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Haynes International Motor Museum
The UK's largest collection of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles, with over 400 vehicles on display.
7 km · about 10 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Sherborne works well as a base: 10 minutes from Milborne Port, 40km from Durdle Door.
Sherborne is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 9,523, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Sherborne sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sherborne to your route.
Sherborne is a market town and civil parish in north-west Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Yeovil. The parish includes the hamlets of Nether Coombe and Lower Clatcombe. The A30 road, which connects London with Penzance, runs through the town. InRead more
the 2021 census the population of Sherborne was 10,361.
Sherborne's historic buildings include Sherborne Abbey, independent schools, its manor house and two castles: the ruins of a 12th-century fortified palace and the 16th-century mansion known as Sherborne Castle built by Sir Walter Raleigh. Much of the old town, including much of the abbey and many medieval and Georgian buildings, is built from distinctive honey-brown coloured Sherborne Stone.
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Sherborne is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 50.9460 latitude, -2.5178 longitude.
Sherborne has a population of approximately 9,523 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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museum
The UK's largest collection of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles, with over 400 vehicles on display.
7 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
One of the world's finest landscape gardens with a magnificent lake, classical temples and a stunning Palladian mansion in Wiltshire.
22 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Steep cobbled street lined with thatched cottages, plunging past the buttressed walls of Shaftesbury Abbey with views over Blackmore Vale. Made famous by Ridley Scott's 1973 Hovis bread advert.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Mystical terraced hill crowned by St Michael's Tower, steeped in Arthurian and early Christian legends with panoramic Somerset views.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Exquisite Early English Gothic cathedral with a magnificent sculpted west front displaying nearly 300 medieval figures.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Iconic natural limestone arch jutting into the sea on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, one of the most photographed landmarks in Britain.
40 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
A 1,000-yard chalk downland hillclimb in Wiltshire with a fearsome uphill Karousel corner, run by enthusiasts since 1967 and one of the best places in Britain to watch sprint cars up close.
40 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Almost perfectly circular cove formed by the sea eroding through Portland limestone, creating one of the world's finest examples of coastal geology.
41 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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