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Charminster, Dorset

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A small village just north of Dorchester on the River Cerne. Just outside the village in the direction of Dorchester lies Wolfeton House, a haunted medieval manor with Elizabethan additions, begun around 1480 by the Trenchard family. St Mary's church in Charminster is 12th century, with rounded Norman pillars and chancel arch. The church is unusually situated directly over the river.
Charminster, Dorset, England

About Charminster
Attraction Type: Village
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Nearest Attractions Wolfeton House - 0.5 miles (Historic House) Max Gate - 1.3 miles (Historic Property) Keep Military Museum of Devon and Dorset - 1.3 miles (Museum) Dorset County Museum - 1.3 miles (Museum) Tutankhamun Exhibition - 1.3 miles (Museum) The Dinosaur Museum - 1.5 miles (Museum) Dorset Teddy Bear Museum - 1.5 miles (Museum) Kingston Maurward Gardens - 2.3 miles (Garden)

Nearest Towns and Villages Dorchester - 1.7 miles away Stinsford - 2.1 miles away Puddletown - 4.5 miles away Cerne Abbas - 4.7 miles away Tolpuddle - 6.7 miles away Toller Fratrum - 7.1 miles away Affpuddle - 7.6 miles away Abbotsbury - 8.1 miles away

Nearest Accommodation to Charminster

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Rose Cottage - 5.8 miles from Charminster Tincleton, Dorset Sleeps: 7 Stay from: £595

Tincleton Lodge - 5.8 miles from Charminster Tincleton, Dorset Sleeps: 10 Stay from: £595

Clyffe Dairy Cottage - 5.8 miles from Charminster Tincleton, Dorset Sleeps: 3 Stay from: £261

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Nearest Hotels

Little Court - 0.4 miles from Charminster Dorchester, Dorset Stay from: £69.00

Summer Hill House - 1.1 miles from Charminster Charminster, Dorset Stay from: £65.00

The Wessex Royale Hotel - 1.3 miles from Charminster Dorchester, Dorset Stay from: £40.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

Churchview Guest House - 4.3 miles from Charminster Winterborne Abbas, Somerset From: £46.00

Churchview Guest House - 4.3 miles from Charminster Dorchester, Dorset From: £100.00

The Brace of Pheasants - 6.2 miles from Charminster Buckland Newton, Dorset From: £65.00

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Dorchester
Tourist Information Centre
11 Antelope Walk
Dorchester
Dorset
England
DT1 1BE
Tel: 01305 267 992
Alternate Tel: 01305 252 470
Fax: 01305 266 079
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