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Eat & Drink your way around Dorchester!

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Itinerary – A Roman Weekend in Dorset

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A day out in Roman Durnovaria!

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The Best Family Day out in Dorset

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Discover a Day Out In Dorchester, Dorset

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Eat & Drink your way around Dorchester! (1)

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Your Guide to Thrift Shopping in Dorchester

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HOME OF HILLFORTS AND HENGES

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Dorchester home to stone circle that’s older than Stonehenge!

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Itinerary – Enjoy a Car-Free Weekend in Dorset

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Echoes of the Gallows: Dorchester’s Most Infamous Executions

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Mother’s Day ideas in Dorchester

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Itinerary – Escape the madding crowds and enjoy an enchanting weekend discovering Thomas Hardy’s Dorchester

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Affordable and Fun Family Days Out in Dorset

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Dorchester Science Festival

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Itinerary – 48 hours Exploring Poundbury

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Celebrate Valentines Day in the Heart of Dorset

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Itinerary – 48 hours in Dorchester – A luxurious weekend in Dorset

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Explore Dorchester through the Seasons in 2025

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Five Dorchester Businesses up for awards at the 12th Dorset Tourism Awards

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Shop to Support Lower South Street and Hardye Arcade

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Experience the Dorchester D-Day Theatre Trail Online!

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Dorchester Christmas Shopping Guide

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Dorchester for Christmas: Give experiences this festive season!

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Christmas Markets and Fairs in Dorchester

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Writer and LGBTQ+ pioneer Sylvia Townsend Warner to be Dorchester’s first non-royal statue of a woman

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Free Parking Days in Dorchester

AUTUMN

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October Half Term in Dorchester!

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Book a long Weekend in Dorchester

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Autumn in Dorchester – A guest blog by Richard Bradford

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Spooky Dorchester

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Explore Dorset’s New Valley to Market Food Trail!

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Dorchester’s Summer of Sunflowers 2024!

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Dorchester Summer Bucket List!

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Exploring Beautiful Gardens in Dorset

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Dorchester raises the Green Flag in Borough Gardens!

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Find out about Summer in Dorchester with our new leaflet!

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Thomas Hardy interactive at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery

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Celebrate Father’s Day in Dorchester

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Unveiling Dorchester: A Journey Through 12 Historic Artefacts

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Newly elected Mayor of Dorchester declares Walking Festival a resounding success!

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May Half Term in Dorchester!

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Dorchester: the home of your Dorset adventure!

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Dorset Arts Weeks in Dorchester!

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Beating the Bounds is back for 2024! Find out the details and watch the 2023 video here!

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Top Things To Do on a Rainy Day in Dorset

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A weekend in Dorchester

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Easter events & activities in Dorchester

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Anthony Harrison to be Appointed as the New Town Crier for Dorchester, Dorset

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Dorchester Walking Festival

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Dorchester’s Festival of Drinks: Brew Dorch Full Schedule Released

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Britain’s Best Town Crier hangs up his bell and hunt for new Town Crier begins!

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2024 “must visit” UK destination: Dorchester, Dorset

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Your Perfect Rainy Day Plans at Nikki’s Play Cafe

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Festival organiser and promoter wanted for Dorchester Walking Festival 2024

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Dorchester Food Fortnight – celebrating local produce

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As featured on Channel 5!

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Dorchester Heritage Open Day 2023

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A Day Out in Roman Dorchester

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A Day of Play in Dorchester!

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SUMMER OF SUNFLOWERS

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Vote for your favourite Sunflower Shopfront & Cakes!

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Dorchester’s Summer of Sunflowers 2023

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Businesses: Get involved in Summer of Sunflowers 2023!

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The Town with Three Names: Dorchester, Durnovaria & Casterbridge

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The Thomas Hardy Victorian Fair

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Coronation Weekend in Dorchester!

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23 Things to do in Dorchester in 2023

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Free days out in Dorset

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Tour of Britain coming through Dorchester, Dorset

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Discover Casterbridge – Thomas Hardy’s Dorchester

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Jubilee Celebrations in Dorchester

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10 Amazing Facts about Dorchester

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The Roman Baths

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The Roman Walls

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HOME OF HILLFORTS AND HENGES

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The Dorchester Henge

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Dorchester’s Fascinating Maumbury Rings

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The Poundbury Great Park on The Great Field

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Love Dorchester Like a Local

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Celebration of Brewing and Distilling in Dorchester

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Salivating at the prospect of local Christmas food – A guest blog from Dorset Food and Drink

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A walk through Borough Gardens

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Dame Elisabeth Frink Collection in Dorchester

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Explore Dorchester with Dora

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Dorchester’s Town Crier wins again!

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Dorchester’s History – a journey through time

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Start from Weymouth Railway Station yard, turn left passed the magnificent Somerset pub towards Victoria’s (50th) Jubilee Clock

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Budmouth Walk – 19th Century Weymouth

There is an enclosed younger children's play area suitable for children up to the age of eight. The play equipment includes rockers, a seesaw, baby swings and junior multi play structure.

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Castle Park Play Area

The “Discover Dorchester” route is the perfect way to take in great views, enjoy the inviting ambiance of the town, and visit a host of notable attractions along the way.

Dorchester has a state of the art permanent concrete skatepark which was opened in April 2009. Open for free use everyday, the park is suitable for BMX, scooter and inline skates as well as skateboards.

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Skate Park

THE FRIDGE is an Aladdin`s cave of Award Winning Speciality food.

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The Fridge

Yalbury & Yvon’ Cafe Wine Bar offers you the very best Artisan Patisserie, local English Tapa’s as well as sophisticated wines, local beers and ciders, fine English Tea and freshly ground coffee eat in and take away in a truly unique atmosphere.

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YC’S Cafe Wine Bar