Tolpuddle Martyrs

Tolpuddle Martyrs

Tolpuddle Martyrs (24 miles south west). This Dorset village commemorates the farm labourers who were arrested for forming a trade union in 1834 and transported to Australia, leading to the foundation of trade unions. There is a walking trail around the village, a museum and an annual festival in the summer.

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