• Know Before You Go - Covid-19 information
    • We're Good To Go Dorset
      • Accommodation
      • Days Out
    • Know before you go town centres
    • Repect, Protect and Enjoy Dorset
  • Things To Do
    • Shopping
      • Home Delivery and Online Shopping
      • Keep It Local
      • Markets
      • Antiques & Vintage
      • Arts & Crafts
      • Clothing & Accessories
      • Food & Drink
      • Shopping Areas & Retail Parks
    • Dorset Beaches
      • Beach Safety
      • Dog Friendly
      • The Jurassic Coast
      • Fossil Hunting
    • Active and Outdoor
      • Walking
      • Cycling & Mountain Biking
      • Watersports
      • Adventure
      • Leisure Centres
      • Golf
      • Group Friendly
    • Families & Children
    • Heritage & Culture
      • Castles & Forts
      • Ancient Sites
      • Museums & Galleries
      • National Trust
      • Landmarks
      • Stately Homes
      • Arts & Crafts
    • Animals & Farm Parks
    • Gardens & Parks
    • Tours & Boat Trips
      • Boat Tours
      • Guided Tours
      • Day Trips
      • Educational Visits
    • Food & Drink Experiences
    • Entertainment & Arts
      • Cinemas
      • Theatres
      • Nightlife
      • Performing Arts
    • Nature and Wildlife
      • Bird Watching
      • Nature Reserves and Country Parks
      • Dorsets Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Accommodation
    • Hotels
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • Self Catering
    • Self Catering Agencies
    • Dorset Holiday Cottages
    • Caravan & Holiday Parks
    • Campsites
    • Glamping
    • Pubs & Inns
    • Farm Stays
    • Eco Friendly
    • Group Friendly
    • Pet Friendly
    • Accessible
    • Gradings & Awards
  • Shopping
  • Food & Drink
    • Takeaways
    • Restaurants
    • Pubs & Bars
    • Cafes & Coffee Shops
    • Afternoon Tea
    • Farmers' Markets
    • Local Produce
    • Celebrity Chefs
    • Food Events
    • Food & Drink Experiences
  • Ideas & Inspiration
    • Special Offers
    • Visit Dorset Blog
    • Top 10 Ideas
      • Top 10 Free Days Out
      • Top 10 Days Out With Kids
      • Top 10 Dorset Views
      • Top 10 Dorset Walks
      • Top 10 Rainy Day Ideas
      • Top 10 Sunny Day Ideas
    • Dog Friendly
      • Dog Friendly Accommodation
      • Dog Friendly Attractions
      • Dog Friendly Eating Out
      • Dog Friendly Beaches
      • Walking in Dorset
    • Eco-friendly
      • Eco Friendly Accommodation
      • Car Free Breaks
      • Top 10 car free days out
      • Travelling around Dorset
      • Charging your electric car
      • Local produce
      • Shop local
    • Short Break Ideas
      • Winter Breaks in Dorset
      • Spring Breaks in Dorset
      • Foodie Dorset
      • Romantic Dorset
      • Car Free Dorset
      • Health and Wellbeing Breaks
      • Luxury Dorset
      • Walking Breaks
    • Film & TV
      • Ammonite
      • Broadchurch
      • Dunkirk
      • Far From The Madding Crowd
      • On Chesil Beach
    • History & Heritage
      • Museums
      • Literary Dorset
      • Ancient Sites
      • Jurassic Coast
      • Fossil Hunting
    • Dorset Weddings
      • Places To Propose
      • Wedding Venues
      • Wedding Services
      • Honeymoons
      • Stag and Hen
  • Explore
    • Respect, Protect, Enjoy
    • Jurassic Coast
      • Fossil Hunting
    • Areas To Visit
      • Beaminster
      • Blandford Forum
      • Bournemouth
      • Bridport & West Bay
      • Christchurch
      • Dorchester
      • Lyme Regis
      • Poole
      • Portland
      • Purbeck
      • Shaftesbury & Gillingham
      • Sherborne
      • Sturminster Newton
      • Swanage
      • Wareham
      • Weymouth
      • Wimborne Minster
    • Villages
      • Abbotsbury
      • Cerne Abbas
      • Charmouth
      • Corfe Castle
      • Cranborne
      • East & West Lulworth
      • Milton Abbas
    • Coast and Beaches
      • Be CoastWise
      • Dorset Beaches
      • Jurassic Coast
      • Dog Friendly Beaches
      • Harbours
    • Countryside
    • Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • What's On
    • Virtual events
    • Food & Drink Events
    • Art Events
    • Music Events
    • Festivals
    • Sporting Events
    • Nature Events
    • Submit Event
  • Visitor Information
    • Maps
    • Brochures & Guides
      • Accessible Guides
    • Tourist Information Centres
      • Tourist Information Points
    • Travel Information
      • Getting Here
      • Getting Around
      • Parking
    • Group Travel
      • Group Friendly Accommodation
      • Group Friendly Days Out
      • Group Friendly Eating Out
      • Educational Visits
      • Stag and Hen Parties
    • Litter Free Dorset
    • Accessibility
    • Social Media
    • Contact Us

