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Notes on lists of Places to visit in Dorset, Somerset and Devon
Place | Feature | Map Ref | Postcode | Road miles | Time mins | Dog friendly |
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Crewkerne | Museum | TA18 7LP | 3 | 7 | ||
Beaminster | Museum | DT8 3NB | 5 | 9 | ||
Montacute | TV & Radio Toy Museum and tearooms | ST 496 169 | 9 | 19 | ||
Chard | Museum | 11 | 20 | |||
Bridport | Museum | DT6 3NR | 12 | 23 | ||
Yeovilton | Fleet Air Arm Museum | ST 555 243 | BA22 8HT | 16 | 26 | |
Owermoigne | Cider museum | DT2 8HZ | 44 | 27 | ||
Also spring nursery; clock collection and shop | ||||||
Dorchester | Dorset County Museum | 18 | 28 | |||
Dorchester | The Keep Military Museum | 18 | 28 | |||
Dorchester | Dinosaur Museum | 18 | 28 | |||
Sparkford | Motor Museum | ST 609 270 | 21 | 30 | ||
Sherborne | Museum | 17 | 34 | |||
Lyme Regis | Dinosaurland Fossil Museum | 17 | 35 | |||
Bovington | Tank Museum | SY 829 884 | BH20 6JG | 35 | 41 | |
Weymouth | Tudor House Museum | 26 | 41 | |||
Portland | Portland Museum | 31 | 54 | |||
Blandford Forum | Royal Signals Museum | DT11 8RH | 36 | 1 hrs 3 | ||
Tyneham | Lost village, museum | SY 882 804 | 40 | 1 hrs 4 | ||
Watchet | Washford Radio Museum | ST 044 412 | 40 | 1 hrs 8 |
Place | Feature | Map Ref | Postcode | Road miles | Time mins | Dog friendly |
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Yeovilton | Fleet Air Arm Museum | ST 555 243 | BA22 8HT | 16 | 26 | |
Sparkford | Motor Museum | ST 609 270 | 21 | 30 | ||
Bovington | Tank Museum | SY 829 884 | BH20 6JG | 35 | 41 | |
Seaton | Tramway | SY 253 294 | 23 | 41 | Yes (£2) | |
Beer (Devon) | Pecorama pleasure gardens and miniature railway | ST 504 032 | DT8 3SG | 24 | 45 | |
Bishops Lydeard | West Somerset Steam Railway to Minehead | ST 165 289 | TA4 3RU | 28 | 51 | |
Cranmore | East Somerset Railway | BA4 4QP | 32 | 51 | ||
Shilligstone | North Dorset Railway | DT11 0SA | 29 | 53 | ||
Midsomer Norton | Somerset and Dorset Railay | BA3 2EY | 36 | 59 | ||
Corfe Castle | Swanage Railway | 41 | 59 | |||
Tarrant Hinton | Dorset Steam Fair | DT11 8HX | 39 | 59 | ||
Held every August, late Bank Holiday | ||||||
Bicton | Bicton Park Botanical Gardens. Miniature railway | SY 071 859 | EX9 7BG | 43 | 1 hrs 3 |
Place | Feature | Map Ref | Postcode | Road miles | Time mins | Dog friendly |
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Clapton Bridge | Water Mill | ST 414 063 | 5 | 9 | ||
Beaminster | Donkey Walking Adventures | 5 | 10 | |||
Kingcombe Meadows | Working Farm, Nature reserve and centre (DoWT) | SY 554 991 | 8 | 14 | yes | |
Sutton Bingham | Reservoir | ST 548 112 | 7 | 17 | no | |
South Poorton | Holloway to West Milton | ST 5180 9784 SY 5030 9630 | 10 | 18 | yes | |
South Petherton | David Hall Arts Centre (monthly film night) | 8 | 19 | |||
Ham Hill | Country park, Hill Fort (SSSI, NNR) | ST 479 172 | 10 | 20 | yes | |
Probably the most popular hill-fort of all, but adequate space to get away from crowds. | ||||||
Mangerton | Water Mill | SY 490 957 | 11 | 21 | ||
Stoke-sub-Hamdon | Priory | TA14 6QP | 8 | 21 | ||
Winterbourne | Poor Lot (Stone age barrows) (EH) | SY 588 907 | DT2 9XD | 15 | 22 | |
Tytherleigh | Devon, closest point | ST 318 034 | 13 | 22 | ||
Yeovil | Nine Springs Country Park | ST 555 155 | 11 | 22 | yes | |
Stoford (Yeovil) | Yeovil Junction Railway Centre | BA22 9UU ST 571 141 | 10 | 23 | ||
Winterbourne Abbas | The Nine Stones (Stone circle EH) | SY 613 624 | 16 | 24 | yes | |
Whitestaunton | Roman villa remains | ST 281 104 | 14 | 26 | ||
Lytes Cary Manor | House and Gardens (NT) | ST 534 267 | 17 | 26 | ||
Symonsbury | Village, Hell Lane to North Chideaock | SY 445 935 SY 424 938 | 13 | 26 | yes | |
Wonderful holloway - probably the best example! | ||||||
Cerne Abbas | Giant & village | ST 662 016 | 15 | 26 | yes | |
Kingston Russel | Stone Circle. (EH) (on foot) | SY 577 878 | 16 | 27 | yes | |
