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 Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Road,
Bournemouth, BH2 5BH. Telephone: 01202 456400. The Bournemouth
International Centre (BIC) is one of the most prestigious venues
for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment and events. From
Birthday Parties to Party Political Conferences, Amateur Musicals
to top Rock and Pop Concerts. 17disabled parking spaces. www.bic.co.uk.
Location: In the centre
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Pavilion
Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU. Telephone: 01202
456400. The International Centre, the Pavilion Theatre and the
Pier Theatre are venues for shows, plays, ballet, opera, banquets,
civic functions, wrestling, ballroom dancing, conferences, exhibitions
and more. Wheelchair access is possible to the majority of public
areas within the Pavilion - with the exception of the Snug Bar,
Committee Room, Circle and Circle Bar.
www.bic.co.uk. Location:
In the centre of Bournemouth. |
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Oceanarium, Pier Approach, West Beach, Bournemouth,
BH2 5AA. Tel: 01202 311 993. The Oceanarium Bournemouth brings
you face to face with marine life from the furthest reaches of
the globe. Plasma screen documentaries, walk-through underwater
tunnel and exhibits and more. www.oceanarium.co.uk. Location: In the centre of Bournemouth. |
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The
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, East Cliff, Bournemouth,
BH1 3AA. Tel: 01202 451858. The Museum Shop sells a selection
of books, cards and gifts. Cafe. Most of the building is wheelchair
accessible. Exhibitions include Japanese metalwork. www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk. Location: In the centre of Bournemouth. |
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Wimborne Minster, High Street, Wimborne, Dorset,
BH21 1HT, Tel: 01202 884753. For over 1300 years this Wimborne
Minster has been a centre for pilgrimage, prayer and worship.
Visit the Minster and you will be warmly welcomed. In the summer
Guides and 'Ministry of Welcome' are on duty. www.wimborneminster.org.uk.
About 5 miles north of
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Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe,
Dorset BH23 4LE. Tel: 01425 278807. Highcliffe Castle is a Grade
I listed building which was built between 1831 and 1835. The
castle is open daily from 1st February- 23rd December. Inside
the Castle there are 5 partially restored staterooms housing
a gift shop, visitor centre and galleries featuring a changing
programme of exhibitions. Guided tours. www.highcliffecastle.co.uk.
Location: In the centre
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Sammy
Miller Motorcycles, Bashley Cross Rd, New Milton, Hampshire,
BH25 5HZ, TEL: 01425 616446. The museum houses the finest collection
of fully restored motorcycles in Europe, including factory racers
and exotic prototypes, plus memorabilia spanning 7 decades. There
are over 300 rare and classic motorcycles on display in four
galleries. www.sammymiller.co.uk. About 1 mile east of Christchurch. |
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Christchurch Castle and Norman House. The
remains of Christchurch Castle include parts of the mound-top
keep, and more unusually the 12th-century riverside chamber block
or 'Constable's House'. This very early example of domestic architecture
includes a rare Norman chimney. English Heritage. Located in Christchurch, near the
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Nothe Fort, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UF. The
fort was built in 1860 to protect Portland's harbour, which was
then becoming an important Royal Navy base. The fort played an
important role in World War II, when the harbour was used by
the British and Americans. www.fortressweymouth.co.uk.
Location: About 7 miles
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Brewer's
Quay, Weymouth. Tel: 01305 777622. Re-developed Victorian Brewery,
in the Old Harbour now housing the award winning Time Walk and
indoor Shopping Village. Admission charges apply to the Time
Walk Museum. Location: About 7 miles south of Dorchester. |
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Jordan Hill Roman Temple, Weymouth. The foundations
of a 4th-century Romano-Celtic temple. English-Heritage. Location: About 7 miles south of Dorchester. |
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Hardy's
Cottage, Higher Bockhampton, nr Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ. Tel:
01305 262366 (Custodian). Birthplace of novelist and poet Thomas
Hardy. National Trust. Charges apply. About 2 miles east of Dorchester. |
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The Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester, Dorset.
A spectacular re-creation of Tutankhamun's tomb and treasures.
The current exhibition of Tutankhamun follows the Treasures of
Tutankhamun exhibition which was shown in London at the British
Museum in 1972. www.tutankhamun-exhibition.co.uk. Location:
In the centre of Dorchester. |
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Wimborne Minster, High Street, Wimborne, Dorset,
BH21 1HT, Tel: 01202 884753. Ror over 1300 years this Wimborne
Minster has been a centre for pilgrimage, prayer and worship.
Visit the Minster and you will be warmly welcomed. In the summer
Guides and 'Ministry of Welcome' are on duty. www.wimborneminster.org.uk.
