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Historic Places

DORCHESTER
NOVEL BIRTHPLACE

Literary Dorset: A trip back in time at Thomas Hardy’s Cottage

Get ready for some serious Victorian allure as you discover the birthplace of Dorset’s most famous author and poet, Thomas Hardy.

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Historic Tower

Sleep like Rapunzel in Peter's Tower Devon

Peter's Tower is a late 18th-century memorial building that deliberately echos of Venice's St Mark's Campanile - it's a quirky place to stay for 2.

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Northumberland
Quirky Book Shop

Enter second-hand book heaven at Barter Books, Alnwick

Barter Books is probably the UK's finest second-hand book shop, set inside an old Victorian railway station.

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Lyme Regis
Historic Museum

Mary Anning's Former Home is Fossil Heaven

Packed with interesting and quirky geological displays, rich collections of fossils and exhibits, along with many fascinating stories!

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