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Maumbury Rings

In Dorchester, Maumbury Rings is a historic site. There are 9 other places to visit inside 5 km. Around it, Maiden Castle (2.6 km) comes first on our list.

Where

In Dorchester

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic site in Dorchester

Inside Dorchester

Maumbury Rings is inside Dorchester’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–22°C highs in Dorchester).

Jan8° / 2°124 mm

Feb9° / 2°89 mm

Mar11° / 3°75 mm

Apr14° / 5°72 mm

May17° / 8°61 mm

Jun20° / 10°61 mm

Jul22° / 12°57 mm

Aug21° / 12°81 mm

Sep19° / 10°80 mm

Oct15° / 8°126 mm

Nov11° / 5°134 mm

Dec9° / 3°129 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Dorchester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Dorchester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Dorchester’s full climate →

About

Maumbury Rings

Historic site.

In Dorchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Dorchester
Official site: maumburyrings.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Maumbury Rings and what surrounds it

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Maumbury Rings is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns that list Maumbury Rings

In size, Dorchester comes first of the 7, with 21,358 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Dorchester

21,358 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward

315 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Charminster

1,732 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km west of it

Winterborne St Martin

484 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Maumbury Rings is	People	Places to visit
Dorchester	It’s in town	21,358	11
Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward	2.2 km northeast of it	315	11
Charminster	2.6 km northwest of it	1,732	10
Winterborne St Martin	3.8 km west of it	484	9
Charlton Down	4.4 km north of it	1,487	9
West Knighton	4.5 km southeast of it	719	10
Broadmayne	4.6 km southeast of it	607	9

Make a day of it

Close to Maumbury Rings

Among the 38 within 15 km are 5 museums, 2 historic houses and a fort.

Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle2.6 km away 2

MuseumDinosaur Museum900 m away 3

MuseumThe Tank Museum14 km away 4

MuseumDorset Museum900 m away 5

Historic house · National TrustMax Gate1.4 km away 6

MuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum1 km away 7

MuseumThe Keep Military Museum800 m away 8

Historic houseWolfeton House2.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Maumbury Rings

Where is Maumbury Rings?

Maumbury Rings is in Dorchester, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Maumbury Rings?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Maumbury Rings?

May to September are the warmest months in Dorchester, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Maumbury Rings?

Within 15 km: Maiden Castle (2.6 km), Dinosaur Museum (900 m), The Tank Museum (14 km) and Dorset Museum (900 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaur Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dorset Museum: Cmyk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Max Gate: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Teddy Bear Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Keep Military Museum: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolfeton House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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