The Poppy Trail – Dorchester and the First World War
Dorchester’s Poppy Trail – look for the plaques with a poppy symbol and tour the sites of importance to Dorchester’s First World War history.
The sites are spread about the town, so you may prefer to discover them over several trips rather than in one go. We recommend a visit to the Keep Military Museum to find out more about the Dorset Regiment and the First World War.
Read about the lives of the people commemorated on the War Memorial in Brian Bates’ book, Dorchester
Remembers the Great War (2012) and about the German prisoner of war camp in his book Living with the Enemy: Dorchester’s Great War Prison Camp (2016), both published by Roving Press.
The Poppy Trail was created by the Dorchester Heritage Committee and the Keep Military Museum, in conjunction with Common Heritage and Wallis Agency.
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Dorchester has a large selection of quality places to eat and drink to stop for refreshments along the way.
The nearest cafes to the suggested starting point are Top o Town Car Park Cafe, in the car park and The Old Tea House and Shire Hall Cafe, both in High West Street.
