Archive for the ‘Dorset’ Category

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre

Friday, June 8th, 2007

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Travel in your motorhome or campervan to see rescued monkeys and apes from all over the world. An interesting and enlightening place to visit. Check their website for more information and opening times.

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre

Longthorns
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 6HH

Telephone: +44 (0) 1929 462537

Hall and Woodhouse Brewery Visitors Centre

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Worth a visit if you love Beer. The Brewery Visitor Centre tells the story of Hall & Woodhouse through the ages and offers a unique insight into the workings of a brewery. Parking on the other side of the street. Visit their website for ticket prices and further information.

Hall & Woodhouse Ltd,
The Brewery
Blandford St. Mary
Dorset
DT11 9LS
England

Abbotsbury Swannery

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

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Abbotsbury Swannery is a unique place to visit in your motorhome or campervan. The only place in the world where you are able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting Mute Swans. Space in the car park for motor homes with a coffee shop at hand. View their website for more information if you plan a visit.

Abbotsbury Swannery
New Barn Road
Abbotsbury
Nr Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 4JG
England

Telephone: 01305 871858

Walford Mill Craft Centre and Bistro

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

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The Mill Craft Centre shows exhibitions of contemporary crafts and there is a bistro restaurant on the same site.

Walford Mill Craft Centre
Stone Lane
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 1NL

Telephone: 01202 841400

Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

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Originally part of the Tolpuddle Martyrs Memorial Cottages, built in 1934 to mark the Centenary of the Martyrs’ conviction. The museum tells the story of the foundation of modern day trade unionism.

Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Tolpuddle
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7EH

Telephone: +44 (0) 1305 848 237