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Kingston Maurward Animal Park & Gardens is clearly signposted just off the A35, three miles east of Dorchester in central Dorset. Getting here is easy and we have plenty of free on−site parking.

By Road

Easily accessible from throughout Dorset, we provide plenty of parking places – follow the signs for ‘Animal Park & Gardens’.

From Yeovil, the North and West: From the A30 follow signs for the A37 (Dorchester Road). At the second roundabout take the first exit for the B3147, and then at the next roundabout take the first exit for the B3150. Go straight over at the next roundabout (second exit) and we are the second road on the right.

From Bournemouth and the East: Head for the A35 towards Poole. At the fourth roundabout take the third exit on to the A3060, then at the next roundabout take the first exit onto the A338 (Wessex Way) and follow signs onto the A35 (Poole, Dorchester). Continue along the A35 and at the next roundabout take the first exit and we are the second road on the right.

By Rail

The closest railway stations to the College are Dorchester West, which serves Yeovil, Bristol and Bath areas, and Dorchester South, which serves Bournemouth, Southampton and Winchester. The College is only two−and−a−half miles away from each station (just over five minutes by car).