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Recommended Towns & Villages near Winterbourne Abbas

Abbotsbury

Abbotsbury (104 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SW)

Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset...

The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset

Dorchester (86 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction E)

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset and is the heart of Thomas Hardy's Wessex. On the outskirts of the town you will find Hardy’s birthplace and family home in Higher.....

Across the Fleet Lagoon

Langton Herring (1 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction S)

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The Sydling Valley, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction N)

This is a particularly scenic village lying deep in a chalk-stream valley between open downs. Every approach to it is beautiful, whether crossing the hills from Cerne Abbas or Maiden Newton, or coming up the waters of the River Cerne between meadows flooded with spring lambs and ponies...

Cottages, Higher Bockhampton

Higher Bockhampton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

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Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)

Famous for its huge chalk 'rude' giant, Cerne Abbas is a lovely ancient village in Dorset...

Weymouth Beach

Weymouth (208 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)

It was King George III who first put Weymouth on the map as a popular tourist destination after making it his summer holiday residence between 1789 and 1805, where he would bath.....

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock (56 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)

This in one of the most enchanting villages to be found along the sweeping Dorset coast. It has gorgeous little lanes where there are eye catching thatched cottages with walls.....

Osmington, Dorset

Osmington (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SE)

The pretty village of Osmington is situated along the Jurassic coast just 4 miles North-East of the historic resort of Weymouth. It has narrow streets and pretty thatched.....

Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)

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Sunset over West Bay

West Bay (147 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)

West Bay nestles at the western end of spectacular Chesil Beach whose billions of pebbles have been a constant source of fascination for centuries...

St. Marys Church

Bridport (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

Bridport can be classed as having everything to please the holiday maker, it has a strong nautical atmosphere born of its long association with the sea, and its history as a flourishing rope making town during the great age of sailing ships...

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)

Athelhampton lies close to the little River Piddle which almost entirely encircles Athelhampton House which was built in the 15th-century by Sir William Martyn who was granted the lands and a license to build upon them by King Henry VII in the year 1483...

Chesil Beach

Portland (162 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)

As it juts into the sea Portland is bounded by some of the finest coastal scenery in the land...

Netherbury

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NW)

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Thatched cottage

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction N)

A long, winding lane, flanked by grassy banks covered in fern and wild flowers, leads to the picture postcard village of Melbury Osmond..

Fortuneswell, Dorset, on a sunny October afternoon in 2005

Fortuneswell (3 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction S)

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A view of Seatown

Seatown (33 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)

Seatown is a small Hamlet along Dorset's famous Jurassic Coast and is popular with fossil hunters. It has a clean and quiet shingle beach (no dogs allowed) and is a good location.....

A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NW)

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Milton Abbas in Dorset

Milton Abbas (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NE)

Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England...

Recommended attractions near Winterbourne Abbas

The Nine Stones, Stone Circle in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset

The Nine Stones (1 Pictures)

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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Maiden Castle, Dorset

Maiden Castle (10 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction E)

The finest Iron Age hillfort in Europe, Maiden Castle is the size of 50 football pitches and was first built in 600BC over the.....

The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester. Dorset

The Keep Military Museum (15 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction E)

This exciting keep is the home of the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset. Here visitors with a keen interest in all things.....

The Roman Town House, Dorchester, Dorset

Roman Town House (1 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction E)

The Roman Town House was a discovery of the 1930's. From excavations beneath the ground came a rich feast of Roman history that.....

A picture of Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery (50 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)

Set in one of the most beautiful unspoilt regions of England, Abbotsbury Swannery is home to sometimes up to 1000 beautiful.....

Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach (25 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction S)

One of the most remarkable features of England's fantastic coastal scenery is the magnificent stretch known as Chesil Beach,.....

Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage (4 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction E)

Home of poet and novelist Thomas Hardy until the age of 34. Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd were.....

Penquin at SeaLife Centre in Weymouth

Sea Life Park, Weymouth (1 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SE)

A unique mix of indoor and outdoor attractions set in seven acres makes Sea Life a great family day out. The Park offers a day.....

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)

This magnificent figure cut into the turf of a chalk hillside is best viewed from the north of the village. He is known as "The.....

Nothe Fort, Weymouth

Nothe Fort (17 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SE)

Nothe Fort lies to the east of Weymouth. This spectacular "D" shaped building is preserved as one of the finest pieces of.....

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House (10 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction E)

Athelhampton House is a fine example of a 15th Century house nestling in deepest Dorset...

Portland Castle, Dorset

Portland Castle (1 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)

This is one of the best preserved of all King Henry VIII's mighty fortresses, built by the monarch to guard the south coast.....

Durdle Door, Wareham, part of the beautiful Dorset coastline.

Durdle Door (120 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.2 km, direction SE)

On a coast of fabulous high white cliffs there are few views to rival the spectacular Durdle Door. This natural phenomena,.....

The Lighthouse at Portland Bill, the southernmost point of the Island of Portland

Portland Bill Lighthouse (53 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction S)

One of the most recognisable landmarks in Dorset, the red and white Portland Bill Lighthouse has guided ships since it first.....

A picture of Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre (47 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction E)

This is a place where "Monkey Business" really is acceptable, for the centre is home to over 150 primates of 15 different.....

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction N)

Without doubt this magnificent Abbey built centuries ago of creamy Ham stone ranks amongst the finest Abbey churches anywhere in.....

St Andrew's Church

Lulworth Castle (24 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction E)

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Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction N)

Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I......

Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Lyme Regis Museum (2 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction W)

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A view of the Marine Aquarium on the old Cobb with Lyme regis, Dorset, in the background.

Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (1 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction W)

Where better to see and learn about the creatures of the deep than in an aquarium suite set tantalizingly beside the sea. Well,.....


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