Shaftesbury, Blandford Forum, Cranborne and Sherborne    Weather   Map

Cinema, Theatre, Music and Comedy

Shaftesbury Arts Centre (Shaftesbury, SP7 8AR)
The Exchange (Sturminster Newton Nr Shaftesbury, DT10 1QU)

Dorset Opera (Blandford Forum, DT11 0PX)

Places to Visit

Shaftesbury Abbey Museum & Garden (Shaftesbury, SP7 8JR)
Gold Hill Museum (Shaftesbury, SP7 8JW)

Royal Signals Museum (Blandford Forum, DT11 8RH)

Cranborne Manor Gardens (Cranborne, BH21 5PS)

Sherborne Castle (Sherborne, DT9 5NR)
Sherborne Old Castle EH (Sherborne, DT9 3SA)
Sherborne Museum (Sherborne, DT9 3BP)
Minterne Gardens (Minterne Magna Nr Sherborne, DT2 7AU)

Activities


Walking and Cycling


Festivals

Boogie Woogie Festival (Sturminster Newton Nr Shaftesbury)

The Great Dorset Steam Fair (Child Okeford Nr Blandford Forum, DT11 8HT)

Eat, Drink and Sleep

Old Forge (Compton Abbas Nr Shaftesbury, SP7 0NQ) caravan - tripadvisor
The Museum Inn (Farnham Nr Shaftesbury, DT11 8DE) pub, restaurant, rooms - tripadvisor
The Fontmell (Fontmell Magna Nr Shaftesbury, SP7 0PA) pub, restaurant, rooms - tripadvisor, tripadvisor
Stapleton Arms (Buckhorn Weston Nr Shaftesbury, SP8 5HS) pub, rooms - tripadvisor

Plumber Manor (Sturminster Newton Nr Blandford Forum, DT10 2AF) hotel, restaurant - tripadvisor
Higher Melcombe Manor (Melcombe Bingham Nr Blandford Forum, DT2 7PB) B&B - tripadvisor
Launceston Farm (Tarrant Launceston Nr Blandford Forum, DT11 8BY) B&B - tripadvisor

Transport


Local Life and History

Wikipedia (Shaftesbury)
Wikipedia (Blandford Forum)
Wikipedia (Cranborne)
Wikipedia (Sherborne)