Special Offers

Sign up to our E-newsletter

Order or Download a Brochure

Visit Dorset Blog

Submit Event

Covid-19 information 

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation in Dorset

  • Things To Do

    Things To Do in Dorset

  • Food & Drink

    Places To Eat & Drink in Dorset

  • Explore

    Explore & Discover Dorset

Site Search Icon Site Search Icon

Welcome to the Itinerary Planner. Use this tool to build your own journey or choose from an exciting range of specially selected tours.

To build your own Itinerary, click Add to Excursion to add an item to your Itinerary basket.

List All My Saved Itineraries

  • Change Language
  • Holidays and Tourist information - Official Tourism Board - Visit Dorset.
  • Print Logo

You are here: Things To Do > St Catherine's Chapel

St Catherine's Chapel

Abbotsbury
ABBOTSBURY
Dorset
DT3 4LA

Add St Catherine's Chapel to your Itinerary

Product Image

Website

About

Set high on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury Abbey, this sturdily buttressed and barrel-vaulted 14th-century chapel was built by the monks as a place of pilgrimage and retreat. Today the chapel still sits in splendid isolation.

Make your way up the hill, take in the fantastic views of the abbey ruins, and explore the nooks and crannies of this curious little chapel, including the 'wishing holes' where local women used to pray to St Catherine and ask her to find them a husband.

The local parish holds occasional services throughout the year, which are open to the public.

Guide Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
FreeFree

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

Website

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Guide Dogs Permitted

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted

Map & Directions

View Map

Road Directions

Nearest major road is B3157. Located 1.5 miles south of Abbotsbury by path from village, off B3157.

Public Transport Directions

Nearest station is Upwey station.

Website

What's Nearby

  1. Cygnets at Abbotsbury Swannery hatch mid-May to end-June

    Abbotsbury Swannery


    CLOSES 01/11/2020 FOR THE SEASON UNTIL SPRING 2021, DATE TBA
    The Swannery is now open…

    0.25 miles away
  2. Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Dorset

    Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

    Probably one of the best gardens of its type in the world. Winner of silver medal at…

    0.66 miles away
  3. A Dorset beach

    Cogden Beach

    The National Trust car parks at Cogden Beach and Hive Beach are now open. Spaces are…

    4.55 miles away
  1. The 'Monet' style Japanese bridge sitting over the Uk's largest National Plant Collection of waterlillies.

    Bennetts Water Gardens

    NOW CLOSED. REOPENS 22 MARCH 2021
    Bennetts Water Gardens has now re-opened. There are…

    5.74 miles away
  2. 1610 Dorchester Sports Centre

    1610 Dorchester Sports Centre

    A family friendly centre offering the local community an all inclusive wellness and…

    7.32 miles away
  3. Woman and boy looking at sea creatures

    Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure Park

    Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure Park has now re-opened for pre-booked tickets. Explore an…

    7.37 miles away
  4. Sandworld Sculpture Park, Weymouth, Dorset

    Sandworld Sculpture Park

    If you love the sand sculptures on the beach, you will absolutely love SandWorld. A…

    7.37 miles away
  5. Treasure Trails Dorset

    Treasure Trails Dorset

    Turn a regular day out in Weymouth into a full-blown adventure! The Weymouth Mystery…

    7.75 miles away
  6. Nothe Fort

    Nothe Fort

    Nothe Fort is now open to visitors with new measures in place to ensure the safety of…

    7.84 miles away
  7. The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester

    The Keep Military Museum

    The Keep is the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset. Housed in an extraordinary…

    7.96 miles away
  8. Brewery Square, Dorchester

    Brewery Square

    Brewery Square is a vibrant and stylish regeneration in the heart of Dorchester which…

    8.01 miles away
  9. Palmer's Brewery Bridport

    Palmers Brewery

    *LATEST UPDATE* Online shop now open for delivery to your door. Palmers Brewery is…

