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Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
The Centre provides a large and varied programme of fossil events and activities which run all year round including fossil hunting walks, fossil roadshows, ammonite slice polishing and fossil mould making sessions.
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approx time from port
15 minutes |
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Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle, both as a village and a castle, is located on the A351 between Wareham and Swanage in Dorset. The area is popularly known as the Isle of Purbeck. More information.
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approx time from port
1 hour 20 minutes
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Forde Abbey
Forde Abbey, founded in 1146, was one of the most significant Cistercian monasteries in England. The buildings seen today were all in existence in the Middle Ages, forming the Abbot’s and monk’s quarters, their kitchen, refectories, and their chapter house.
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approx time from port
35 minutes |
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The Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site is 95 miles of stunning coastline in Dorset and East Devon. Walking along the Jurassic Coast is like ‘walking through time’ – 185 million years of time in 95 miles!
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approx time from port
40 minutes |
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Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle was built in 1606 as a hunting lodge for the Lulworth Estate by Lord Howard of Bindon to attract King James I to hunt deer within the deer park, a 1000 acre enclosure created in 1299.
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approx time from port
1 hour 15 minutes |
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Mapperton House and Gardens
Mapperton Gardens is a unique valley garden in West Dorset, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The gardens surround the Jacobean manor house, stable block, dovecote and All Saints' Church.
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approx time from port
30 minutes |
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Minterne House
Minterne has been in the Churchill and the Digby families for nearly 350 years. The valley was landscaped in the manner of Capability Brown in the 18th century with a series of small lakes and cascades described in 'The 1,000 Best Houses,' as "a corner of paradise." More information.
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approx time from port
50 minutes |
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Portland Castle
Henry VIII’s finest coastal fortresses - Portland Castle. Perfectly preserved, overlooking Portland harbour, you can try on armour, explore the Tudor kitchen and gun platform and see ghostly sculpted figures from the past.
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approx time from port
1 hour |
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge, which dates back to 3200BC is probably the most recognisable and enigmatic stone circle in Britain. The structure has fascinated people for centuries, and there are many theories as to what purpose it was put to by ancient man. More information.
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approx time from port
1 hour 45 minutes |
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Ware House
A visit to Lyme Regis, the Centre of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site and area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, would not be complete without a visit to the home of Mrs. Minnie Churchill, DL. The house was used as the main house in ‘The French Lieutenants Woman’, starring Meryl Streep, as well as others including a ‘Miss Marple’ film and featured in a Rosamunde Pilcher film ‘Half a World Away’.
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approx time from port
15 minutes |