Bristol Airport 1 hr 28
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre (36 min)
Visitor center with fossil displays including an ichthyosaur, plus Jurassic Coast information. Fleet Air Arm Museum (33 min)
Huge military and civilian airplane collection, plus interactive aircraft carrier exhibit. Sherborne Old Castle (33 min)
Remains of a medieval castle with a well-preserved gatehouse & verdant grounds home to birdlife. Forde Abbey (27 min)
Garden, abbey, and monastery Mapperton House & Gardens (11 min)
Jacobean manor with Earl of Sandwich's collection since the 1950s, plus gardens & a croquet lawn. East Lambrook Manor Gardens (31 min) Cerne Abbas Giant (27 min)
Mysterious, club wielding, naked male figure, of indeterminable age, cut into a chalk hillside. Guided Fossil Hunting walks Collecting (36 min)
Fossils are found amid rocks in this scenic coastal area featuring an educational guided tour. Barrington Court (33 min)
Restored, unfurnished Tudor mansion set in colourful gardens, with a walled orchard and restaurant. Sherborne Abbey (31 min)
Abbey founded in 705AD and famed for its Elizabethan tombs and its unique, ornate vaulted ceiling. National Trust - Montacute House (28 min)
National Trust country manor from 1601 with Tudor art in noted Long Gallery, plus formal gardens. Tintinhull Garden (31 min)
This picturesque garden with areas separated by walls & hedges surrounds a 17th-century house. Golden Cap (31 min)
Picturesque, golden-topped hill & cliffs overlooking the coast with walking trails & fossil finds. Charmouth Beach (36 min)
Small, mellow beach for swimming, picnics & fossil hunting, plus nearby cafes & shops. Forde Abbey House and Gardens (28 min)
Country house setting for a garden centre stocking perennials and grasses, plus gift shop and cafe. | 
