Dorset's Unmissable Treasures
Dorset’s landscape features the Jurassic Coast’s limestone arches and chalk stacks, alongside significant archaeological sites. Maiden Castle represents one of Europe's largest Iron Age hillforts, while the Cerne Abbas Giant remains a mysterious ancient hill figure. The region's military history spans from Henry VIII’s artillery forts at Portland and Sandsfoot to the modern collections at The Tank Museum. Natural highlights include the 18-mile Chesil Beach and the nesting mute swan colony at Abbotsbury Swannery, complemented by the preserved ruins of Tyneham ghost village.
A Durdle Door
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England.
B Old Harry Rocks
Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset,…
C Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset.
D Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, England, situated south of the village of Wool, is an early 17th-century hunting lodge erected…
E Abbotsbury Swannery
Abbotsbury Swannery is a colony of nesting mute swans near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England.
F Portland Castle
Portland Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, between 1539 and 1541.
G Sandsfoot Castle
Sandsfoot Castle, also known historically as Weymouth Castle, is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Weymouth, Dorset.
H Tyneham
Tyneham is a ghost village abandoned in 1943 and former civil parish, now in the parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the Dorset district, in…
I The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum is a collection of armoured fighting vehicles at Bovington Camp in Dorset, South West England.
J Fiddleford Manor
A lovely small manor house from the 14th century with many later alterations.
K St Catherine's Chapel
A 14th-century barrel-vaulted pilgrimage chapel built by the monks of Abbotsbury Abbey. Constructed entirely of local stone to withstand coastal weather, the building served as both a place of worship and a navigational beacon for mariners along the Jurassic Coast.
L Cerne Abbas Giant
The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. 55 metres high, it depicts a standing nude male…
M Chesil Beach
Chesil Beach in Dorset, England is one of three major shingle beach structures in Britain.
N Durlston Castle
Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1.13 square-kilometre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coastline…
O Jordan Hill Roman Temple Remains
Jordan Hill Roman Temple is a Romano-Celtic temple and Roman ruin situated on Jordan Hill above Bowleaze Cove in the eastern suburbs of…
P Square and Compass
The Square and Compass is a Grade II listed public house in Worth Matravers, Dorset.
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