Dorset Days Out Guide

Go Ape Moors Valley - Ashley Heath
Go Ape Moors Valley is a high wires adventure course in Moors Valley Country Park, West of Ringwood in... read more
Active (sporting) things to do

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Sandbanks Crazy Golf - Poole
Sandbanks Crazy Golf in Poole, BH13. Find opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Active (sporting) things to do

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Splashdown Poole - Poole
Splashdown Poole is a family waterpark with indoor and outdoor areas in the Tower Park entertainment centre Poole... read more
Active (sporting) things to do

Abbotsbury Swannery - Abbotsbury, Nr Weymouth
Abbotsbury Swannery is the home of a managed colony of swans in Abbotsbury near Weymouth... read more
Animals & Nature

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Arne RSPB Reserve - Wareham
Arne RSPB Reserve in Arne, Wareham, BH20. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Animals & Nature

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Donkey Walking Adventures
Donkey Walking Adventures, Beaminster
Animals & Nature

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Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park - Verwood
Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park is a heavy horse rescue centre with horse related activities plus children's play areas about 5 miles North West of Ringwood... read more
Animals & Nature

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Fancys Family Farm - Portland
Fancys Family Farm in Portland, DT5 1FR. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Animals & Nature • Free entry

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Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park - Organford, Poole
Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park is a farm attraction with children's play activities near Poole... read more
Animals & Nature

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Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre - Longthorns, Wareham
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre is a primate centre home to rescued and endangered primates of all kinds as seen on the TV show Monkey Life... read more
Animals & Nature

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Moors Valley Country Park
Moors Valley Country Park, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, BH24 2ET
Animals & Nature

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Oceanarium - Bournemouth
Oceanarium is an indoor attraction set over two floors and features a wide range of aquatic creatures from around the world... read more
Animals & Nature

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Putlake Adventure Farm - Langton Matravers, Swanage
Putlake Adventure Farm is an all-weather children's activity farm attraction 2 miles from Swanage in Dorset... read more
Animals & Nature

The Clay Studio - Christchurch
The Clay Studio in Christchurch, BH23 1AE. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Arts and crafts • Indoor activities

Compton Acres - Poole
Compton Acres is 5 beautifully themed gardens, Italian Garden, Wooded Valley, Rock and Water Garden, Heather Garden and Japanese Garden set over 10 acres... read more
Gardens to visit

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Kingston Maurward Gardens - Dorchester
Kingston Maurward Gardens in Dorchester, DT2 8PY. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Gardens to visit

Abbotsbury Abbey
Market Street, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4JR
Historical • Free entry

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Corfe Castle - Corfe Castle, Wareham
Corfe Castle is the ruins of a 1000 year old castle on a mound overlooking Corfe village between Swanage and Wareham... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Fiddleford Manor
Fiddleford, Sturminster, Newton, DT10 2BX
Historical

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Jordan Hill Roman Temple
Bowleaze Coveway, Weymouth, DT3 6PL
Historical

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Kingston Lacy - Wimborne Minster
Kingston Lacy is a large country mansion, gardens and estate covering 8500 hectares... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Kingston Russell Stone Circle
Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4JX
Historical

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Mapperton - Beaminster
Mapperton in Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3NR. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Knowlton Church and Earthworks
Knowlton, Wimborne, BH21 5AE
Historical

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Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle Rd, Dorchester, DT2 9EY
Historical

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Nothe Fort - Weymouth
Nothe Fort in Weymouth, DT4 8UF. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Portland Castle - Castletown
Portland Castle is a coastal fort built during the 16th century by Henry VIII and located on the island of Portland overlooking Portland harbour... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Sherborne Old Castle - Castleton, Sherborne
Sherborne Old Castle is the ruins of a 12th Century fortified palace, surrounded by a dry moat, that was once home to Sir Walter Raleigh... read more
Historical tourist attractions

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Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows
Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 9XD
Historical

Crazy Monsters - Blandford Forum
Crazy Monsters is a children's indoor play centre in Blandford Forum. The centre has a three tier play frame with biff bags, slides, ball pool, spinners and an aerial glide... read more
Kids days out • Indoor activities

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Lemur Landings Soft Play - Poole
Lemur Landings Soft Play is an indoor soft play centre for children up to 11, North East of Poole... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

Beaminster Museum - Beaminster
Beaminster Museum in Beaminster, DT8 3NB. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

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Blandford Town Museum - Blandford Forum
Blandford Town Museum in Blandford Forum, DT11 7HQ. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

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Bridport Museum - Bridport
Bridport Museum in Bridport, Dorset. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

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Dinosaurland Fossil Museum
Coombe Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3PY
Museums & Galleries

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Dorset County Museum - Dorchester
Dorset County Museum is a museum with artefacts and collections of items relating to Dorset and it's past located in the county town of Dorchester... read more
Museums & Galleries

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Gillingham Museum - Gillingham
Gillingham Museum in Gillingham. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

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Gold Hill Museum and Garden - Shaftesbury
Gold Hill Museum and Garden is a local history museum with a garden in Shaftesbury... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry

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Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum - Corfe Castle
Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum in Corfe Castle. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

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Terracotta Warriors Museum
High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1JU
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

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The Dinosaur Museum - Dorchester
The Dinosaur Museum is a museum about dinosaurs in Dorchester town centre... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

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The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum - Dorchester
The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is an indoor family attraction about teddy bears in Dorchester... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

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The Keep Military Museum - Dorchester
The Keep Military Museum is a museum about the Devonshire and Dorset military regiments, West of Dorchester town centre... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

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The Tank Museum - Bovington
The Tank Museum in Bovington, BH20. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

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The Tutankhamun Exhibition - Dorchester
The Tutankhamun Exhibition in Dorchester, DT1. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries

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Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum - Tolpuddle, Dorchester
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum in Tolpuddle, Dorchester, DT2. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry

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Wareham Town Museum - Wareham
Wareham Town Museum in Wareham, Dorset. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

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Weymouth Museum - Weymouth
Weymouth Museum in Weymouth, Dorset. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries

Wimborne Minster Model Town - Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster Model Town is a model village set amongst gardens in the village of Wimborne Minster... read more
Other places to visit

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Sandworld
Lodmoor Country Park, Preston Beach Road, Weymouth, DT4 7SX
Other places to visit

Adventure Wonderland - Hurn, Christchurch
Adventure Wonderland is a theme park with an indoor Aztec-themed children's play centre, plus 30 outdoor rides and attractions aimed at children up to 12... read more
Theme Parks

Swanage Railway - Hurn, Christchurch
Swanage Railway in Swanage, Dorset. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details... read more
Transport days out

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