The Fountain Inn, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Local Attractions

Shaftesbury Abbey
Shaftesbury Abbey Click here to view the Photo full size.

Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden is set on the site of Saxons England’s foremost Benedictine nunnery founded by King Alfred in 888AD This Abbey was to act as the catalyst for the prosperity of the town and surrounding area for over 650 years.The excavated foundations of this once important and influential Abbey lie in a peaceful walled garden - a lasting reminder of the Abbey's eventful past.

www.shaftesburyabbey.co.uk

Compton Abbas Airfield
Compton Abbas Airfield Click here to view the Photo full size.

Compton Abbas Airfield opens every day from 9 am until sunset in the summer and 9am - 5pm in the winter the exception being 22nd - 26th Dec inclusive when it closes for the Christmas holiday. Although the airfield itself closes at sunset our bar and restaurant may on occasions close slightly earlier.

www.abbasair.com

The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum Click here to view the Photo full size.

The greatest collection of Armoured Fighting Vehicles in the World

www.tankmuseum.org

Bovington
Dorset
01929 405096
info@tankmuseum.org

Fleet Air Arm Museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum Click here to view the Photo full size.

You'll see legendary aircraft, and get to know about those who flew them in this interactive guide to British Naval Air power

www.fleetairarm.com

RNAS Yeovilton
Ilchester
Somerset
BA22 8HT
01935 840565
enquiries@fleetairarm.com

Stonehenge
Stonehenge Click here to view the Photo full size.

The great and ancient stone circle of Stonehenge is one of the wonders of the world. What visitors see today are the substantial remnants of the last in a sequence of such monuments erected between circa 3000BC and 1600BC

www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehenge

2 miles West of Amesbury on A303
Amesbury
Wiltshire
01980 624715

Old Wardour Castle
Old Wardour Castle Click here to view the Photo full size.

One of England's most romantic castles, in a secluded lakeside setting Built in the late 14th century for John, fifth Lord Lovel. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner was filmed here!

www.english-heritage.org.uk/oldwardour

Located off A30 2 miles SW of Tisbury
Tisbury
Dorset
SP3 6RR
01747 870487

Gold Hill
Gold Hill Click here to view the Photo full size.

Gold Hill is the most famous street in Shaftesbury, a town full of quaint corners and superb views on the edge of a 700-foot plateau. This ancient cobbled street, running beside the walls of King Alfred’s abbey, features on countless chocolate boxes and calendars. Remember the Hovis TV advert? It was filmed here!

www.shaftesburyindorset.com

Shaftesbury
Dorset