Family Days Out
Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park
Falmer Palmer's Farm Park offers a fun filled day out for all the family. Children will love the range of activities on offer from go carting and toy tractor driving to getting wet in the splash zone! There are lots of animals to learn about at the park, including guinea pigs, goats and even red deer. With plenty to offer under cover, Falmer Palmers is a great rainy day activity in a safe and welcoming environment.
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Monkey World
Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre is home to over 240 rescued and endangered primates.
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Tank Museum
At The Tank Museum we bring the history of tanks and tank crew to life…
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Portland Bill Lighthouse
Portland Bill Lighthouse guides vessels heading for Portland and Weymouth through the hazardous waters
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Cineworld Cinema
Cineworld Weymouth is a 9 screen cinema situated in the heart of town.
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Sirius Charters
Charter this safe and fast twin engined motor boat for a unique day out from Weymouth
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Weymouth Sealife Park
Adventure Park with over 1,000 incredible creatures from sharks and sea turtles to giant spider crabs and octopus
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Abbotsbury Swannery
Abbotsbury Swannery is the only place in the world where you are able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting Mute Swans. Feeding time is a spectacle not to be missed, and with more than 600 hungry mouths to feed visitors are encouraged to help! Children can run around the huge swan maze to their hearts content and will love the swinging nests in the play park. Abbotsbury swannery also boasts excellent scenery and views of the Fleet lagoon and Chesil Beach from its fantastic position on the Jurassic Coast.
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Abbotsbury Children’s Farm
Abbotsbury Children’s Farm is a great place for a young family looking for an action packed day in Dorset! With family fun There are lots of animals for the children to meet, pet and feed including goats, guinea pigs, donkeys and horses. The Tithe Barn offers fun for the little ones regardless of weather, with its soft play area, inflatables and table top games. Outside the fun continues and children can enjoy pony rides, trampolines and even drive toy tractors! Throughout the summer months there are a number of exciting events taking place, including regular owl flying demonstrations and ferret racing. Under 5's go free!
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Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, established in 1765, was described by Alan Titchmarsh as "one of the finest Gardens I have ever visited." It has been featured on TV regularly, most recently in Gardeners' World and the Great British Garden Revival series on Tropical Gardens. The garden is famed for its collection of Camellia's and Magnolias and boasts a wide variety of plants from all over the world. During your visit you can take one of the well signposted walks around the gardens, exploring each of the sections in turn. As you wander around this beautiful attraction you can enjoy absolute peace and tranquility in this quiet corner of Dorset.
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Dorchester Teddy Bear Museum
The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is Dorchester's unmissable family museum. The museum houses a collection of bears from antiques to television family favourites. With bears of all shapes and sizes little ones will love making their way round each of the exhibits, which is set out as a traditional victorian home. The shop has a wide variety of bears to purchase in their on site shop, including vintage limited editions and exclusive designs.
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Dorchester Terracotta Warriors
The Terracotta Warriors museum is home to a small but inspiring exhibition on the Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor of China's famous Terracotta Army. Over 6000 life sized were found guarding a tomb and a team of skilled craftsman in both the UK and China have worked to create smaller replicas. The museum in Dorchester also gives insight into how the warriors were found and how they were excavated.
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The Dinosaur Museum
The only museum on mainland Britain dedicated to dinosaurs, the award-winning Dinosaur Museum.
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Tutankhamun Exhibition
The Tutankhamun Exhibition features The Golden Mask of Tutankhamun amongst many other wonderful treasures.
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Athelhamption House & Gardens
Athelhampton House and Gardens is a spectacular 15th century manor house and grounds 5 miles east of the Dorset town of Dorchester. The house is adorned with opulent furnishings and contains The West Wing Gallery, which showcases artwork by Marevna. Outside the stunning gardens are a real spectacle, with water features and manicured lawns to explore. Athelhampton provides an excellent historical experience, and with an on-site shop and restaurants, an excellent day out for all ages.
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Henley Hillbillies
If you are looking for an action packed, fun filled day, Henley Hillbillies is the places to go! At Dorset's premier outdoor centre, you can ride a quad bike, shoot a clay pigeon, fly a hovercraft and much more. Open all year round, there is plenty of opportunity for fun whatever the weather!
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Ruby J Fishing Trips from West Bay
Westbay Charters is available for hire for Boat Fishing/Sea Angling Trips, Dolphin Watching, Sight Seeing etc.
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Lyme Bay RIB Charter
RIBs are fast, fun, safe and always well presented. Available to charter all year round
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Palmers Brewery Tour
The fascinating guided tour starts at 11.00am on every weekday (excl. bank holidays) and lasts for about 2 hours
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Mapperton House & Gardens
Mapperton Gardens is a romantic valley garden deep into a lost Dorset combe among hills and unspoiled countryside
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Llama Trekking
Great fun for all ages, an adventure you will never forget at a very reasonable cost.
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Harry May Fishing Trips
Harry May fishing trips offers mackerel fishing trips out of Lyme Regis. Leaving daily from the harbour during the summer months these trips are perfect for all members of the family. Whether you are hoping to take something home for the BBQ or simply want to try something new. There are also deep sea fishing trips available which aim to catch a variety of species including dog fish, whiting and huss.
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Forde Abbey & Gardens
Forde Abbey in Dorset is a treasure in an area already known for its outstanding beauty. Forde Abbey was once home to Cistercian monks and much of the medieval monastery remains in tact today. History lovers can marvel at the Mortlake Tapestries depicting Raphael cartoons, or if gardening is more your thing, a walk around the extensive gardens is a sight to behold. No trip to Forde Abbey is complete with out a stop in the Tearooms, which serve up a host of delicious and locally sourced delights!
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Seaton Tramway
Seaton Tramway operates narrow gauge heritage trams between Seaton, Colyford and Colyton
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Beer Quarry Caves
Many of us marvel at the intricacy of stonemasons' work on numerous stately buildings, cathedrals and churches. But do we ever stop to consider where the stone came from and the history of the excavation behind it? Beer Quarry Caves offer the opportunity to do just that, with hour long guided tours through a labyrinth of underground caverns and caves, which have been quarried by hand since the roman times. If you're lucky you might even spot one of the horseshoe bats that call these caves their home!
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The Donkey Sanctuary
International animal welfare charity, based in the UK, working to protect and care for donkeys and mules.
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Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is home to aircraft belonging to the Royal Navy past and present. With four exhibition halls, over ninety aircraft, 2 million records and 30 thousand artefacts it is the largest Navy museum dedicated to aviation in Europe. As you wonder around the exhibitions you will be able to able to explore some of the planes, learning how they have been used throughout history. There is also a play area and cafe to enjoy.
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Haynes Motor Museum
Haynes Motor Museum is the UK's largest exhibition of the greatest cars from around the world. With over 400 amazing cars and bikes on site, visitors will gain an understanding of how motor industry has evolved through time. From the earliest models to supercars and TV favourites, a trip to Haynes is a car lovers dream! Not restricted to motoring enthusiasts, there is plenty to keep the whole family entertained, including go carts and climbing frames.
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Wookey Hole Caves
Britain’s most spectacular caves and legendary home of the infamous Witch of Wookey…
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