Maiden Castle is set just south of Dorchester and can be seen from the main road to Weymouth. The castle itself is no longer visible but it’s location is very obvious to all who visit. Maiden Castle was the largest Iron Age hill fort in Britain and existed as a hill fort between roughly 800 BC and 43 AD when... 

Athelhampton was built back in the 15th Century by Sir William Martyn and his family stayed in the 160 acre fortified manor for four generations. It wasn’t until 1891 when the hall was purchased by Alfred Cart de Lafontaine that the formal gardens that it is so well know for today finally appeared.  Read More →