More local links

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset.It sits right in the heart of the county making it an ideal place to stay if you are visiting the surrounding area.

The following links take you to websites that you may wish to visit to get more information about Dorchester and its surrounding areas to plan your visit.

Localised detail about Dorchester:

A comprehensive write up on Dorsets towns, villages and other places of interest - see:

Information on Dorchester's most famous son, the author Thomas Hardy:

The Tolpuddle Martyrs' cottages and museum lie 5 miles to the east of Dorchester -for more details and to read their story:

The World Heritage (Jurassic) Coastline runs along all of South Dorset and into East Devon - see:

The Dorset Wildlife Trust has 38 nature reserves in Dorset - see:

The National Trust has many sites to visit in and around Dorset, lots of which are open all year round - see:

The largest hillfigure in Britain and legendary local fertility symbol - The Cerne Giant at Cerne Abbas - see:

For a different kind of family day out visit Monkeyworld - see: