Athelhampton House, Dorchester

Name: Athelhampton House
Address: Athelhampton Rd, Dorchester, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1305 848363

#2 among attractions in Dorchester

Museum, Historical place, Garden, Park

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Athelhampton is a settlement and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated approximately 5 miles east of Dorchester. It consists of a manor house and a former Church of England parish church. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the civil parish is 30. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 167 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°44'51"N, 2°19'36"W

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Athelhampton RdDorchester United Kingdom

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+44 1305 848363

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Athelhampton House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Tank Museum, Dorset County Museum, Clouds Hill, Church of Saint John.

5.2 miSE
History museum, Military museum, Museum
The Tank Museum, Bovington Camp
132 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Dorset, The Tank Museum in Bovington Camp stands as a formidable archive of armored warfare. This impressive establishment is not just a museum; it is a journey through the history of tanks and their impact on global conflicts.
5.3 miSW
Museum, History museum, Natural history museum
Dorset County Museum, Dorchester
136 min walk • The Dorset County Museum is located in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Founded in 1846, the museum covers the county of Dorset's history and environment. The current building was built in 1881 on the former site of the George Inn. The building was designed specifically to house the museum's collection and is in the neo-Gothic style.
3.9 miSE
Museum, History museum
Clouds Hill, Wareham
99 min walk • Clouds Hill is an isolated cottage near Wareham in the county of Dorset in South West England. It is the former home of T. E. Lawrence and is owned by the National Trust. The site is in the parish of Turners Puddle in Purbeck District.
1.3 miE
Church
Church of Saint John
32 min walk • The Church of Saint John the Evangelist is a Church of England parish church in Tolpuddle, Dorset. The church is a Grade I listed building.
2.8 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Thomas Hardy's Cottage, Dorchester
73 min walk • Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, is a small cob and thatch building that is the birthplace of the English author Thomas Hardy.
4.9 miSW
Museum, Architecture, Historical place
Max Gate, Dorchester
126 min walk • Max Gate is the former home of Thomas Hardy and is located on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was designed and built by Thomas Hardy for his own use in 1885 and he lived there until his death in 1928. In 1940 it was bequeathed to the National Trust by Hardy's sister and is now open to the public.
5.1 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester
132 min walk • The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is a teddy bear museum in Dorchester, Dorset, southern England. The museum includes Teddy Bear House and displays antique and other teddy bears. Bears on display include Paddington Bear, Rupert Bear, and Winnie the Pooh. The earliest bear dates from 1906 and there are also life-sized bears.
1.2 miE
Museum, History museum
Tolpuddle Martyrs
32 min walk • The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who, in 1834, were convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers.
3.8 miSE
Church, Architecture
St Nicholas' Church
97 min walk • St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard.
4 miSW
Park, Georgian architecture
Kingston Maurward House, Dorchester
102 min walk • Kingston Maurward House is a large Grade I listed Georgian English country house set in a 750-acre estate in Dorset situated in the Frome valley two miles east of Dorchester.
5 miSW
Church
Whitcombe Church
128 min walk • Whitcombe Church in Whitcombe, Dorset, England was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

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When is Athelhampton House open?

Athelhampton House is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday closed
Sunday 9:30 am - 5 pm