Hardy's Cottage

Facilities and access

General
Access

General

Please show your membership cards at or buy tickets from Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre before walking up to the cottage. Admission to the Cottage is by timed ticket only; the timed tickets are availble only from Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre - no advance booking required or available
Shop, toilets and café at Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre
Parking at Hardy's Cottage: car park is owned and managed by Dorset County Council; parking is free to National Trust members visiting Hardy's Cottage (inform the staff at the Visitor Centre on arrival) and to holders of a Thorncombe Woods Annual Pass (£25.00; available from the Visitor Centre); parking charges for non-members are £1.00 up to 2 hours/£3.00 over 2 hours
The car park is a 10 minute (600 yards) walk to Hardy's Cottage
Under the Greenwood Tree Café open daily (usually 10am-4pm). Opening times may vary, so please contact them on 07788 851383 for up-to-date opening hours.
Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre, Thorncombe Woods and car park are owned and run by Dorset County Council
Dogs (on leads) welcome in the Visitor Centre and gardens. Assistance dogs only in the cottage.

Access

Accessible route via bridlepath to Hardy's Cottage. Unsurfaced, can be muddy and uneven.
Hardy's Birthplace parking (not National Trust), 600 yards. Free to NT members visiting Hardy's Cottage (inform the member of staff at the Visitor Centre on arrival)
Trampers (all-terrain mobility scooters) available for hire from Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre. There is no charge, but users must be members of Countryside Mobility (£2.50 fortnight membership/£10.00 annual membership).
Please ring 01305 251228 to book Trampers
Virtual Tour tablets available at Hardy's Birthpace Visitor Centre and Hardy's Cottage
Braille guide available from kiosk (on request).
Please refer to our Access statement for more details.

Read our full access statement (PDF)

Hardy's Cottage

How to get here

Hardy's Cottage

Prices

Admission free

What is Gift Aid?

Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.

Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:

Gift Aid Admission
Standard Admission

If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.

Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.

An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:

	Gift Aid	Standard
Amount paid by visitor	£11.00	£10.00
Tax refund from Government*	£2.75	£0.00
Total received by the National Trust	£13.75	£10.00

*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.

Hardy's Cottage

Opening times

Important notice -

We’re working hard to reopen many of our places where it is safe to do so, however Hardy's Cottage is closed.

Tue 20
Closed
Wed 21
Closed
Thu 22
Closed
Fri 23
Closed
Sat 24
Closed
Sun 25
Closed
Mon 26
Closed
See all opening times

Hardy's Cottage

Important notice -

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Hardy's Cottage

Important notice -

Visiting this spring

Max Gate

Clouds Hill

Cerne Giant

Ringstead Bay

Hardy Monument

Eggardon Hill

Facilities and access

General

Access

Overview

Evocative cob and thatch cottage - birthplace of Thomas Hardy

How to get here

Prices

Admission free

What is Gift Aid?

Opening times

Important notice -

Tuesday 20 April

Wednesday 21 April

Thursday 22 April

Friday 23 April

Saturday 24 April

Sunday 25 April

Monday 26 April

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