The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester

Name: The Avenue Stadium
Address: Dorchester, United Kingdom

#26 among attractions in Dorchester

Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport

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The Avenue Stadium is a football stadium in Dorchester, England and is home of Dorchester Town F.C. ()

Opened: 1990 (34 years ago)Capacity: 5229Coordinates: 50°42'3"N, 2°26'44"W

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Dorchester United Kingdom

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The Avenue Stadium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dorset County Museum, Maiden Castle, The Keep, Max Gate.

1.1 miN
Museum, History museum, Natural history museum
Dorset County Museum, Dorchester
28 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.
1.2 miW
Ancient hillfort with trails and views
Maiden Castle
30 min walk • Maiden Castle is a testament to Britain's ancient past, an archaeological site that stands as one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hillforts in Europe. Located near Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, Maiden Castle spans roughly 47 acres and its history...
1 miN
Museum, Military museum
The Keep, Dorchester
25 min walk • The Keep, Dorchester is part of the former county barracks of the 39th Regiment of Foot and the 75th Regiment of Foot. The barracks were built in about 1880 and housed various regiments as units were amalgamated.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Architecture, Historical place
Max Gate, Dorchester
31 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 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester
30 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.
0.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Maumbury Rings, Dorchester
15 min walk • Maumbury Rings is a Neolithic henge in the south of Dorchester town in Dorset, England. It is a large circular earthwork, 85 metres in diameter, with a single bank and an entrance to the north east.
1 miN
Monuments and statues
Thomas Hardy Statue, Dorchester
26 min walk • Thomas Hardy Statue is a statue of Thomas Hardy, located at Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was funded by public subscription to commemorate Hardy's life and works, three years after his death.
1 miNE
Monuments and statues
Dorset Martyrs Memorial, Dorchester
27 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.
1.1 miN
City hall
Municipal Buildings, Dorchester
29 min walk • The Municipal Buildings are based on the north side of High East Street in Dorchester, Dorset, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Dorchester Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
1.1 miNE
Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester
29 min walk • The Dinosaur Museum is a museum presenting dinosaurs in Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, in southern England. The Dinosaur Museum is the only museum in mainland Britain dedicated purely to dinosaurs. The museum is not far from the Jurassic Coast to the south, a World Heritage Site.
0.9 miN
50°42'46"N • 2°26'29"W
The Borough Gardens, Dorchester
22 min walk • Garden, Park