Spend a few minutes in Dorchester with John Cull. This lovely video gives you a true flavour of Dorset’s county town.
Dorchester is the Casterbridge of Thomas Hardy’s novels and the County Town of Dorset.
In Roman times Dorchester was the town of Durnovaria and to this day the Roman Ampitheatre , Maumberry Rings can still be explored in the town. In the town’s museum you’ll also find plenty of relics from Dorchester’s roman heritage.
To the south of Dorchester is the historic Iron Age fort of Maiden Castle.



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