Historic house · Dorchester · Dorset

Max Gate

Max Gate is a grade I historic house in Dorchester, Dorset. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building. Within 15 km there are 40 more places to visit, starting with Maiden Castle (3.9 km).

Photo: Max Gate, Pierre Terre (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Dorchester

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic house in Dorchester

Inside Dorchester

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

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Dorchester has 278 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

Aim for May to September, when Dorchester reaches 17–22°C.

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

Max Gate

Its care is managed by the National Trust. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Dorchester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Dorchester
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/max-gate

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

Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Max Gate

The map puts Max Gate in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Dorchester (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 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward

315 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Charminster

1,732 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southeast of it

West Knighton

719 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Max Gate is	People	Places to visit
Dorchester	It’s in town	21,358	11
Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward	1.1 km northeast of it	315	11
Charminster	3.2 km northwest of it	1,732	10
West Knighton	3.3 km southeast of it	719	10
Broadmayne	3.7 km southeast of it	607	9
Charlton Down	5 km northwest of it	1,487	9
Crossways	5 km east of it	2,494	5
Winterborne St Martin	5.9 km west of it	484	9

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

There are 40 within 15 km, 5 museums, 2 historic houses and a fort among them.

Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle3.9 km away 2

MuseumThe Tank Museum13 km away 3

MuseumDinosaur Museum1.3 km away 4

MuseumDorset Museum1.5 km away 5

MuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum1.2 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill12 km away 7

MuseumThe Keep Military Museum1.8 km away 8

Historic houseWolfeton House3.4 km away

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

Max Gate, answered

Where is Max Gate?

Max Gate is in Dorchester, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Max Gate?

Grade I historic house in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.

Who runs Max Gate?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Max Gate?

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

Is Max Gate a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Max Gate?

Within 15 km: Maiden Castle (3.9 km), The Tank Museum (13 km), Dinosaur Museum (1.3 km) and Dorset Museum (1.5 km).

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 (9)

Max Gate: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaur Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dorset Museum: Cmyk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Teddy Bear Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clouds Hill: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, 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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