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In Dorset you'll never be far from traditional and pretty villages to explore. Each Dorset village has its own character, history, individual charm and tale to tell.
Here's just a taster of some of Dorset's best villages, whether you come across them by chance on a ramble or cycle ride or you've set off to find that quirky pub, interesting church or village tearoom for a slice of Dorset apple cake!
Number of items: 90
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Bridport
Bothenhampton is a Bridport suburb which has had significant modern expansion. The interesting feature of this village is that is has two churches, the newer of which is well worth visiting for any church enthusiast. Built in 1887, the new church was designed by the well-known Arts and Crafts...
Wimborne
Several scattered hamlets with wonderful names; Gods Blessing Green and Pig Oak, make up Holt, itself centred around a large green faced by pretty thatched cottages and a traditional village inn.
Holt is recorded in the Domesday Book as the 'foresta de Winburne', a royal chase and forest. Known...
Dorchester
A seaside hamlet with a pretty approach and magnificent views across Weymouth Bay to Portland. The shore is rocky and wild and not safe for swimming however the area is rich in fossil remains, has a number of riding stables close by and the village boasts the popular Smugglers Inn, one of the...
Dorchester
Known by many as the “knob-throwing village”, Cattistock’s recent rise to fame is thanks to a peculiar tournament of the same name held annually in the village. This quirky game, where one hurls a Dorset Knob Biscuit as far as they can, has rapidly grown in popularity. Coinciding with the Frome...
Wareham
Kingston, Worth Matravers and Langton Matravers are found south of Corfe Castle. These small villages are a popular destination not only for the South West Coast Path and the Jurassic Coast, but also for the area's stone working history.
Stop in at the infamous Worth Matravers village pub to...
Dorchester
A quirky village with many attractive cottages located on one side of the street and yet nothing on the other, making it appear quite lop sided! Another odd feature of the village is the church of St. Mary with its tower corners consisting of two huge columns, one on top of the other with pinnacles...
Dorchester
This picturesque, rural village has a quaint appearance, with a number of original thatched cottages from the 17th and 18th century and plenty of pretty gardens. Despite its small size, the village has four Listed Buildings and the aesthetic value of this village has attracted many an artist. As...
Dorchester
Cerne Abbas is a charming and quaint village that is world renowned for the Cerne Giant, a 180 ft high ancient chalk figure carved out into the steep sloping hillside above the village. The origins of the Giant, now owned by the National Trust, are a mix of fact and speculation. Some believe that...
Dorchester
A pleasant village, sheltered beneath the 776 ft Blackdown Hill. On the main road is a pretty 18th century house where Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy lived until 1807. It was also used in the Thomas Hardy novel 'The Trumpet Major' when Bob Loveday visited Captain Hardy to ask if he could serve...
Bridport
Corscombe lies in lovely wooded country north of Beaminster with its main street climbing up the chalk hillside. It commands splendid views over Somerset from the upper road and is one of the most peaceful parts of Dorset. The famous republican Thomas Hollis lived here, benefactor of many...
