Shaftesbury
Market Town
8 Bell Street
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 8AE
Tel: +44 01747 853514
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.
What's Nearby
Shaftesbury Arts Centre
Regular, varied and lively year-round programme of amateur and professional plays, films, art,...
0.09 miles awayGold Hill
Come and stand on the ancient cobbles of Gold Hill, Shaftesbury a glorious setting made famous in...
0.13 miles awayShaftesbury Abbey Museum & Garden
Explore the site of Saxon England’s foremost Benedictine nunnery, founded by King Alfred, and...
0.17 miles awayHambledon & Hod Hills
Hambledon Hill is Dorset's most impressive Iron Age hillfort with mulitple ramparts. The hilltop...
6.75 miles away
The Exchange
The Exchange is a multipurpose building offering a high degree of flexibility for a wide range of...
7.26 miles awaySturminster Newton Museum
The Museum's collection contains objects, documents and photographs relating to the history of the...
7.33 miles awaySturminster Newton Mill
First mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, this most picturesque of watermills was largely...
7.76 miles awayBryanston Arts Centre
Arts Venue
9.83 miles awayRoyal Signals Museum
Dorset's Hidden Gem! From semaphore to high tech cyber space, and electronic warfare: discover the...
9.96 miles awayStock Gaylard House & Garden
A Georgian house overlooking an ancient deer park with the parish church of St Barnabas in the...
10.77 miles awayHall & Woodhouse Brewery Visitor Centre
Our Brewery Visitor Centre tells the story of Hall & Woodhouse through the ages and offers a unique...
10.78 miles awayKnowlton Church & Rings
An English Heritage Site. Knowlton is a site on the outskirts of Wimborne, Dorset. It is best known...
12.69 miles awayBadbury Rings
Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hillfort in east Dorset. The site dates from around 800 BC and was in...
13.9 miles awaySherborne Castle
Built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 and stately home of the Digby family since 1617, Sherborne...
13.93 miles awayGryphon Leisure Centre
This busy leisure centre is the largest of its kind in the area. The centre has a main sports hall,...
14.05 miles awaySherborne Old Castle
Families and history lovers alike will all enjoy a day out to Sherborne Old Castle; bring a picnic...
14.12 miles away