    8.09 miles away
  10. Tutankhamun's mask

    The Tutankhamun Exhibition

    *Temporarily closed*. The world's greatest discovery of Ancient Treasure - Tutankhamun's…

    8.11 miles away
  11. Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum

    Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum

    Executed for arson - Transported for asking for fair pay - Given six months hard labour…

    8.14 miles away
  12. Dorset County Museum

    Dorset County Museum

    *LATEST UPDATE* The Museum is currently closed for re-furbishment and will reopen in 2021…

    8.22 miles away
  13. Dinosaur

    The Dinosaur Museum

    *Temporarily closed*. Fossils, skeletons, life-size dinosaur reconstructions plus…

    8.33 miles away
Previous Next
More

Search What's Nearby

Product Type
Proximity
Within miles
Loading..Loading..

Follow Visit Dorset

  • Facebook

    Thumbnail for Facebook

  • Twitter

    Thumbnail for Twitter

  • Youtube

    Thumbnail for Youtube

  • Instagram

    Thumbnail for Instagram

Sign up for our Newsletter

thank you

Download our Guide

thank you

Know Before You Go - Covid-19 information
  • We're Good To Go Dorset,
  • Know before you go town centres,
  • Repect, Protect and Enjoy Dorset,
Things To Do
  • Family Friendly,
  • Dog Friendly,
  • The Jurassic Coast,
  • Fossil Hunting,
  • Shopping,
  • Active and Outdoor ,
  • Families & Children,
  • Heritage & Culture,
  • Animals & Farm Parks,
  • Gardens & Parks,
  • Tours & Boat Trips,
  • Food & Drink Experiences,
  • Entertainment & Arts,
  • Nature and Wildlife,
Accommodation
  • Hotels,
  • Bed & Breakfast,
  • Self Catering,
  • Self Catering Agencies,
  • Dorset Holiday Cottages,
  • Caravan & Holiday Parks,
  • Campsites,
  • Glamping,
  • Pubs & Inns,
  • Farm Stays,
  • Eco Friendly,
  • Group Friendly,
  • Pet Friendly,
  • Accessible,
  • Gradings & Awards,
Shopping Food & Drink
  • Restaurants,
  • Pubs & Bars,
  • Cafes & Coffee Shops,
  • Afternoon Tea,
  • Farmers' Markets,
  • Local Produce,
  • Celebrity Chefs,
  • Food Events,
  • Food & Drink Experiences,
Ideas & Inspiration
  • Special Offers,
  • Visit Dorset Blog,
  • Top 10 Ideas,
  • Dog Friendly,
  • Eco-friendly,
  • Short Break Ideas,
  • Film & TV,
  • History & Heritage,
  • Dorset Weddings,
  • Dorset Videos,
Explore
  • Jurassic Coast,
  • Areas To Visit,
  • Villages,
  • Coast and Beaches,
  • Countryside,
  • Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB),
What's On
  • Festivals,
  • Food & Drink Events,
  • Art Events,
  • Music Events,
  • Nature Events,
  • Sporting Events,
  • Submit Event,
Visitor Information
  • Maps,
  • Brochures & Guides,
  • Tourist Information Centres,
  • Travel Information,
  • Group Travel,
  • Litter Free Dorset,
  • Accessibility,
  • Social Media,
  • Contact Us,
Home
Industry
  • About Us,
  • Our Work,
  • Working With Us,
  • Media Room,
  • Business Resources,
  • Research,
  • News,
  • Print Page
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Statement
  • Contact Us
  • Site Map
  • Terms and Conditions

Copyright 2021 Visit Dorset. All Rights Reserved.

Made By Simpleview Logo

Ratings & Reviews

Powered By

tripadvisor

Special Offers

Sign up to our E-newsletter

Order or Download a Brochure

Visit Dorset Blog

Special Offers

Sign up to our E-newsletter

Order or Download a Brochure

Visit Dorset Blog

Special Offers

Sign up to our E-newsletter

Order or Download a Brochure

Visit Dorset Blog

Special Offers

Sign up to our E-newsletter

Order or Download a Brochure

Visit Dorset Blog

Special Offers

Sign up to our E-newsletter

Order or Download a Brochure

Visit Dorset Blog

Special Offers

Sign up to our E-newsletter

Order or Download a Brochure

Visit Dorset Blog

Special Offers

Sign up to our E-newsletter

Order or Download a Brochure

Visit Dorset Blog