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Hardy's Cottage - birthplace of Thomas Hardy
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Hardy's Cottage
Higher Bockhampton, nr Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ
Telephone: 01305 262366
House  Garden  Shop  1948 
Birthplace of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy
  • Home of Thomas Hardy until the age of 34
  • Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd were written here
  • Traditional cottage style garden
Points to noteNo WC

Opening arrangements
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Last admission 30mins before closing

Contact details

01305 262366
Fax: 01297 561901
Email: hardyscottage@nationaltrust.org.uk


Admission prices

Standard Admission: £3.50. No reduction for children
Trust properties nearby
  • Clouds Hill
  • Hardy Monument
  • Max Gate
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