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13 August 2008 - Hardy’s Cottage

A visit to the National Trust property on a very damp day!

Hardy's Cottage Higher Bockhampton Dorset

A view across the damp cottage garden.

Hardy's Cottage Higher Bockhampton Dorset

This bedroom was the birthplace of Thomas Hardy on 2 June 1840.

Hardy's Cottage Higher Bockhampton Dorset

He lived in the cottage until he was 34.

Hardy's Cottage Higher Bockhampton Dorset

Another view of the Cottage and Garden. Follow this link to our next stop at Max Gate in Dorchester where Hardy also lived.

August 2017

Hardy's Cottage Higher Bockhampton Dorset

The approach to Hardy’s Cottage from the woodland walk.

Hardy's Cottage Higher Bockhampton Dorset

The first of the upstairs bedrooms.

Hardy's Cottage Higher Bockhampton Dorset

The second bedroom which was where Thomas Hardy was born in 1840.

Hardy's Cottage Higher Bockhampton Dorset

The view from the window. This is spoilt by the National Trust gazebo in the garden.