Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester on Thames

Name: Dorchester Abbey
Address: High St, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7HH, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1865 340007

#1 among attractions in Dorchester on Thames

Top attraction, History museum, Museum, Church

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Facts and practical information

The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, more usually called Dorchester Abbey, is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about 8 miles southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the site of a Saxon cathedral. ()

Coordinates: 51°38'38"N, 1°9'53"W

Address

High StDorchester on Thames OX10 7HH United Kingdom

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+44 1865 340007

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Dorchester on Thames

Day trips

Dorchester Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wittenham Clumps, Little Wittenham Bridge, Earth Trust Centre, Dorchester Abbey Museum.

1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Wittenham Clumps
32 min walk • Wittenham Clumps, also known as the Sinodun Hills, are the most distinctive landmark in Oxfordshire, offering panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. This ancient site consists of two prominent chalk hills, Castle Hill and Round Hill, which are visible for...
0.8 miSW
Bridge
Little Wittenham Bridge
21 min walk • Little Wittenham Bridge is a footbridge across the River Thames in England near Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. It is just downstream of Day's Lock on the reach above Benson Lock and connects Little Wittenham to Dorchester.
1.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Earth Trust Centre
36 min walk • Earth Trust Centre, formerly known as Project Timescape, is Earth Trust's visitor and education centre near the Wittenham Clumps, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire, England. The centre's aim is to educate and engage people in their local landscape and inspire them to take action to protect it.
~20 ftW
Museum
Dorchester Abbey Museum, Dorchester on Thames
1 min walk • Dorchester Abbey Museum is a local museum in the town of Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England. It is attached to Dorchester Abbey. The museum occupies two buildings on the site of Dorchester Abbey.
1.6 miNE
51°39'37"N • 1°8'14"W
Aston Martin Heritage Trust, Wallingford
42 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum