Kingston Maurward House, Dorchester

Name: Kingston Maurward House
Address: Dorchester, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Dorchester

Park, Relax in park, Georgian architecture

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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. ()

Elevation: 210 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°43'6"N, 2°24'17"W

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Dorchester United Kingdom

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Kingston Maurward House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thomas Hardy's Cottage, Max Gate, Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorset Martyrs Memorial.

1.2 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Thomas Hardy's Cottage, Dorchester
31 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.
1 miSW
Museum, Architecture, Historical place
Max Gate, Dorchester
26 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.
1.2 miW
Museum, Specialty museum
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester
32 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 miW
Monuments and statues
Dorset Martyrs Memorial, Dorchester
32 min walk • The Dorset Martyrs Memorial is a grade II listed sculpture by Elisabeth Frink in Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was unveiled in 1986 on the site of the gallows where Catholic martyrs were hanged in the 16th and 17th centuries.
1.2 miW
50°42'56"N • 2°25'58"W
Terracotta Warriors Museum, Dorchester
32 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.9 miNE
50°43'43"N • 2°23'27"W
Hardy's Birthplace and Thorncombe Woods, Dorchester
24 min walk • Museum, Nature and wildlife, Park