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Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.

Dorset National LandscapePhoto Tony Zohari / Pexels

Places to explore near Sherborne StationSherborne

31 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

0.3 km W · spans 10 counties

Photo of Sherborne Abbey, an abbey in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Sherborne Abbey

Abbey near Sherborne

Fan-vaulted abbey church in a golden-stone town.

0.4 km NW

Photo of Sherborne, a village in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Sherborne

Village

A mellow ochre-stone market town built around its great fan-vaulted abbey, with two castles and elegant medieval streets.

0.4 km NW · Dorset

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

3.1 km NW · spans 14 counties

Photo of The Queens Arms, a gastropub near Corton Denham, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

The Queens Arms

Gastropub · With rooms near Corton Denham

Remote Somerset/Dorset border village inn with rooms, picked by olive and Mr & Mrs Smith.

6.4 km N

Photo of Barwick Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near East Coker, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Barwick Park

House & garden near East Coker

A parkland of four eccentric 1770s follies, including Jack the Treacle Eater.

8.2 km W

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

National Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

8.8 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Sherborne Castle Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden in Dorset, south west England.

Sherborne Castle Gardens

House & garden near Sherborne

A house built by Sir Walter Raleigh, with a Capability Brown lake.

1.9 km E

English Oak Vineyard

Vineyard near Alweston

A family vineyard offering booked tours and informal cellar-door tastings from Wednesday to Sunday in the Dorset countryside.

3.1 km SE

The Clockspire

Restaurant near Milborne Port

Fine dining in a converted Victorian schoolhouse near Sherborne.

3.2 km NE

Photo of Yeovil Country Park, a country park near East Coker, Somerset, south west England.

Yeovil Country Park

Country park near East Coker

A country park in Somerset.

6 km W

Yetminster

Village

A honey-coloured limestone village north of the Blackmore Vale, its long main street lined with fine 17th-century houses.

6.9 km SW · Dorset

Photo of Ninesprings, Yeovil Country Park, a garden in Somerset, south west England.

Ninesprings, Yeovil Country Park

Garden near Yeovil

Victorian pleasure-ground valley on the edge of Yeovil, with waterfalls, ponds, stepping stones and wooded walks.

8.6 km W

Everything else within 10 km (18) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.