with two turrets of thatch, built by Sir Ernest Debenham in 1919, their intended use was as a dairy farm.

Just a short way away from Briantspuddle is an interesting memorial commemorating the dead of two world wars, it is by the noted artist Eric Gill and is of local Portland stone and sculpted in the form of an ancient Market cross.

Briantspuddle is close to the magnificent Dorset coast and not far from the rivers Piddle and Frome. There is a museum at Tolpuddle and Athelhampton House is close-by. The NT property of Clouds Hill is just a short distance away. This is a region of great beauty that has much to attract and interest the visitor.

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Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Briantspuddle

Clouds Hill	(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction S)	Pictures
Athelhampton House	(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction W)	Pictures
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre	(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Hardy's Cottage	(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction W)	Pictures
Max Gate	(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)	Pictures
Lulworth Castle	(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction S)	Pictures
Roman Town House	(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)	Pictures
The Keep Military Museum	(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction W)	Pictures
Lulworth Cove	(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction S)	Pictures
Durdle Door	(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction S)	Pictures
The Blue Pool	(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Maiden Castle	(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction W)	Pictures
White Mill	(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NE)	Pictures
The Cerne Giant	(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Arne RSPB Reserve	(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction E)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Briantspuddle

Athelhampton in the county of Dorset (2.8 miles, 4.4 km, direction W)
Athelhampton lies close to the little River Piddle which almost entirely encircles Athelhampton House which was built in the 15th-century by Sir William Martyn who was granted the lands and a license to build upon them by King Henry VII in the year 1483.
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Milton Abbas in the county of Dorset (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction N)
Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England.
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Higher Bockhampton in the county of Dorset (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction W)
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Dorchester in the county of Dorset (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)
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West Lulworth in the county of Dorset (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)
One of the most visited geological areas of Britain, Lulworth Cove has recently been placed into the World Heritage Jurassic Coastline.
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Osmington in the county of Dorset (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)
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Bryanston in the county of Dorset (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)
The town was initially the town of Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John.
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Blandford Forum in the county of Dorset (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NE)
Utterly delightful, a town of matchless elegance, of quintessentially English beauty, are but a few of the attributes to the fine Market town on the River Stour.
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Sturminster Marshall in the county of Dorset (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NE)
Sturminster Marshall is famous for its beautiful White Corn Mill and for the magnificent eight arched bridge spanning the River Stour.
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Furzebrook in the county of Dorset (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction SE)
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Cerne Abbas in the county of Dorset (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)
Famous for its huge chalk 'rude' giant, Cerne Abbas is a lovely ancient village in Dorset.
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Kimmeridge in the county of Dorset (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)
A popular place for surfers and diving enthusiasts, Kimmeridge is a small town along the Purbeck Coast in Dorset.
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Corfe Castle in the county of Dorset (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SE)
Below the castle, the village of Corfe shows picturesque stone houses of the 17th-century.
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Minterne Magna in the county of Dorset (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)
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Sydling St Nicholas in the county of Dorset (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction W)
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.
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Nearby travel help

Moreton Station	(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction SW)
Wool Station	(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction SE)
Bournemouth Airport	(19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction E)
M27 Junction 1	(32.1 miles, 51.6 km, direction NE)
M27 Junction 2	(35.2 miles, 56.6 km, direction NE)
Southampton Airport	(42.5 miles, 68.5 km, direction E)
Briantspuddle to London	(107.1 miles, 172.4 km, direction NE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Briantspuddle

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Briantspuddle center
Yellowham Farmhouse	(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction W)
Kings Arms Hotel	(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction W)
The Wessex Royale Hotel	(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)
Little Court	(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction W)
The Anvil Inn	(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)
Hotel Rembrandt	(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction SW)
Letchworth Guest House	(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)
Premier Travel Inn Poole North	(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)
Award Guest House	(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SW)
The Sun Inn	(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW)
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