River Frome
River Piddle
River Avon
Gillingham •Stalbridge
Sturminster Newton •
Sherbourne •Yetminster •Milton Abbas
Blandford Forum
•Tarrant Rushton
Shapwick •
Wimborne Minster
• BOURNEMOUTH Dorchester
Sturminster Newton A small ancient market town with a museum and the Sturminster Newton Mill. During September there’s fun for all at the largest Cheese Festival in Dorset. Te beautiful River Stour offers over ten miles of fishing, and nearby Bulbarrow Hill is the second highest point in Dorset and a popular beauty spot.
On the south bank of the River Stour, STURMINSTER NEWTON
MILL is just 300 yards from a fine mediaeval six-arched bridge. The Mill provides a unique opportunity to journey back to a simpler time, where you and your family can discover the age-old secrets of harnessing natural power amidst the tranquil beauty of the Dorset countryside. Informal guided tours by the mill supervisors are highly- praised features of visits to the Mill.
Te beauty spots of Turnworth Down, Ibberton Hill and Lulbarrow reside in the Oakford villages’ area.
Te villages consist of:
Okeford Fitzpaine - one of Dorset’s most attractive villages with timber- framed cottages, no overhead cables and an unusual green post box.
Shilling Okeford - its memorial Celtic Cross has a German field gun commemorating the perished of WW1.
Child Okeford - dominated by the impressive Hambledon Hill and the ancient fort of Hod Hill.
Yetminster Boasts the Minster of St Andrew, where the bells of the 300 year old faceless clock chime the National Anthem.
Stalbridge Te smallest town in Dorset, home to one of the best-preserved Market Crosses in the south of England.
Poole
Nearby Tornhill House is open to visitors.
Sherborne A central town with excellent transport links, gardens and medieval buildings such as the Almshouse of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, the 15th century Conduit House, the Julian, the impressive Sherborne Abbey. Te Castle and its gardens host country fairs, classic car rallies and sporting events, and has a miniature railway and an iconic band-stand. Te museum has local artefacts, and the nearby Purse Candle and Sandford Orcas Manors are worth a visit.
PURBECK
exploring the area. Much of the town remains as it was in Hardy’s time, and John Constable used the town for his famous painting ‘Te Old Town Bridge’ (see his works in the museum). Te river banks and the Lodden Lakes are popular with anglers and annually at Motcombe there is the Gillingham and Shaftesbury show.
Sherborne earned top RHS Britain in Bloom and Tourism Awards, and is renowned for its quality food and drink, historic buildings and year-round events, such as the Sherborne Abbey Festival, bring visitors back time and time again. Te Toy Barn shop has the largest outdoor play equipment and climbing frame display area in the South West of England.
THE AMAZING MAIZE MAZE AT
THE TOY BARN in Sherborne will be open throughout summer from 21 July. With a new design for 2018, choose your path wisely to reach the centre, or face re-tracing your
steps. Once you’ve explored the giant maze, enjoy refreshments, have fun on the play equipment and race
around the famous pedal-powered go-kart track. An AMAZING DAY OUT for the whole family!
Contact Sherborne Tourist Information Centre for details of events: sherborne.tic@westdorset-
weymouth.gov.uk or www.
sherbornedorset.co.uk
Gillingham Te ‘Leddenton’ of Tomas Hardy’s novels, located on the main railway line and near the A303, is a convenient base for
Exhibition Saxon History Summer Exhibition: ATHELSTAN’S DREAM - A SAXON TALE
4th July - 31st August Milton Abbey open daily 10am until 5pm
Milton Abbey, Milton Abbas, Dorset, DT11 0BZ
WWW.MILTONABBEY.ORG
Shaftesbury Tere are historic buildings including the famed Abbey, and Gold Hill’s pretty thatched cottages are picturesque with Blackmore Vale in the distance. Annual events are the Gold Hill Fair in July and the Shaftesbury Carnival in October. Old Wardour Castle, Kingsette, Duncliffe and Brookland woods are all just a few miles away and well worth visiting.
Verwood •
Shaftesbury Attractions include: Ashmore •
St Peter’s Church - with medieval carved angels and a Saxon pier foundation.
Shaftsbury Museum - relics include a 1744 wooden fire engine.
Gold Hill Museum - has artefacts of the famous Hovis advert.
Castle Hill - with wonderful views towards Somerset and Wiltshire.
Ox House -‘Old Grove Place’ in a Tomas Hardy novel.
Bush Farm - specialising in breeding oxen.
Farmer Giles - a fun attraction for the kids.
Ashmore
Tis village offers views of the Chase, the New Forest and the Isle of Wight and, just a few miles away, ZigZag Hill provides excellent views across Cranborne Chase.
Compton Abbas One of many pretty villages along the A350, and home to a famous airfield.
Fontnell Myner, Iwerne Minster & Iwerne Courtney
Tese villages lie at the base of the downs, forming the western edge of the Chase.
Milton Abbey Historic Church & Landscape Discover
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