Location: About 3 miles
west of Ferndown. |
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Poole
Quay. Poole Quay offers a bustling atmosphere, restaurants, cafes
and pubs. On the lively Quayside is the Poole Pottery factory
shop, and plenty of excellent places to eat and drink. Enjoy
the 18th Century architecture and the cobbled streets. Building
work started on the new Waterfront Museum in February 2006. About 4 miles south of Ferndown. |
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Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Road,
Bournemouth, BH2 5BH. Telephone: 01202 456400. The Bournemouth
International Centre (BIC) is one of the most prestigious venues
for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment and events. From
Birthday Parties to Party Political Conferences, Amateur Musicals
to top Rock and Pop Concerts. 17disabled parking spaces. www.bic.co.uk.
About 5 miles south of
Ferndown. |
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Ringwood
Brewery, 138 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE, BH24 3AP.
TEL: 01425 471177. Brewery Tours and sampling of our ales. After
the visit you make your way to our pub in Ringwood (approx. 1
mile). www.ringwoodbrewery.co.uk. Location: About 5 miles east of Ferndown. |
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Poole Lifeboat Station museum. Tel: 01202
665607. Poole’s 19th century lifeboat station on the east
end of the quay is still as it was when the last serving crew
shut the door in 1974. It is now a museum. www.poolelifeboat.co.uk.
Location: In the centre
of Poole. |
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Brownsea
Island Ferries, Sandbanks & Poole Quay. Tel: 01929 462383.
Visit Brownsea Island from Poole or Sandbanks. Bars and drinking
areas on all our boats. The least expensive crossing is from
Sandbanks which incidentally is the original route taken by Lord
Baden Powell in 1907. www.brownseaislandferries.com.
Location: In the centre
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Poole Quay. Poole Quay offers a bustling atmosphere,
restaurants, cafes and pubs. On the lively Quayside is the Poole
Pottery factory shop, and plenty of excellent places to eat and
drink. Enjoy the 18th Century architecture and the cobbled streets.
Building work started on the new Waterfront Museum in February
2006. Location: In the
centre of Poole. |
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Wimborne
Minster, High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HT, Tel: 01202
884753. Ror over 1300 years this Wimborne Minster has been a
centre for pilgrimage, prayer and worship. Visit the Minster
and you will be warmly welcomed. In the summer Guides and 'Ministry
of Welcome' are on duty. www.wimborneminster.org.uk.
About 4 miles north of
Bournemouth. |
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Portland Museum, 217 Wakeham, Portland, DT5
1HS, Dorset. Tel: 01305 821804. Archaeology, Archives, Costume
and Textiles, Fine Art, Weapons and War, Science and Technology,
Social History, Land Transport, Maritime. On the Isle of Portland. |
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Portland
Castle, Dorset - DT5 1AZ. Toilets: Accessible WC. Shop: Level
access. Snacks available from shop. Picnics welcome in grounds.
Access to castle and Captain's House. English Heritage. Charges
apply. Overlooking
Portland Harbour in Castleton, Isle of Portland. |
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Nothe Fort, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UF. The
fort was built in 1860 to protect Portland's harbour, which was
then becoming an important Royal Navy base. The fort played an
important role in World War II, when the harbour was used by
the British and Americans. www.fortressweymouth.co.uk. Location: About 3 miles north of Portland. |
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Brewer's
Quay, Weymouth. Tel: 01305 777622. Re-developed Victorian Brewery,
in the Old Harbour now housing the award winning Time Walk and
indoor Shopping Village. Admission charges apply to the Time
Walk Museum. Location: About 3 miles north of Portland. |
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Sherborne Castle, Cheap Street, Sherborne,
Dorset DT9 3PY. Tel: 01935 813182. Castle, Gardens, Shop and
Tearoom. Set in 40 acres of glorious 'Capability' Brown landscaped
gardens and grounds around a 50 acre lake, the Castle contains
a splendid collection of art, furniture and porcelain. Castle
viewing takes place over three floors and only the ground floor
is accessible to wheelchair users. www.sherbornecastle.com. Location: In the centre of Sherborne. |
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Sandford
Orcas Manor House, Sandford Orcas, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4SB.
Tel: 01963 220206. Tudor manor house in the heart of Dorset is
said to be home to fourteen ghosts. 17th century Dutch and 18th
century English paintings. About 3 miles north of Sherborne. |
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Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Near
Ilchester, Somerset, BA22 8HT. Tel: +44 (0) 1935 840565. We have
a huge range of exhibits covering all aspects of the Fleet Air
Arms activities. 95% of the museum is accessible to people in
wheelchairs. Swordfish Restaurant. www.fleetairarm.com. About 6 miles north west of Sherborne. |
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Museum
of South Somerset, Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UN. Tel:
01935 424 774. Housed in the former coach house to Hendford Manor.
