Out and About
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The Sherborne Hotel
Horsecastles Lane
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 6BB
Tel: 01935 813191
Fax: 01935 816493
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Sherborne is one the most beautiful
towns in England, with an abundance of medieval buildings,
a superb Abbey, some world-famous schools and picturesque almshouses – not
to mention two historic castles!
Ideally located on the Dorset and Somerset border, Sherborne
has excellent transport links, enabling the town to flourish in many different ways.
The Sherborne Hotel is the ideal spot from which to discover
the delights of North Dorset, Somerset and the surrounding
area. Standing in eight acres of grounds, this modern
hotel has undergone major improvements
and redecoration and our guest are delighted with the standards
we have set.
West Dorset
West Dorset is almost entirely designated
an area of outstanding natural beauty, covering over 400-square
miles. The area includes Sherborne to the north, Dorchester
to the east and Lyme Regis to the west, with glorious coast
and countryside in between.
Here you will find woodlands strewn with
bluebells and all kinds of flora throughout the year. Such
a varied landscape means it is rich in wildlife too, providing
a haven for rabbits, hares, foxes, deer, squirrels and much
more.
On Golden Cap and Powerstock Common Nature
Reserve, you will find an excellent variety of butterflies.
It is a bird-watcher's paradise too with over 360 species
of birds having been recorded in Dorset!
The miles upon miles of open countryside
and green rolling hills hide more than 150 villages, all waiting
to be discovered. Explore them by foot, on horseback, or by
car. A leisurely cycle ride is one of the best ways to get
around West Dorset’s quiet country lanes.
Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne Abbey is a fine example of an Abbey Church dating from Saxon times. The chief glory of the Abbey is its roof: the earliest great fan vault in existence. Visitors can also see the medieval misericords in the choir, some fine Tudor monuments, the Ascension reredos behind
| the High Altar and the engraved glass reredos by Whistler in the Lady Chapel. The most recent feature is the Great West Window by John Hayward, dedicated in 1998 in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. |
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Corfe Castle
| This medieval castle, commanding a gap in the Purbeck Ridge, is now an imposing ruin and a popular tourist centre, drawing on its many years of history. There is a belief it may have been a Roman defensive site, but the ruins we see today were a rebuild in the 11th century of |
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what was a wood castle back in the 9th century. |
