Tolpuddle is a small village and civil parish in rural Dorset, England, set amongst rolling farmland a short drive from the county town of Dorchester. It retains a quiet, agricultural character with narrow lanes, stone and thatched cottages, and attracts walkers and visitors looking for a peaceful corner of the Dorset countryside.
The village is best known for the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs - six agricultural labourers transported to Australia in 1834 for forming a friendly society - and that history is commemorated by a local museum, memorials and the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival, which draws trade unionists, historians and tourists and provides a noticeable seasonal boost to the local economy.
Postcode districts covering Tolpuddle
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Poole 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Weymouth 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Yeovil 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Christchurch 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Ferndown 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Ferndown Town 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Dorchester 7 miles11.3 km
- Ringwood 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Bridport 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Verwood 20.5 miles33 km
- Portland 15.1 miles24.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Tolpuddle Built-up area 0.2 miles0.2 km
- Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Burleston Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Athelhampton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Briantspuddle Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Tincleton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Milborne St. Andrew Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Puddletown Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Dewlish Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Puddletown & Lower Winterborne Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Moreton Parish 3 miles4.7 km
- Bere Regis Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Tolpuddle
DT2 7EN, DT2 7EH, DT2 7HA, DT2 7HF, DT2 7EZ, DT2 7QD, DT2 7HE, DT2 7ES, DT2 7FH … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 19.9 miles32 km
- Southampton Airport 43.2 miles69.6 km
- Moreton Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Wool Railway Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
Hotels near Tolpuddle Ad
- The Frampton Arms 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Dorset Golf Hotel 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The King's Arms 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Black Dog Inn 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Limestone Hotel 8.7 miles14 km
- The Priory Hotel 9.3 miles14.9 km
- The Poachers Inn 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Smugglers Inn 3 8.5 miles13.8 km
- Crown Hotel 3 9.3 miles15 km
Local points of interest
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 6 miles9.6 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Man O'War Beach Beach 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Purbeck Hills Hill 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 13 miles21 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Portland Marina Marina 14.1 miles22.6 km