There is a permanent Roman exhibition on display. The first floor
contains a Roman kitchen and dining-room setting. Collections
of glassware and costumes. About 5 miles west of Sherborne. |
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Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford,
Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7LH. Tel: 01963 440 804. The prestigious
Haynes International Motor Museum is the UK's largest exhibition
of the greatest cars from around the world. A living and working
museum, with over 340 amazing cars and bikes from nostalgic classics
of the 50s and 60s, glorious Bentleys and Rolls Royces to exciting
super cars of today, like the Jaguar XJ220. Shop. Restaurant.
www.haynesmotormuseum.com. About
7 miles north of Sherborne. |
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Swanage Railway, Station House, Swanage, Dorset
BH19 1HB. Tel: 01929 425800. The award-winning Swanage Railway
currently operates on the six miles of track between Swanage
and Norden, through the beautiful Isle of Purbeck, passing the
magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle. www.swanagerailway.co.uk.
Location: Station in the
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Durlston
Country Park & Marine Project, Lighthouse Road, Swanage,
Dorset, BH19 2JL. Tel: 01929 424443. Durlston is a fabulous 113hectare
(280acre) countryside paradise, consisting of sea-cliffs, coastal
limestone downland, haymeadows, hedgerows and woodland. www.durlston.co.uk. Location:
On the outskirts of Swanage. |
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Corfe Castle, The Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham,
Dorset BH20 5EZ. Tel: 01929 481294. Thousand-year-old castle
rising above the Isle of Purbeck. Castle View visitor centre
explores the lives (and deaths) of past residents. National Trust.
Charges apply. Served by Swanage Railway (above). About 4 miles west of Swanage. |
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Portland Museum, 217 Wakeham, Portland, DT5
1HS, Dorset. Tel: 01305 821804. Archaeology, Archives, Costume
and Textiles, Fine Art, Weapons and War, Science and Technology,
Social History, Land Transport, Maritime. About 5 miles south of Weymouth. |
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Portland
Castle, Dorset - DT5 1AZ. Toilets: Accessible WC. Shop: Level
access. Snacks available from shop. Picnics welcome in grounds.
Access to castle and Captain's House. English Heritage. Charges
apply. About
4 miles south of Weymouth. Overlooking Portland Harbour in Castleton,
Isle of Portland. |
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Nothe Fort, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UF. The
fort was built in 1860 to protect Portland's harbour, which was
then becoming an important Royal Navy base. The fort played an
important role in World War II, when the harbour was used by
the British and Americans. www.fortressweymouth.co.uk. Location: In the centre of Weymouth. |
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Brewer's
Quay, Weymouth. Tel: 01305 777622. Re-developed Victorian Brewery,
in the Old Harbour now housing the award winning Time Walk and
indoor Shopping Village. Admission charges apply to the Time
Walk Museum. Location: In the centre of Weymouth. |
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Jordan Hill Roman Temple, Weymouth. The foundations
of a 4th-century Romano-Celtic temple. English-Heritage. Located 2 miles NE of Weymouth off
A353. |
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Hardy's
Cottage, Higher Bockhampton, nr Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ. Tel:
01305 262366 (Custodian). Birthplace of novelist and poet Thomas
Hardy. National Trust. Charges apply. About 8 miles north of Weymouth. |
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The Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester, Dorset.
A spectacular re-creation of Tutankhamun's tomb and treasures.
The current exhibition of Tutankhamun follows the Treasures of
Tutankhamun exhibition which was shown in London at the British
Museum in 1972. www.tutankhamun-exhibition.co.uk. About 7 miles north of Weymouth. |
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Wimborne Minster, High Street, Wimborne, Dorset,
BH21 1HT, Tel: 01202 884753. Ror over 1300 years this Wimborne
Minster has been a centre for pilgrimage, prayer and worship.
Visit the Minster and you will be warmly welcomed. In the summer
Guides and 'Ministry of Welcome' are on duty. www.wimborneminster.org.uk.
Location: In the centre
of Wimborne Minster. |
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Poole
Quay. Poole Quay offers a bustling atmosphere, restaurants, cafes
and pubs. On the lively Quayside is the Poole Pottery factory
shop, and plenty of excellent places to eat and drink. Enjoy
the 18th Century architecture and the cobbled streets. Building
work started on the new Waterfront Museum in February 2006. About 4 miles south of Wimborne Minster. |
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Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Road,
Bournemouth, BH2 5BH. Telephone: 01202 456400. The Bournemouth
International Centre (BIC) is one of the most prestigious venues
for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment and events. From
Birthday Parties to Party Political Conferences, Amateur Musicals
to top Rock and Pop Concerts. 17disabled parking spaces. www.bic.co.uk.
About 5 miles south of
Wimborne Minster. |
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- Wimborne Minster, High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HT,
Tel: 01202 884753. wimborneminster.org.uk
- Corfe Castle, The Square,
Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5EZ. Tel: 01929 481294
- Oceanarium, Pier Approach, West Beach, Bournemouth, BH2 5AA.
Tel: 01202 311 993. oceanarium.co.uk
- Fleet Air Arm Museum,
RNAS Yeovilton, Near Ilchester, Somerset, BA22 8HT. Tel: +44
(0) 1935 840565. fleetairarm.com
- Swanage Railway, Station House, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1HB. Tel:
01929 425800. swanagerailway.co.uk