Local Attractions

Abbotsbury is a unique village steeped in history, yet a village where the present is very much alive and the future perpetually evolving.

What to see first? Where to go? What to do? Three simple questions with answers as diverse as the attractions that abound within Abbotsbury. Visit abbotsbury.co.uk for more information

There are plenty of attractions local to us. Both for adults, children and the whole family.

• Abbotsbury Swannery
  The only place in the world where you
  are able to walk through the heart of
  a colony of nesting Mute Swans
• Abbotsbury Tropical Gardens
  A magnificent 20 acre garden filled with
  rare and exotic plants from all over the world
• Abbotsbury Tithe Barn
  14th Century barn built by Benedictine
  Monks,now a childrens play farm
• Athelhampton House
  One of the finest 15th century houses
  in England
• Forde Abbey
  More than 900 years of history and
  romance are encapsulated in this elegant
  former Cistercian monastery and its
  30 acres of award winning gardens
• Mapperton House
  Mapperton Gardens is a romantic valley
  garden deep into a lost Dorset combe
  among tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside
• Cricket St. Thomas
  Wildlife park focusing on conservation
  and endangered species
• Hardy's Monument
  Erected in memory of Vice Admiral Sir
  Thomas Masterman Hardy of HMS Victory
• Tyneham Village
  The forgotten village of Tyneham,
  acquisitioned by the MOD in 1943 and left
  to decay

• Thomas Hardy's Cottage
  Birthplace of novelist and poet
  Thomas Hardy
• Cerne Abbas Giant
  The Cerne Abbas Giant or the
  'Rude Man' is one of the largest
  hillfigures in Britain
• Corfe Castle
  Thousand-year-old castle, an iconic
  survivor of the English Civil War, rising
  above the Isle of Purbeck
• Weymouth Sea Life Centre
  Indoor displays include the Tropical
  the spectacular Turtle Sanctuary
  and one of the first National Seahorse
  Breeding and Conservation Centres
• Wilton House
  Wilton House opened its doors to the
  general public on the 1st May 1951
  with its 460 year old building
  with history, architecture, art
  treasures and 21 acres of gardens
  and parkland
• Chesil Bank & The Fleet
  The Chesil Bank and the Fleet Nature
  Reserve encompass the internationally
  renowned Chesil Bank storm beach
  the Fleet lagoon and Portland Harbour
• Lyme Regis & the Cobb
  Situated in the South West of Dorset
  Lyme Regis is an historic unspoiled
  seaside resort and fishing port on
  the world famous Cobb harbour
• Lulworth Cove
  Lulworth Cove is an amazing village and
  the area around it is some of
  the most outstanding in Britain
  possibly the world

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