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Badbury Rings

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Contained within the considerable estates of Kingston Lacy House is this Iron Age hillfort, surrounded by three concentric ditches and ramparts. It has been conjectured that Badbury is the site of Mons Badonicus (Mount Badon) - the great battle at which King Arthur defeated the advancing Germanic tribes of Angles, Saxons, and Jutes in the late 5th or early 6th century. more details ...
Kingston Lacy, Shapwick, Dorset, England

About Badbury Rings
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: One mile from Shapwick, off the B3082 between Wimborne Minster and Blandford Forum.
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OS map Related Information

Nearest Attractions Kingston Lacy - 1.2 miles (Historic House) White Mill - 1.5 miles (Historic Property) Deans Court - 3.5 miles (Garden) Royal Signals Museum - 4.3 miles (Museum) Pimperne Long Barrow - 5.5 miles (Prehistoric) Knowlton Church and Earthworks - 5.8 miles (Church) Knoll Gardens - 6.2 miles (Garden) Chettle House - 6.6 miles (Historic House)

Nearest Towns and Villages Tarrant Rushton - 2.1 miles away Wimborne Minster - 4.2 miles away Tarrant Hinton - 5.3 miles away Blandford Forum - 5.7 miles away Wimborne St Giles - 6.8 miles away Farnham - 7.4 miles away Cranborne - 7.8 miles away Poole - 8 miles away

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Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Fripps Cottage - 3.7 miles from Badbury Rings Ashington, Dorset Sleeps: 5 Stay from: £290

Sunset - 3.7 miles from Badbury Rings Ashington, Dorset Sleeps: 5 Stay from: £320

Brightside Cottage - 3.9 miles from Badbury Rings Wimborne, Dorset Sleeps: 2 Stay from: £480

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Nearest Hotels

The True Lovers Knot - 2.2 miles from Badbury Rings Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset Stay from: £50.00

King's Head Hotel - 3.3 miles from Badbury Rings Wimborne Minster, Dorset Stay from: £24.00

King's Head Hotel - 3.4 miles from Badbury Rings Wimborne Minster, Dorset Stay from: £50.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

Elm Grove - 2.3 miles from Badbury Rings Wimborne, Dorset From: £110.00

True Lovers Knot - 2.4 miles from Badbury Rings Blandford Forum, Dorset From: £65.00

Percy House - 3.4 miles from Badbury Rings Wimborne, Dorset From: £100.00

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Wimborne
Tourist Information Centre
29 High Street
Wimborne
Dorset
England
BH21 1HR
Tel: 01202 886116
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Email: wimbornetic@eastdorset.gov.uk
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