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Shaftesbury

Market Town

Tourist Information Centre
8 Bell Street
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 8AE

Tel: +44 01747 853514

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Shaftesbury, Gold Hill

The picturesque hilltop town of Shaftesbury lies nestled around its Saxon Benedictine Abbey, at its peak the largest women's religious community in England.

An indespensible Medieval trading post for the farmers of the arable Cranborne Chase and dairying Blackmore Vale, today Shaftesbury offers centuries of history, stunning vistas over three counties, a range of traditional stores, regular markets, gift shops and the view that everyone recognises, iconic Gold Hill.

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  1. Shaftesbury Arts Centre

    Shaftesbury Arts Centre

    Regular, varied and lively year-round programme of amateur and professional plays, films, art,...

    0.1 miles away
  2. Gold Hill Museum and Garden

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  3. Looking down Gold Hill

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  4. Shaftesbury Swimming Pool

    Shaftesbury Swimming Pool

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    0.15 miles away
  1. Info boards illustrate how Abbey may have looked

    Shaftesbury Abbey Museum & Garden

    Explore the site of Saxon England’s foremost Benedictine nunnery, founded by King Alfred, and...

    0.2 miles away
  2. Compton Abbas Airfield

    Compton Abbas Airfield

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    Situated at 800ft above sea level we have...

    3.41 miles away
  3. A corner of Gillingham Dorset Town Museum

    Gillingham Museum

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    4.81 miles away
  4. Hambledon & Hod Hills

    Hambledon & Hod Hills

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    6.78 miles away
  5. The Exchange

    The Exchange

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  6. Charming Thatch, home to Sturminster Newton Museum

    Sturminster Newton Museum

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  7. The Mill, Sturminster Newton, Dorset

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    Chettle House

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  9. Bryanston Arts Centre

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