Attractions
within 15 Miles and/or
a 30 Minute Drive of Sherborne
SOUTH
Athelhampton – one
of England’s finest
medieval homes set in 10 acres of formal landscaped
and water gardens.
Cerne
Abbas Giant,
Cerne Abbas – a
unique ancient hill figure and fertility symbol. Not
for the faint hearted!
Dorchester
(Hardy’s Casterbridge) –
County Town forever associated with Thomas Hardy.
You can find the excellent Dorset
County Museum and The
Military Museum here, as well as Max
Gate, the home Hardy
designed for himself.
Hardy's
Cottage,
Higher Brockhampton – Birthplace
and home of Thomas Hardy, the great Wessex
novelist. Garden
open every day, house by appointment with tenant.
Maiden
Castle,
Dorchester –
enormous prehistoric hill fort, the finest
example in Europe.
Tolpuddle – TUC
memorial to the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
Weymouth – a
lively seaside resort popularised by George III
with a fine wide sandy beach and attractive
port area. Brewers Quay, a redeveloped Victorian
Brewery, contains many attractions and the Sea
Life Park is
also worth a visit. Weymouth is also the location
for the 2012 Summer Olympics Sailing events. (May
be a 35 - 40 minute journey depending on traffic.)
NORTH
Cadbury
Castle,
South Cadbury – ancient
stronghold occupied 6000 years ago and the
reputed
site of Camelot, meeting place for King Arthur’s
Knights of the Round Table.
East
Somerset Railway,
Cranmore – steam
through the rolling Mendip countryside near Shepton
Mallet.
Fleet
Air Arm Museum,
Yeovilton –
with many historic aircraft on display including
Concorde 002.
Haynes
Motor Museum,
Sparkford – one
of the world’s largest collections of veteran
and vintage vehicles all kept in working order.
Stourhead
House and Gardens –
elegant National Trust Palladian House with
Chippendale furniture and fine paintings. The magnificent
landscaped gardens feature bridges, ornamental lakes
and a classical temple.
WEST
Barrington
Court –
this early 16th Century house, now owned by
the National Trust, has an unusual E-shaped front.
East
Coker –
perhaps best known as the title of
a poem by T. S. Eliot, this little village
is Eliot’s
last resting place.
Lytes
Cary – this 14th
Century medieval house with Elizabethan
additions is a National Trust
property.
Tintinhull
Garden - An attractive 17th-century manor house
with a beautifully maintained garden, split into a
series of "outdoor-rooms".
Montacture
House – magnificent
Elizabethan mansion, now a National Trust
property.
Yeovil – the
closest town to Sherborne with a 14th Century
church, modern Leisure
Centre/Swimming Pool, 10
Screen Cinema, Bowling
Alley and League
1 Football!
EAST
Shaftesbury – historic
hill town with Abbey ruins and Gold Hill – possibly
the most photographed historic street in England.
