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Winter Solstice 2011, Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick, Cumbria

Castlerigg

in the county of Cumbria

Pictures of Hardy's Cottage

a Historic Building in the town of Higher Bockhampton, in the county of Dorset

About Hardy's Cottage

Home of poet and novelist Thomas Hardy until the age of 34.
Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd were written here.

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Recommended towns & villages near Hardy's Cottage

Cottage, Dorset

Dorchester (86 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction SW)

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset and is the heart of Thomas Hardy's Wessex. On the outskirts of the town you will find Hardy’s birthplace and family home in Higher.....

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction E)

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...

Osmington, Dorset

Osmington (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction S)

The pretty village of Osmington is situated along the Jurassic coast just 4 miles North-East of the historic resort of Weymouth. It has narrow streets and pretty thatched.....

Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction NW)

Famous for its huge chalk 'rude' giant, Cerne Abbas is a lovely ancient village in Dorset...

The Sydling Valley, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset

(7.2 miles, 11.6 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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The Roman Town House, Dorchester, Dorset

Roman Town House (1 Pictures)

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction SW)

The Roman Town House was a discovery of the 1930's. From excavations beneath the ground came a rich feast of Roman history that.....

The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester. Dorset

The Keep Military Museum (15 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction SW)

This exciting keep is the home of the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset. Here visitors with a keen interest in all things.....

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House (10 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction NE)

Athelhampton House is a fine example of a 15th Century house nestling in deepest Dorset...

Maiden Castle, Dorset

Maiden Castle (10 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction SW)

The finest Iron Age hillfort in Europe, Maiden Castle is the size of 50 football pitches and was first built in 600BC over the.....

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction NW)

This magnificent figure cut into the turf of a chalk hillside is best viewed from the north of the village. He is known as "The.....


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