Established in 1765 and extended to 20 acres of Grade 1 listed magnificent woodland valley gardens. The collection contains rare and exotic plants.   Entrance fee: Adult. £7.50. Concessions.
Daytime Tel: 01305 871130
Email: info@abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk
Website: www.abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk

Athelhampton is one of the finest 15thC manors. Its Tudor Great Hall is exceptional. Its Grade 1 listed award winning gardens date from 1891.   Entrance fee: Adults £8.50. Concessions.
Daytime Tel: 01305 848363
Email: enquiry@athelhampton.co.uk
Website: www.athelhampton.co.uk

Athelhampton is one of the finest 15thC manors. Its Tudor Great Hall is exceptional. Its Grade 1 listed award winning gardens date from 1891.   Entrance fee: Adults £8.50. Concessions
Daytime Tel: 01305 848363
Email: enquiry@athelhampton.co.uk
Website: www.athelhampton.co.uk

A Queen Anne manor house with a 5 acre garden including lawns, colourful herbaceous borders and a new rose garden.   Entrance fee: £3.50
Daytime Tel: 01258 830858
Email: noemail@anywhere.com
Website: www.aboutbritain.com/chettlehouse.htm

A Queen Anne manor house with a 5 acre garden including lawns, colourful herbaceous borders and a new rose garden.   Entrance fee: £3.50
Daytime Tel: 01258 830 858

The rural retreat of TE.Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) who bought this isolated cottage in 1925.   Entrance fee: £3.10

The castle controlled the gateway through the Purbeck Hills. It is one of England’s most majestic ruins, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries.   Season: All year.
Entrance fee: £4.70, child £2, groups £4.10
Daytime Tel: 01929 481294
Email: corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wessex

A charming blend of Tudor and Georgian architecture with an interesting interior.   Entrance fee: £3.00

Thomas Hardy was born in this small cottage in 1840 and, from her, went to school in Dorchester. The cottage has remained largely unchanged.   Entrance fee: £3.00

An atmospheric L-shaped 16th century house. It looks out over the downs , solitary and beautiful. Tours by the owner  

Home of the Bankes family for 300 years, this 17th century house was substantially altered in the substantially altered in the 19th.   Season: 20 March-31 October
Entrance fee: £7.20 house and grounds
Daytime Tel: 01202 883402
Email: kingstonlacy@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wessex

The gardens at Lower Severalls include a herb garden, mixed borders and island beds.   Entrance fee: £3.00
Daytime Tel: 01460 73234
Email: mary@lowerseveralls.co.uk
Website: www.lowerseveralls.co.uk

The castle was built in the 17th century as a hunting lodge. Since 1641, it has been the home of the Weld family.   Season: All year except 23 Dec. t
Entrance fee: £7.00, £5.00, £4.00
Daytime Tel: 01929 400352
Email: customers@english-heritage.org.uk
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk/lulworth

This is one of the finest and largest iron age hill forts in Europe. Its massive banks enclose an area equivalent to 50 football pitches.   Season: Unrestricted
Email: customers@english-heritage.org.uk
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk/maiden

The gardens surround the Jacobean manor house. A unique valley garden.   Entrance fee: Gardens £4.00. Groups by arrangement.
Daytime Tel: 01308 862645
Email: office@mapperton.com
Website: www.mapperton.com

An Elizabethan mansion of the 1590Æs, extended in the 1660Æs and redecorated in the 18th century. The interior is primarily Jacobean in character   Entrance fee: £2.50
Daytime Tel: 01308 862 645
Email: office@mapperton.com
Website: www.mapperton.com

Home of the novelist and poet,Thomas Hardy. He designed this house and lived in it from 1885 until his death in 1926.   Entrance fee: £2.60

King Athelstan of Wessex founded a collegiate church in Milton in 933. King Edgar made this a Benedictine monastery in 964.   Entrance fee: Free. Donatons welcome.
Daytime Tel: 01258 880215

The fort overlooking Portland Harbour has enjoyed a colourful history. It was built to defend Weymouth harbour from French or Spanish invasion.   Season: Daily, April-Oct.
Entrance fee: £3.50, £2.60, £1.80.
Daytime Tel: 01305 820539
Email: customers@english-heritage.org.uk
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk/portland

The Museum houses the world's largest collection of Armoured Fighting Vehicles from unique World War 1 tanks to the latest British battle tank.   Season: Open all year.
Entrance fee: Adult £8.50
Daytime Tel: 01962 462359
Email: groups@tankmuseum.co.uk
Website: www.tankmuseum.co.uk

A fine medieval and Elizabethan manor house lying at the confluence of two rivers.   Entrance fee: £4.00
Daytime Tel: 01305 263500
Email: kthimbleby@wolfeton.freeserve.co.uk
Website: www.touruk.co.uk/houses/housedor_wolf.htm

Gold award. Set in fine walking country. Superb views over the countryside.   Email: cairnhill@talk21.com

Compton Acres Gardens are set in the beautiful area overlooking Poole Harbour.   Entrance fee: £5.95 summer, £2 winter
Daytime Tel: 01202 700778
Email: sales@comptonacres.co.uk
Website: www.comptoonacres.co.uk

A classical 18th century park setting with lawns sweeping down from the Georgian house.   Entrance fee: £5.00 Groups (10+) £4.50
Daytime Tel: 01305 215003
Email: events@kmc.ac.uk
Website: www.kmc.ac.uk

This well maintained 6 acre garden has over 6,000 labelled plants from all over the world.   Entrance fee: £2.75 winter, £4.25 main season, groups £3.25.
Daytime Tel: 01202 873931
Website: www.knollgardens.co.uk

18th century landscape woodland gardens are laid out below Minterne House.   Entrance fee: £3.00
Daytime Tel: 01300 341 370
Email: enquiries@minterne.co.uk
Website: www.minterne.co.uk