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Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Set in 250 acres of spectacular parkland landscaped in the latter half of the 18th century and now roamed by a herd of Red Devon.....

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Kingston Maurward House & Gardens, Dorset

Kingston Maurward House & Gardens, Dorset

Kingston Maurward Gardens include wonderful floral displays, topiary, a wonderful walled garden, stone terraces, a lake and.....

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Longleat House & Safari Park, Wiltshire

Longleat House & Safari Park, Wiltshire

On entering the great grounds of Longleat House through the entrance known as "Heaven's Gate" visitors are immediately struck by.....

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Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset

Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset

Intimate manor house with Arts & Crafts-style garden. Tudor great hall and 14th-century chapel, this was home to medieval.....

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Max Gate, Dorset

Max Gate, Dorset

Home of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy...

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Mompesson House, Wiltshire

Mompesson House, Wiltshire

Elegant and spacious 18th-century house in the Cathedral Close...

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Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Dorset

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Dorset

This is a place where "Monkey Business" really is acceptable, for the centre is home to over 150 primates of 15 different.....

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Montacute House, Somerset

Montacute House, Somerset

This is one of the most glittering of all the great Elizabethan mansions in England. It is built of glowing honey-coloured Ham.....

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Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle, Somerset

A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....

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Old Sarum, Wiltshire

Old Sarum, Wiltshire

A must visit, Old Sarum (old Salisbury) is a huge Iron Age hillfort which was started around 500BC and later occupied by the.....

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Philipps House & Dinton Park, Wiltshire

Early 19th-century neo-Grecian house designed for William Wyndham, a leading late Georgian politician. A variety of tranquil.....

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Roman Town House, Dorset

Roman Town House, Dorset

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

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Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire

Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire

Salisbury Cathedral's graceful spire rises to an elegant 404 feet, it is the tallest cathedral spire in England, and can be seen.....

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Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

Without doubt this magnificent Abbey built centuries ago of creamy Ham stone ranks amongst the finest Abbey churches anywhere in.....

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Sherborne Castle, Dorset

Sherborne Castle, Dorset

Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I......

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Stapehill Abbey, Dorset

Stapehill Abbey, Dorset

The Nun's of enclosed orders usually led a harsh existence under a regime of dedication and prayer, but it was also a peaceful.....

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Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, Somerset

Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, Somerset

14th/15th-century farm buildings, formerly a priests' residence...

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