Bristol Airport 1 hr 27
Dorset County Museum (18 min)
Collections of Iron Age artifacts from Maiden Castle, local fossils and Thomas Hardy's effects. The Tutankhamun Exhibition (17 min)
Replicas of Tutankhamun's tomb, its artefacts and mummies displayed with photos in an old church. Sherborne Old Castle (28 min)
Remains of a medieval castle with a well-preserved gatehouse & verdant grounds home to birdlife. Sherborne Abbey (29 min)
Abbey founded in 705AD and famed for its Elizabethan tombs and its unique, ornate vaulted ceiling. Chesil Beach (35 min)
Steep shingle beach, popular with anglers & walkers, with many cafes along its 18-mile length. Dorset Teddy Bear Museum (19 min)
Family-friendly attraction with antique and life-size teddy bears and a collector's room. National Trust - Montacute House (28 min)
National Trust country manor from 1601 with Tudor art in noted Long Gallery, plus formal gardens. Cerne Abbas Giant (15 min)
Mysterious, club wielding, naked male figure, of indeterminable age, cut into a chalk hillside. Abbotsbury Swannery (33 min)
Sanctuary for 600 mute swans on the site of an 11th-century monastery, plus kids' play and a maze. Maiden Castle (22 min)
Expansive Iron Age hillfort with multiple ramparts built in the 1st century BC, plus views & paths. Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens (29 min)
18th-century garden with rare plants and notable magnolia and camellia blooms, plus a restaurant. Mapperton House & Gardens (17 min)
Jacobean manor with Earl of Sandwich's collection since the 1950s, plus gardens & a croquet lawn. Hardys Cottage (25 min)
Quaint cottage & birthplace of English author Thomas Hardy, with a visitor centre and a garden. Kingston Maurward Gardens & Animal Park (24 min)
Garden, zoo, and park Athelhampton House & Gardens (28 min)
Tours, dining & ballet performances at a Tudor mansion from 1485, with a classic English garden. | 
