Stonehenge

At Stonehenge, the unparalleled stone circle 3000 BC‐1600 BC is surrounded by a ceremonial landscape comprising more than 300 burial mounds and many other prehistoric remains. There is nothing quite like Stonehenge anywhere in the world and for 5000 years it has drawn visitors to it.It's thought that…
Distance: 14 miles away

Royal Signals Museum

The Royal Corps of Signals Museum is located in Blandford Camp in the beautiful Dorset countryside and only a stone's throw from the scenic and interesting Georgian Town of Blandford Forum. There are numerous prehistoric sites within the camp boundaries, but the first recorded use of the…
Distance: 13.4 miles away

Rockbourne Roman Villa

The remains of a large Roman Villa were discovered in 1942, and were excavated between 1956 and 1974 by the local amateur archaeologist A T Morley Hewitt. In 1972 a purpose‐built site museum was created to display the important collection of artefacts found during the excavations.After the site…
Distance: 13.4 miles away

Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and

Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden is set on the site of Saxons England's foremost Benedictine nunnery founded by King Alfred in 888ADThis Abbey was to act as the catalyst for the prosperity of the town and surrounding area for over 650 years. The excavated foundations of this once…
Distance: 6.1 miles away

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