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    Hardy's Cottage - birthplace of Thomas Hardy
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    Hardy's Cottage
    Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ
    Telephone: 01297 561900
    House  Garden  1948 
    Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in this small cob and thatch cottage, which was built by his great-grandfather and is little altered since the family left. His early novels Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd were written here

    Don't miss
    • Be delighted by the charming cottage garden.

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    Opening times
    For further information of opening times for Hardy's Cottage please contact the West Dorset Office on 01297 561900. Last admission 30 minutes before closing.

    Get in touch

    01297 561900 Fax: 01297 561901 Email: hardyscottage@nationaltrust.org.uk


    Prices

    Standard Admission: adult £4


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