Listed below are ideas for Days Out that are within a one hour drive of Lancombes House.
Museums Royal Signals Museum - Blandford Camp, Dorset DT11 8RH - 01258 482248 - "Spies, codes and Secret Agents" Dinosaur Museum - Icen Way, Dorchester, Dorset - 01305 269741 Dorset County Museum - High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XA - 01305 262735 Dorset Teddy Bear Museum - Teddy Bear House, Antelope Walk, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1BE - 01305 263200 Keep Military Museum - Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1RN - 01305 264066 Cavalcade of Costume Museum - Lime Tree House, The Plocks, Blandford, Dorset DT11 7AA - 01258 453006 Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum - TUC Memorial Cottages, Tolpuddle, Dorchester, Dorset - A museum about the 6 workers who were transported to Australia in 1834 for forming their own Union Tutankhamun Museum - High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset - 01305 269571 Dinosaurland - Coombe Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3PY - 01297 443541 - Fossils and dinosaur Museum Philpot Museum - Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3QA - 01297 443370 Old Crown Court and Cells - High Street West, Dorset - 01305 252241 - Famous for the trials of the Tolpuddle Martyrs in 1834 Terracotta Warriors Museum - High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset - 01305 266040 Bovington Tank Museum - Bovington, Dorset BH20 6JG - 09129 405096
Castles, Forts, Historic and Religious Locations Corfe Castle - The Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EZ - 01929 481294 Lulworth Castle - East Lulworth, Dorset BH20 5QS - 0845 4501054 Portland Castle - Portland, Dorset DT5 1AZ - 01305 820539 Maiden Castle - Dorchester, Dorset Sherborne Castle and Lakeside Gardens - Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3PY - 01935 813182 Nothe Fort - Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset - 01305 766626 St Catherines Chapel - Abbotsbury, Dorset Forde Abbey - Chard, Dorset TA20 4LU - 01460 221290 Sherborne Abbey - Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset - 01935 813182 Milton Abbey Church - Milton Abbas, Blandford, Dorset - 01258 880215 - Spectacular Benedictine Abbey (14th/15th Century) Jordan Hill Roman Temple - Weymouth, Dorset Kingston Russell Stone Circle -Abbotsbury, Dorset Cerne Abbas Giant - Cerne Abbas, Dorset New Barn Field Centre - Bradford Peverell - An educational re-creation of an Iron Age homestead where you can throw your own pot. Also a wild flower reserve, farm animal petting zoo and nature trail
Houses and Gardens Abbotsbury Sub-tropical Gardens - Bullers Way, Abbotsbury, Dorset DT3 4LA - 01305 871387 - 20 acre gardens with rare and exotic plants Mapperton Gardens - Mapperton, Dorset DT8 3NR - 01308 862645 - Terraced gardens surrounding a Tudor/Jacobean Manor House. "The Nations Finest Manor House" voted by Country Life Readers, 2006 Athelhampton House and Gardens - Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7LG - 01305 848363 Hardy's Cottage - Higher Bockhampton, Nr Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ - 01305 262366 - The Birthplace of Hardy Max Gate - Alington Avenue, Dorset DT1 2AA - 01305 262538 - The home of Thomas Hardy Ivy Cottage - Aller Lane, Lower Ansty, Dorchester, DT 2 7PX - 01258 880053 - Beautiful private gardens Chettle House - Chettle, Blandford, Dorset DT11 8DB - 01258 830858 Kingston Maurward Gardens and Animal Park - Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PY - 012305 215003 - Farm animal park with commercial and rare breeds and Edwardian Gardens Minterne Gardens - Minterne Magna, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7AU - 01300 341370
Family Locations Abbotsbury Swannery - New Barn Road, Abbotsbury, Dorset DT3 4SG - 01305 871858 - The only colony of mute swans open to the public in the world Childrens Farm - New Barn Road, Abbotsbury, Dorset DT3 4JG - 01305 871817 - Petting zoo, play barn, tractors and displays Monkey World - Longthorns, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6HH - 01929 462537 Deep Sea Adventure and Sharky's Playzone - Old Harbour, Weymouth, Dorset - 0871 222 5760 Discovery - Brewers Quay - Old Harbour, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8TR - 01305 789007 - Science fun for all ages Weymouth Sea Life Park - Lodmoor Country Park, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 7SX - 01305 761070
Misc Locations Hall & Woodhouse Brewery Visitors Centre - Blanford St Mary, DT11 9LS - 01258 452141 UK Llamas - New House Farm, Mosterton, Dorset DT8 3HE - 01308 868674 - Walks, treks and rambles with llamas!
Lyme Regis waterfront has many Amusement Arcades and fun activities for children.
Tours Lyme Regis offers offers many tours from history tours such as the 'Thomas Hardy Trail' and the 'Smugglers Trail', fossil hunting tours and ghost tours. Details can be found from the Lyme Regis Tourist Office
Similarly, Dorchester offers Thomas Hardy Tours, Town Walking Tours (including Ancient and Roman sites), Maiden Castle by Moonlight, Blue Badge Tours and Ghost Walks. Details can be found in the Dorchester Tourist Office - 01305 26792
Looking for idea on what to do whilst on holiday? Why not have a look at the Rural Dorset website - a fantastic website that gives you links to Arts and Crafts, Entertainment, Family Fun, Hidden Treasures, Historic Buildings, Houses and Gardens, Museums and Heritage Attractions in rural Dorset, along with details of festivals and local events.
The West Dorset webpage is also a fantastic database of what to see and what events are on throughout the county.
Lancombes House self-catering cottages offer cottage accommodation in beautiful West Dorset. Our pet friendly, self-catering cottages are well equipped accommodations - ideal for exploring Dorset.
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