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Dorchester Hotel tips
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Premier Inn Dorchester from60 £
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Best Western Kings Arms Hotel from88 £
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BEST WESTERN Kings Arms Hotel from79 £
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Dorchester Travel guide
Dorchester : Michelin's recommendations
In the 1C AD, the Romans built the settlement of Durnovaria on the great London-Exeter route. Today, Dorchester has fine 17C houses, with many façades modified in the 19C, thus making for a varied appearance. This spirit of diversity is also in evidence on the modern and controversial Poundbury estate, which continues to grow on the town's outskirts.
Tourist attractions Dorchester : Things to see and do
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South Street
South Street GB - Dorchester DT11
South Street, Dorchester's main shopping street, starts with an impressive row of 18C red brick façades. No 10, where the Mayor of Casterbridge lived in the novel of the same name, now a bank, is a distinguished, three-storey, late 18C house.
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Monument to Thomas Hardy
High West Street GB - Dorchester
Eric Kennington's 1931 Thomas Hardy Memorial represents the author as an old man, hat on knee, seated on a flowering tree stump. The author (1840-1928), born near Dorchester, situated many of his novels in Wessex, an ancient Saxon kingdom which cover..
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Dorset Country Museum
High West Street GB - Dorchester
A splendid Victorian gallery, with painted cast-iron pillars and arches supporting a glass roof, houses Thomas Hardy memorabilia. The author was born near Dorchester and the stories in his novels take place in the region. The furniture, paintings a..
Hotels Dorchester
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Best Western Kings Arms Hotel
High East Street GB - Dorchester DT1 1HF
A well-known local landmark in the centre of Dorchester, The Best Western Kings Arms has excellent rooms with en suite bathrooms. The Best Western Kings Arms Hotel was built in 1720 and has many interesting and classical Georgian features. Many mon..
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BEST WESTERN Kings Arms Hotel
30 High Street GB - Dorchester DT1 1HF
BEST WESTERN Kings Arms Hotel in Dorchester is a renowned local landmark. And here's why! In the centre of Dorchester, the hotel was built in 1720, but retains many interesting and classical Georgian features to this day. It's also conveniently place..
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Premier Inn Dorchester
21 Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester GB - Dorchester DT1 1QT
Situated in the Brewery Square development, in the heart of the historic market town of Dorchester, this family-friendly Premier Inn Dorchester offers a bar and restaurant. It is 5 minutes’ walk from Dorchester South Railway Station. The air-conditi..
Restaurants Dorchester
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Yalbury Cottage
Lower Bockhampton GB - Dorchester DT2 8PZ
Proudly run restaurant in an old thatched cottage, with a snug beamed lounge and dining room. English tapas at lunch, with locally cured meats, cheese and bread baked in plant pots; gutsy, masculine dishes at dinner, with produce sourced from within ..
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Sienna
36 High West St GB - Dorchester DT1 1UP
Small high street restaurant with frosted glass façade, intimate interior and smartly laid tables. Choice of concise à la carte or 6 course tasting menu. Precise cooking uses top quality local produce and classic flavour combinations. Polite, measure..
