Abbotsbury Castle, Abbotsbury

Name: Abbotsbury Castle
Address: Abbotsbury, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Abbotsbury

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Abbotsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort in south west Dorset, England, situated on Wears Hill above the village of Abbotsbury, seven miles west of Dorchester and the famous hill fort at Maiden Castle. ()

Coordinates: 50°40'35"N, 2°37'42"W

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Abbotsbury United Kingdom

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Abbotsbury Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, St Catherine's Chapel, Hardy Monument, Abbotsbury Swannery.

1 miSE
Garden, Park
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Abbotsbury
26 min walk • The Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens is a visitor attraction near the village of Abbotsbury, Dorset, southern England. They are Grade I listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
1.4 miSE
Historical place, Church, Gothic architecture
St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury
36 min walk • St Catherine's Chapel is a small chapel situated on a hill above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine. It is now in the guardianship of English Heritage, and became a Grade I listed building in 1956. The chapel is also scheduled together with the field systems and quarries on the hill.
3.5 miE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Hardy Monument, Dorchester
91 min walk • The Hardy Monument is a 72-foot-high monument on the summit of Black Down in Dorset, erected in 1844 by public subscription in memory of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, flag captain of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.
1.9 miSE
Nature and wildlife, Park
Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury
49 min walk • Abbotsbury Swannery is the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world. It is situated near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England, 14 kilometres west of Weymouth on a 1-hectare site around the Fleet Lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach. The colony can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs.
1.5 miSE
Monastery
Abbotsbury Abbey, Abbotsbury
40 min walk • Abbotsbury Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter, was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The abbey was founded in the 11th century by King Cnut's thegn Orc and his wife Tola, who handsomely endowed the monastery with lands in the area.
4.1 miNE
Archaeological site
Nine stones
106 min walk • The Nine Stones, also known as the Devil's Nine Stones, the Nine Ladies, or Lady Williams and her Dog, is a stone circle located near to the village of Winterbourne Abbas in the southwestern English county of Dorset.
1.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Kingston Russell Stone Circle
40 min walk • Kingston Russell Stone Circle, also known as the Gorwell Circle, is a stone circle located between the villages of Abbotsbury and Littlebredy in the south-western English county of Dorset.
6.8 miNW
Concerts and shows, Art gallery, Museum
Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport
174 min walk • Bridport Arts Centre is an arts centre in Bridport, Dorset, England. Founded in 1973, it is housed in and around a 19th-century, Grade II listed building, formerly known as the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Black Down
89 min walk • Black Down is a hill on the South Dorset Ridgeway about 2 kilometres north-northeast of the village of Portesham in the county of Dorset, England and around 5 kilometres from the coast.
7 miSE
Long shingle beach with cafes and fishing
Chesil Beach, Weymouth
179 min walk • Chesil Beach in Dorset, England is one of three major shingle beach structures in Britain. Its name is derived from the Old English ceosel or cisel, meaning "gravel" or "shingle".
2.4 miE
Archaeological site
Hampton Down Stone Circle
62 min walk • The Hampton Down Stone Circle is a stone circle located near to the village of Portesham in the south-western English county of Dorset. Archaeologists believe that it was likely erected during the Bronze Age.