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  1. Go Ape

    Go Ape! Moors Valley

    Type

    Adventure Park/Playground

    Go Ape! The UK’s No.1 Tree Top Adventure
    Take to the trees and speed down zip slides. They’re part...

  2. Forde Abbey and Gardens

    Forde Abbey and Gardens

    Type

    Historic House/Palace

    Enjoy free entry into the beautiful gardens at Forde Abbey during their Christmas Opening ....

  3. Fleet Air Arm Museum

    Fleet Air Arm Museum

    Type

    Museum

    As much an ‘attraction’ as it is a ‘museum’, the Fleet Air Arm Museum is where Museum meets theatre...

  4. Kimmeridge Bay & the Marine Centre in the distance

    Fine Foundation Marine Centre

    Type

    Country Park/Nature Reserve

    Kimmeridge Bay lies within the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve and boasts the best rockpooling and...

  5. Fantastic family fun, designed for 8 & unders!

    Farmer Palmer's Farm Park

    Type

    Farm

    Farmer Palmer's is where young adventurers (eight years and under) can frankly ‘let their hair...

  6. None

    Fantasy Island Fun Park

    Type

    Adventure Park/Playground

    Fantasy Island Fun Park is located right by the sea at Bowleaze Cove, offering great views of the...

  7. Durlston Country Park, Swanage

    Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve

    Type

    Country Park/Nature Reserve

    Durlston Country Park is a gateway to England's first natural World Heritage Site and has been...

  8. Dorset County Museum interior

    Dorset County Museum

    Type

    Museum

    Archaeology, natural history, and geology of Dorset. Local and agricultural history displays....

  9. InsideOut Festival Performance

    Dorchester Arts Centre

    Type

    Arts Centre

    Music, theatre, dance outdoor events and much more in Dorset's County Town.

  10. Discover Dorchester Town Walks

    Discover Dorchester Town Walks

    Type

    Walking Tour

    Dorchester may be one of the smallest county towns in England but it is packed with history,...

  11. Corfe Castle

    Corfe Castle

    Type

    Castle/Fort

    A 1000 years of history provides 1000 reasons to visit one of Britain's most important and dramatic...

  12. Corfe Castle Model Village and Gardens

    Corfe Castle Model Village and Gardens

    Type

    Model/Miniature Village

    Detailed 1/20th scale model of Corfe Castle and village before its destruction by Cromwell. Set in...

  13. None

    Convent Walk

    Type

    Quay

    The Convent Walk was built around 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V and is a...

  14. None

    Condor Ferries

    Type

    Boat Trip

    PLEASE NOTE: All Condor Ferries sailings from Weymouth have been transferred to Poole until 4th...

  15. Clouds Hill, Wareham

    Clouds Hill

    Type

    Historic House/Palace

    T E Lawrence's (Lawrence of Arabia) retreat containing his own furnishings and photographs. Sorry...

  16. None

    Cineworld Weymouth

    Type

    Cinema

    Multiplex Cinema in Weymouth Town Centre

  17. Christchurch Priory Church

    Christchurch Priory Church

    Type

    Abbey/Priory

    This medieval monastic church comprising nave, monks' quire and Lady Chapel was started in 1094 by...

  18. None

    Christchurch Harbour

    Type

    Boat Trip

    Christchurch Harbour was formed about 7,000 years ago when the sea level rose at the end of the Ice...

  19. None

    Christchurch Castle Ruins

    Type

    Castle/Fort

    Christchurch Castle was built in the late 11thC to protect the town's and river access to the...

  20. None

    Chesil Beach

    Type

    Natural Feature

    Chesil Beach is 18 miles (28 kilometres) long and, on average, 160 metres wide and rises to 12...

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Gold Hill

Historic Site

Shaftesbury
Dorset

Add Gold Hill to your Itinerary

Looking down Gold Hill

Come and stand on the ancient cobbles of Gold Hill, Shaftesbury a glorious setting made famous in the much loved "Hovis" advert. Take in the stunning vista down the hill and across the surrounding Dorset countryside.

What's Nearby

  1. Gold Hill Museum and Garden

    Gold Hill Museum

    Gold Hill Museum contains exhibits of the 1100 years of the history of the town, and compliments...

    0.04 miles away
  2. Shaftesbury Arts Centre

    Shaftesbury Arts Centre

    Regular, varied and lively year-round programme of amateur and professional plays, films, art,...

    0.04 miles away
  3. Info boards illustrate how Abbey may have looked

    Shaftesbury Abbey Museum & Garden

    Explore the site of Saxon England’s foremost Benedictine nunnery, founded by King Alfred, and...

    0.08 miles away
  4. Shaftesbury Swimming Pool

    Shaftesbury Swimming Pool

    Recently refurbished public swimming pool. Originally outdoor but now converted to an indoor pool...

    0.29 miles away
  1. Compton Abbas Airfield

    Compton Abbas Airfield

    An unusual airfield in a spectacular location....
    Situated at 800ft above sea level we have...

    3.4 miles away
  2. A corner of Gillingham Dorset Town Museum

    Gillingham Museum

    Gillingham Museum is currently closed to enable essential works to be undertaken, as part of an...

    4.76 miles away
  3. Hambledon & Hod Hills

    Hambledon & Hod Hills

    Hambledon Hill is Dorset's most impressive Iron Age hillfort with mulitple ramparts. The hilltop...

    6.67 miles away
  4. The Exchange

    The Exchange

    The Exchange is a multipurpose building offering a high degree of flexibility for a wide range of...

    7.87 miles away
  5. Charming Thatch, home to Sturminster Newton Museum

    Sturminster Newton Museum

    The charming, thatched museum building houses displays featuring life in and around this small but...

    7.96 miles away
  6. The Mill, Sturminster Newton, Dorset

    Sturminster Newton Mill

    First mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, this most picturesque of watermills was largely...

    8.43 miles away
  7. None

    Chettle House

    Small country house features Queen Anne and English Baroque architecture. Beautiful garden. Open...

    8.94 miles away
  8. Bryanston Arts Centre

    Bryanston Arts Centre

    Arts Venue

    9.74 miles away
  9. None

    Royal Signals Museum

    New for 2012
    Afghanistan, Special Forces, Electronic Warfare, Electronic Counter Measures,...

    10.18 miles away
  10. Blandford Fashion Museum

    The Blandford Fashion Museum

    The Museum presents a selection taken from over 250 years of historical costume and accessories, in...

    10.37 miles away
  11. Blandford Town Museum

    Blandford Town Museum

    The history of Blandford and district is displayed in artefacts, photographs, maps and memorabilia...

    10.49 miles away
  12. None

    Hall & Woodhouse Brewery Visitor Centre

    Our Brewery Visitor Centre tells the story of Hall & Woodhouse through the ages and offers a unique...

    10.74 miles away
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