Attractions in Rainy Days
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Whilst now only a parish church Sherborne Abbey has been a Saxon cathedral and a Benedictine abbey. The majority of the building is Norman in origin although Saxon features remain.
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Small 15th century chapel set on the hill overlooking Abbotsbury and the coast beyond.
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Former Cistercian monastery, now a privately owned house set in 30 acres of gardens
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Originally founded in 1765 as a kitchen garden, the site now occupies 20 acres and is stocked with a range of exotic plants many of which were newly-discovered species at the time
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Large 17th century manor house and gardens originally the seat of the Russell family
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Iron Age hillfort located just outside of Dorset.
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Large 11th century castle that now lies in ruins since it was slighted in the English Civil War. It still cuts a majestic form dominating the village below
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Ruined 12th century castle built for the Bishops of Salisbury. The castle was destroyed during the English Civil War by Parliamentary forces
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The only place in the world where you are able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting Mute Swans.
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Shire horses in action plus other animals and activities for all ages