Wimborne Minster and the Lower Stour Valley. The bustling historic market town of Wimborne Minster lies in the picturesque water meadows of the rivers Stour and Allen. Taking its name from the gracious Minster Church of St.Cuthburga, founded in AD705, the Towers of which dominate the town. There many historic buildings and a wide range of quality shops, pubs and restaurants. The town skirts the triple-banked Iron Age defensive earthworks of Badbury Rings, centred in the earthworks of east Dorset. 
 
With five main roads radiating from it Wimborne makes an ideal centre for touring. The town was named as one of the top ten most desirable places to live in Great Britain by Country Life Magazine.
 
The surrounding countryside provides many walks and cycle trails.
Local towns and villages to visit..
Bournemouth
Dorchester
Lulworth
Poole
Swanage
Weymouth
 
Attractions
 
Angling
 
Sea fishing at Weymouth, Lulworth Cove, and Osmington Mills. Coarse fishing at Radipole Lake, Weymouth. Trout fishing on the rivers Frome and Trent.
 
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Local Accommodation..

 
DORSET LINKS
Dorset Information
Dorset Pubs
Dorset Theatres
Dorset Restaurants
Dorset Hotels
Dorset Caravans
Dorset Attractions
Dorset Events
Dorset
ART & CRAFTS
Slate Paintings
 

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Dorset holidays, Cottages, Caravan Holiday Parks, Camping, shows, festivals, attractions and eventsDorset. Dorset Map.  West Country Links

 
WEST COUNTRY ENTERTAINMENT
EVENTS, FETES, FESTIVALS, GARDENS OPEN ATTRACTIONS , DAYS OUT, GARDENS, FETES E.T.C
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SCUBA DIVING, SURFING GOLF COURSES
BOAT TOURS AND CRUISES AVAILABLE
THEATRES AND WHAT'S ON
MAPS FOR THE WEST COUNTRY
 
WEST COUNTRY ACCOMMODATION
COTTAGE HOLIDAYS Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall
 
WEST COUNTRY CAMPING AND TOURING SITES
 
West Country Businesses add your link
 
WEST COUNTRY PUBLIC HOUSES AND RESTAURANTS
RESTAURANTS AND EATING PLACES
PUBS AND CLUBS IN THE WEST COUNTRY
 
 
 
ART & CRAFTS
Slate paintings