Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Name: Gold Hill
Address: 1 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, SP7 8JW, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1747 852157

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Gold Hill is a steep cobbled street in the town of Shaftesbury in the English county of Dorset. The view looking down from the top of the street has been described as "one of the most romantic sights in England." ()

Coordinates: 51°0'20"N, 2°11'49"W

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1 Gold HillShaftesbury SP7 8JW United Kingdom

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+44 1747 852157

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Gold Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Wardour Castle, Shaftesbury Town Hall, St. Mary the Virgin Church, St George's Church.

5.2 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles, History museum
Old Wardour Castle, Tisbury
132 min walk • Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of the civil parishes of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles west of Salisbury.
~50 ftN
City hall
Shaftesbury Town Hall, Shaftesbury
1 min walk • Shaftesbury Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Shaftsbury Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
4.2 miNW
Church
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Gillingham
107 min walk • St Mary's Church is the parish church for the town of Gillingham in the Blackmore Vale in the north of Dorset. The church is in the Diocese of Salisbury in the Church of England, and part of the Anglican Communion.
5.1 miNW
Church
St George's Church, Gillingham
130 min walk • St George's Church is a Church of England church in Gillingham, Dorset, England. It was designed by Charles Ponting and built in 1921. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1985. Today the church is used for occasional services, and is maintained by the Manger family trust.
7.2 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church, Sturminster Newton
185 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Church of England Parish Church in Sturminster Newton, Dorset. The present church dates from a rebuild in 1486 by the abbots of Glastonbury. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved wagon roof remains.
6.4 miNE
Valley
Vale of Wardour, Tisbury
164 min walk • The Vale of Wardour encompasses the valley of the River Nadder in the county of Wiltshire, England.
6.2 miSE
Park, Garden
Larmer Tree Gardens
158 min walk • The Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal in south Wiltshire, England, were created by landowner Augustus Pitt Rivers in 1880 as pleasure grounds for "public enlightenment and entertainment". They were the first private gardens opened for public enjoyment in the United Kingdom, and were free to enter.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Win Green Down
105 min walk • Win Green Down at grid reference ST927209 in south-western Wiltshire, England is a 26.0 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1971.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Duncliffe Hill
59 min walk • At 210 metres, Duncliffe Hill is one of the highest hills in the Blackmore Vale region in the county of Dorset, England.