Charminster Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Charminster old Dorchester road. This used to be the main road from Charminster to Dorchester when the main roads kept to higher ground to avoid marshy land on the flood plain of the River Frome. A new road was built centuries ago on a raised causeway across the meadows and it became the A37 running south of the village. This is now the C12 to Sherborne, straight , fast and notorious for road deaths.
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Charminster old Dorchester road. This used to be the main road from Charminster to Dorchester when the main roads kept to higher ground to avoid marshy land on the flood plain of the River Frome. A new road was built centuries ago on a raised causeway across the meadows and it became the A37 running south of the village. This is now the C12 to Sherborne, straight , fast and notorious for road deaths.
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Higher Burton Farm A view across corn fields from near Higher Burton Cottages
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Wolfeton House South Front A rough track leads off the main Dorchester - Yeovil road at the end of which is a magnificent C16 manor house. Like many such houses, it has had quite a chequered architectural history, with the oldest surviving parts, being the south front completed in 1528, and the gatehouse (extreme right), dating from 1534. The ancestral home of the Trenchard family, it survives today having been rescued from dereliction by the present owners. Grade I Listed.
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Maize field at Wood Hill, Charlton Down This footpath runs south from Charlton down up the northern slope of Wood Hill and then on into the valley of the Cerne
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Best Western Weymouth Hotel Rembrandt

Best Western Weymouth Hotel Rembrandt

3 out of 5
12-18 Dorchester Road Weymouth England
The price is ₹8,410 per night from 25 Jan to 26 Jan
₹8,410
₹10,092 total
25 Jan - 26 Jan
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this spa hotel in Weymouth. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their reviews. ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (1,003 reviews)
A very comfortable room and excellent staff. The buffet breakfast was first class apart from the scrambled egg. It was extremely sweet, probably a powder mix?

Reviewed on 18 Jan 2026

Best Western Weymouth Hotel Rembrandt
The Duchess of Cornwall Inn

The Duchess of Cornwall Inn

3.5 out of 5
12 Queen Mother Square, Dorchester England
The price is ₹6,733 per night from 22 Feb to 23 Feb
₹6,733
₹8,079 total
22 Feb - 23 Feb
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this inn in Dorchester. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions The Keep Military Museum and Roman Town House are ...
9/10 Wonderful! (143 reviews)
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Reviewed on 18 Jan 2026

The Duchess of Cornwall Inn
Fairhaven Hotel

Fairhaven Hotel

2.5 out of 5
Fairhaven Hotel, 37 Esplanade Weymouth England
The price is ₹5,566 per night from 6 Feb to 7 Feb
₹5,566
₹6,679 total
6 Feb - 7 Feb
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Weymouth. Enjoy breakfast (surcharge), daily housekeeping and an in-room coffee maker. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (731 reviews)
Best sleep I had all trip would book again if im back im the area.

Reviewed on 19 Jan 2026

Fairhaven Hotel
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18 Chamberlaine Road

18 Chamberlaine Road

2.5 out of 5
18 Chamberlaine Road Weymouth England
Stay at this golf cottage in Weymouth. Enjoy free Wi-Fi and a garden. Popular attractions Sandsfoot Castle Beach and Sandsfoot Castle are located nearby.
18 Chamberlaine Road
The Dorset Resort

The Dorset Resort

4 out of 5
Bere Regis Wareham England
Stay at this golf aparthotel in Wareham. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a golf course. Popular attractions Purbeck Shooting School and Monkey World Ape Rescue ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (44 reviews)
Wonderful

Reviewed on 21 Sept 2025

The Dorset Resort
Day Cottage

Day Cottage

3 out of 5
4 Penny Street Weymouth England
Stay at this 3-star golf cottage in Weymouth. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a garden. Popular attractions Weymouth Beach and Jubilee Clock Tower of Weymouth ...
10/10 Exceptional! (1 review)
The cottage was absolutely excellent , clean, had everything you need,cosy, couldn’t ask for more ,also not far from the beach

Reviewed on 23 Sept 2025

Day Cottage
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Cerne Abbas Giant showing outdoor art

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Maiden Castle showing tranquil scenes as well as a couple

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Maumbury Rings showing tranquil scenes

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