Mapperton Gardens
Mapperton Gardens

For a small town Beaminster in the valley of the River Brit punches above its weight, putting on an annual arts festival for example. Bypassed by the railways it also kept its character, the town centre now a conservation area... Read More

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Drimpton Potato Day
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Beaminster Arts Festival

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The Ollerod

The Ollerod

13th Century BridgeHouse Hotel & Restaurant, nestles in downtown Beaminster (Hardy’s ‘Emminster’), and is ideally located for stunning countryside and the fossil filled Jurassic coast. The hotel is one of West Dorset’s finest historical landmarks. ... More | Double Room: £63 - £104 | visit website

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Battle of Halidon Hill - 1333, Sinking of the Mary Rose - 1545, The Rosetta Stone Revealed - 1799, SS Great Britain launched by Brunel - 1843, Jeffrey Archer Jailed - 2001
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