Kingsdon | Glenda Spooner: Horse rescue centre | ST 515 258 | 17 | 27 | ||
Portesham | Valley of Stones (NNR) | SY597 882 | 18 | 27 | yes | |
Trinity Hill | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage | EX13 8TB | 16 | 29 | no | |
Black Down | Hardy monument (NT) | SY 613 875 | DT2 9HY | 19 | 30 | yes |
Seatown | Coastal village, beach, Golden Cap, walks, pub | SY 420 917 | 14 | 31 | (officially) no | |
Golden Cap | Highest point on South coast (NT) | SY 384 9344 | DT6 6EP | 15 | 32 | yes |
SatNav is for Langdon Hill car park | ||||||
Muchelney | Abbey (EH) | ST 428 247 | 15 | 32 | ||
Kingston Maurward | Animal park and gardens | SY 714 910 | 21 | 33 | gardens | |
Abbotstbury | Abbey remains. (EH) | SY 579 851 | DT3 4JL | 21 | 34 | yes |
Sherborne | Old Castle. (EH) | ST 648 168 | 17 | 34 | yes | |
Muchelney | Priest's House | TA10 0DQ | 15 | 34 | ||
Thorncombe Woods | Nature Reserve, Hardy's cottage, Woods | SY 726922 | 21 | 35 | ||
Abbotstbury | St. Catherine's Chapel. (EH) | SY 5725 852 | DT3 4JU | 22 | 36 | yes |
Maiden Castle | Hill Fort, one of largest in Britain. (EH) | SY 672 884 | DT2 9PP | 21 | 36 | yes |
Jordan Hill | Roman Temple. (EH) | SY 699 821 | 26 | 40 | ||
Pallington | Sculpture park and walks | SY 786 913 | 24 | 41 | ||
Moreton | River Frome. Ford. Long bridge. | SY 805 893 | 28 | 43 | yes | |
Briantspuddle | Culpeppers Dish | SY 814 926 | 28 | 44 | ||
Large conical sink hole. Car park nearby. Walks through pine forest and heathland. | ||||||
Beer (Devon) | Beer Quarry Caves | SY 214 894 | EX12 3AR | 24 | 44 | |
Burrowbridge | Burrow Mump Historic hill. (NT) | ST 359 305 | TA7 0RB | 20 | 45 | yes |
Throop | Ford and long bridge on River Piddle | SY 827932 | 29 | 45 | yes | |
Milton Abbas | Village (historical) | ST 805 018 | 30 | 46 | ||
Sidmouth | Donkey sanctuary | SY160 891 | 27 | 47 | ||
Meare | Monastic fishery building. (EH) | ST 459 417 | 29 | 48 | ||
Glastonbury | Tribunal. (EH) | 29 | 50 | |||
Portland | Castle. (EH) | SY 683 743 | 29 | 51 | ||
Bishops Lydeard | West Somerset Steam Railway to Minehead | ST 165 289 | TA4 3RU | 28 | 51 | |
Portland | DoWT. Tout Quarries Sculpture park | SY 68443 72446 | DT5 2LN | 31 | 54 | yes |
Sturminster Marshall | 18th century mill | BH21 4BX | 37 | 55 | ||
Lulworth | Castle and park | SY 855 822 | 36 | 55 | yes (park) | |
Nunney | Castle. (EH) | ST 737 468 | 37 | 56 | yes | |
Wareham | Caves | ST 543 473 | 34 | 58 | ||
Wareham | Blue Pool | BH20 5AR | 39 | 59 | ||
Nature reserve and tearoom: !! acres of woodland, heathland | ||||||
Corfe Castle | Village, Swanage railway. Model village | SY 958 814 | 41 | 59 | yes | |
Shaftesbury | Town, Gold Hill | 31 | 1 hrs 0 | |||
White Cross | Bookbarn International | BS39 6EX | 39 | 1 hrs 1 | ||
Blandford Forum | Royal Signals Museum | DT11 8RH | 36 | 1 hrs 3 | ||
Longleat | Safari Park | ST 81 43 | BA12 7JS | 45 | 1 hrs 6 | No |
Broadclyst | Clyston Mill | EX5 3EW | 40 | 1 hrs 6 | ||
Cheddar | Caves | 46 | 1 hrs 6 | |||
Stonehenge | Stone circle (EH) and downland (NT) | SU 123 422 | SP4 7DE | 55 | 1 hrs 7 | |
Cleeve | Abbey. (EH) | ST 050 409 | 40 | 1 hrs 8 | ||
Washford | Tropiquaria Zoo and Wildlife park | ST 055 410 | 40 | 1 hrs 8 | ||
A must for the children! | ||||||
Dancing Ledge | Old coastal quarry. Rock pools and swimming. | SY 998 769 [SY 997 784 1400m] | BH19 3HG | 47 | 1 hrs 14 | yes |
Sandbanks | Chain ferry to Poole | BH19 3BA | 49 | 1 hrs 15 | ||
Shell Bay | Chain ferry to Poole | BH19 3BA | 49 | 1 hrs 15 | ||
Bath | Roman Baths | 47 | 1 hrs 21 | |||
Burley | New Forest village. Lawn walks | SU 214 028 | BH24 4AP | 59 | 1 hrs 25 | yes |
An excellent place to stop on your way to visit us. | ||||||
Bournemouth | Hengistbury Head | SZ 173 908 | BH6 4EN | 54 | 1 hrs 29 | |
Ferries to Christchurch, Tuckton. Beach, cafe. Well worth a visit. | ||||||
Lydford | Lydford Gorge (NT) | SX 507 844 | 74 | 1 hrs 32 | yes | |
Lymington | Town. Ferry to Isle of Wight | 66 | 1 hrs 42 |