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    Max Gate.
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    Max Gate
    Alington Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2AB
    Telephone: 01305 262538
    House  Garden  Tours  1940 
    Home of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy
    • House designed and lived in by Thomas Hardy
    • Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure and the Mayor of Casterbridge were written here
    • Several pieces of Hardy's furniture on display
    Points to noteNo WC

    Opening arrangements
     5 Apr–30 Sep 09  2–5 Mo Closed Tuesdays We Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Closed Saturdays Su
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    Only hall, dining and drawing rooms, and garden open. Private visits, tours and seminars for schools, colleges and literary societies, at other times, by appointment with the tenants, Mr and Mrs Andrew Leah. Last admission 30 minutes before closing

    Contact details

    01305 262538
    Fax: 01305 250978
    Email: maxgate@nationaltrust.org.uk


    Admission prices

    Standard Admission: £3, child £1.50


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