SHERBORNE S
herborne is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful towns in England. With its abundance of medieval buildings, superb Abbey, world famous schools, almshouses and castles, the town has much to offer visitors.
Sherborne is also a busy specialist shopping centre, with a choice of handcrafted goods, elegant fashions and a street market on Thursdays and Saturdays. On the third Friday of each month the Farmers’ Market does a brisk trade, with plenty of fresh produce and locally made preserves on offer.
The town’s Abbey Church has glorious fan vaulting and stained glass windows. Visitors are welcome to look around, and
during the summer months the Abbey is open from 8am to 6pm. The Abbey Festival takes place this year from 4th to 8th May with a feast of high quality classical music that includes performances by Lesley Garrett, who will no doubt enthral the audience. Sherborne Castle was built
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by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 and has been home to the Digby family since 1617. The castle’s staterooms display glorious art, furniture and porcelain collections from the great periods of English history. In the castle’s cellars see Raleigh’s original Tudor
kitchen and a museum displaying fascinating family artefacts and archaeological treasures discovered in the castle’s grounds. Visitors will also enjoy exploring the ‘Capability’ Brown gardens with magnifi cent specimen trees, colourful fl oral borders and sweeping lawns forming one of his fi nest lake landscapes you will see. Sherborne actually has two castles: the ‘Old Castle’ (now just a ruin) was given to Sir Walter Raleigh in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, but two years later he had built Sherborne Lodge, now known as Sherborne Castle, in the grounds.
Sport lovers can take their pick from Sherborne Sports Centre with its pool, outdoor tennis courts and fi tness suites; or the Oxley Sports Centre which boasts a 25-metre swimming pool, a 5-court sports hall and 2 squash courts among its facilities. Staff at the Tourist Information Centre, situated in Digby Road, close to the Abbey, will be happy to help with more information on all that Sherborne has to offer.
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