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Insight Activities
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum
The Keep Military Museum
Sculpture by the Lakes
Athelhampton House and Gardens
Hardy's Cottage
Maiden Castle
Max Gate
Dorset County Museum
Kingston Maurward Park and Gardens
Places to see in ( Dorchester - UK )
Places to see in ( Dorchester - UK )
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England. Dorchester is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway that separates the area from Weymouth, 7 miles (11 km) to the south.
The area around Dorchester was first settled in prehistoric times. The Romans established a garrison there after defeating the Durotriges tribe, calling the settlement that grew up nearby Durnovaria; they built an aqueduct to supply water and an amphitheatre on an ancient British earthwork. After the departure of the Romans, Dorchester diminished in significance, but during the medieval period became an important commercial and political centre. It was the site of the Bloody Assizes presided over by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth Rebellion, and later the trial of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
The Brewery Square redevelopment project is taking place in phases, with other development projects planned. The town has a land-based college, Kingston Maurward College, the Thomas Hardye Upper School, three middle schools and thirteen first schools. The Dorset County Hospital offers an accident and emergency service, and the town is served by two railway stations. Through vehicular traffic is routed round the town by means of a bypass. The town has a football club and a rugby union club, several museums and the biannual Dorchester Festival. It is twinned with three towns in Europe. As well as having many listed buildings, a number of notable people have been associated with the town. It was for many years the home and inspiration of the author Thomas Hardy, whose novel The Mayor of Casterbridge uses a fictionalised version of Dorchester as its setting.
Dorchester town centre is sited about 55 to 80 metres (180 to 262 ft) above sea-level on gently sloping ground beside the south bank of the River Frome. Measured directly, it is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Weymouth, 18 miles (29 km) SSE of Yeovil in Somerset, and 20 miles (32 km) west of Poole.
The town has two railway stations. Dorchester South is on the South Western Main Line to Bournemouth, Southampton and London is operated by South West Trains; Dorchester West, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is on the Heart of Wessex Line, operated by GWR and connects with Yeovil, Bath and Bristol. As part of the regeneration at the Brewery Site in the town centre, Dorchester South railway station will become the first solar powered railway station in the UK.
Alot to see in ( Dorchester - UK ) such as :
Dinosaur Museum
The Keep, Dorchester
Max Gate
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
Dorset County Museum
The Tutankhamun Exhibition
Borough Gardens
Maumbury Rings
Roman Town House, Dorchester
Terracotta Warrior Museum
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Drone Flying Over Kingston Maurward
A drone flying over Kingston Maurward College
Do they know it’s Christmas? Grey’s Loft style!
Here is the recording and video for year 3’s rendition of Band Aid 30 - Do they know it’s Christmas. These students are all from the Foundation Learning department of Kingston Maurward College in Dorset, South England. Featuring vocals from their teacher Adam, who also recorded the song and produced the video. Well done team!
RACE FOR LIFE... Kingston Maurward College
RACE FOR LIFE... at Kingston Maurward College, Dorset. 31st May 2015.
Dorset Knob Throwing & Food Festival 2017
Wessex FM went along to the 10th annual event at Kingston Maurward College in Dorchester!
The Birthplace of Thomas Hardy
May I encourage you to visit the birthplace of the much loved author and poet, Thomas Hardy?
It's sometimes asked, What did Thomas Hardy write? It was my delight to discover that Thomas Hardy was not only born here, he lived here long enough to write, Under The Greenwood Tree, and my favourite, Far From The Madding Crowd.
The book's title is liked to have come from Thomas Gray's poem - Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. (1751)
'Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray;
Along the cool sequester'd vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.'
'Madding' means 'behaving madly' or 'frenzied' - and this cottage, its gardens, and the walk through Thorncombe Wood to the cottage is indeed far from the madding crowd. Interestingly, I chose not to use the audio from the woods, however, because the birdsong was overlaid upon the madding noise of the local roads.
