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a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset

Dorchester. Dorset

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

Recommended attractions near Dorchester

Roman Town House(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)Pictures
The Keep Military Museum(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)Pictures
Max Gate(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)Pictures
Maiden Castle(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SW)Pictures
Hardy's Cottage(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction NE)Pictures
The Nine Stones(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W)Pictures
Hardy Monument(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction W)Pictures
Athelhampton House(5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction NE)Pictures
Sea Life Park, Weymouth(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction S)Pictures
The Cerne Giant(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction N)Pictures
Nothe Fort(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction S)Pictures
Abbotsbury Abbey(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction SW)Pictures
Abbotsbury Tithe Barn(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)Pictures
The Fleet Nature Reserve(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction SW)Pictures
St Catherine's Chapel(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SW)Pictures

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Recommended towns near Dorchester

Higher Bockhampton, in the county of Dorset (2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction NE)
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Osmington, in the county of Dorset (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE)
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Athelhampton, in the county of Dorset (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction NE)
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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Sydling St Nicholas, in the county of Dorset (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction NW)
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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Cerne Abbas, in the county of Dorset (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction N)
Famous for its huge chalk 'rude' giant, Cerne Abbas is a lovely ancient village in Dorset.
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Langton Herring, in the county of Dorset (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)
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Weymouth, in the county of Dorset (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction S)
Weymouth is one of the most finest and famous of all England's seaside resorts, having first been used by King George III to try and help cure his nervous disorder by bathing in the sea.
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Abbotsbury, a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)
Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset.
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Briantspuddle, a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction E)
This remarkable village owes much to the agricultural experiment carried out by Sir Ernest Debenham during the years between the two World Wars.
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Minterne Magna, in the county of Dorset (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction N)
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Portland, in the county of Dorset (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)
As it juts into the sea Portland is bounded by some of the finest coastal scenery in the land.
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Milton Abbas, a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction NE)
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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West Lulworth, in the county of Dorset (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction SE)
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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Fortuneswell, in the county of Dorset (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction S)
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Powerstock, in the county of Dorset (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)
The village is completely pastoral and appears to be protected by a maze of deep lanes which once negotiated, reveal a gracious collection of orchards, gardens and enchanting cottages set at angles on a series of knolls.
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Nearby travel help

Dorchester West Station(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Dorchester South Station(0.5 miles, 0.9 km)
Bournemouth Airport(27.1 miles, 43.7 km, direction E)
M5 Junction 25(34.4 miles, 55.4 km, direction NW)
M5 Junction 24(36.2 miles, 58.2 km, direction NW)
Exeter Airport(43.1 miles, 69.4 km, direction W)
Dorchester to London(114.6 miles, 184.4 km, direction NE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Dorchester

Hotel NameApproximate distance from Dorchester center
The Wessex Royale Hotel(0.0 miles, 0.0 km)
Kings Arms Hotel(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)
Little Court(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)
Yellowham Farmhouse(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NE)
Hotel Rembrandt(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction S)
Letchworth Guest House(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction S)
Award Guest House(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction S)
The Sun Inn(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction S)
Best Western Hotel Prince Regent(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction S)
Russell Hotel(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction S)
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