Guidebook for Shaftesbury
Sightseeing
A beautiful Palladian house with superb gardens with an excellent cafe and shop
276 locals recommend
Stourhead
A beautiful Palladian house with superb gardens with an excellent cafe and shop
A large chalk cut out of a naked man carved into the hill in the middle of the Dorset Downs. A pagan fertility symbol the Giant is an impressive sight.
67 locals recommend
Cerne Abbas Giant
24 Long StA large chalk cut out of a naked man carved into the hill in the middle of the Dorset Downs. A pagan fertility symbol the Giant is an impressive sight.
The quintessential cobbled English street winding down from the top of the hill lined with 17th Century houses and much photographed.
92 locals recommend
Gold Hill
Gold HillThe quintessential cobbled English street winding down from the top of the hill lined with 17th Century houses and much photographed.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great little country pub with excellent food, a roaring fire in winter and a garden for warm summer days.
13 locals recommend
The Stapleton Arms
Church HillGreat little country pub with excellent food, a roaring fire in winter and a garden for warm summer days.
The pub straddles a small flowing river with a glass walkway across. The food is good gastropub food and there's always a friendly atmosphere and welcome.
31 locals recommend
The Fontmell
The pub straddles a small flowing river with a glass walkway across. The food is good gastropub food and there's always a friendly atmosphere and welcome.