ADDRESS
Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QJ
QUOTES FROM NATIONAL TRUST (and their copyright)
A35, from Dorchester and the west: From the A35, at the Kingston Maurward roundabout take the exit signposted Kingston Maurward and Higher Bockhampton. Follow the road to the next crossroads and turn left (there is a small sign for Hardy's Cottage). Look out for a pair of cottages and a red letter box on your right, and turn right into the lane. Follow the lane round to the right and into the Thorncombe Wood car park. A35, from the east: From the A35, take the exit signposted Higher Bockhampton onto Cuckoo Lane. After half a mile, turn left towards Hardy's Cottage. Follow the lane round to the right and into the Thorncombe Wood car park. Coaches: all group visits must be booked in advance of the day with the Visitor Experience Officer (01305 262366 or email hardyscottage@nationaltrust.org.uk). Coach drop-off point is at the junction at the end/start of dual carriage way east of Dorchester. Coaches are not allowed to wait or park on Cuckoo Lane. For parking there is a lay-by with coach spaces on the A35 between the Kingston Maurward roundabout and the Lower/Higher Bockhampton Junction, on a first-come first-served basis. Getting to Hardy's Cottage from the car park: The cottage is a 10-15 minute walk from the car park, either along a bridle path or through the woodland. Bridlepath: From the car park, walk back up the lane and turn right along the gravel bridlepath. The cottage is at the end of the path, on the right hand side. Woodland: A more tranquil approach, but steep and uneven in places. Follow the path up the slope to the left and turn left at the first branch of the path, signposted 'Hardy's Cottage' on a wooden waymarker.
Parking: Car park owned by Dorset County Council; parking is free for National Trust members visiting Hardy's Cottage: inform the staff at the Visitor Centre on arrival. Parking charges for non-members are £1.00 up to 2 hours/£3.00 over 2 hours. 600 yards from Cottage, 150 yards from Visitor Centre. Please note: There is limited parking for blue badge holders and a drop off point outside the cottage by prior arrangement only. Call 01305 262366 or email hardysbirthplace@nationaltrust.org.uk to arrange.
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We really enjoyed the Visitor Centre and Café too. There's plenty to do for the whole family. On our visit, the specials on the menu included homemade Smoked Mackerel Pâté, and Smoked Haddock and Cheese Fishcakes. We were very happy with our meal.
I'd give yourself a morning or an afternoon to visit. Nearby is Stinsford Church - St Michael's - strongly associated with the Hardy family - including a dedicated stained glass window, stone carving, and the family graves.
Our habit is to visit Hardy's Cottage first, then have some lunch at the Visitor Centre, and then travel on to St Michael's. We finish up our day at Max Gate where my chief delight is to sit at a desk similar to one Hardy would have written at, look out of the window of his study, and then, inspired, to write a poem.
Watch out for further videos celebrating the Hardy Trail.
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White Mill Sturminster Marshall Dorset UK
White Mill is a former corn mill which stands in a peaceful setting by the River Stour, in Sturminster Marshall near Wimborne Dorset. The mill is a part of the Kingston Lacy estate and is managed by the National Trust.
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College Project - KMC Farm Park
This is a quick project we did as part of a Level 3 Animal Management course, about the college Farm Park in practice for gathering information about business' for our summer work experience this year (2011) ... enjoy =)
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???? Race for Life 2015 Cancer Research UK - DJI Inspire 1
A SHORT PREVIEW Film of Race for Life 2015 - Filmed Sunday 31st May 2015
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[Wikipedia] Kingston Maurward House
Kingston Maurward House is a large Grade I listed Georgian English country house set in a 750-acre (3 square km) estate in Dorset situated in the Frome valley two miles east of Dorchester.
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Dorchester Dray Horse accompanied by a jazz band
Acoustic Jass accompanied a one and a half size bronze statue of Drummer the dray horse to its new home in Dray Horse Yard, Dorchester.
The musicians were:-
Cuff Billett - Trumpet
Richard Cook - Clarinet
Doug Kennedy - Banjo
Martin Jones - Sousaphone
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They are off Epsom Race For Life 2012
And They are off Epsom Race For Life 2012 at Epsom Downs. Well done to everyone who took part