Dorset Escape
Shaftesbury, South West England
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.7 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.6 mi (Open Charge Map)
Dorset Escape is found near Shaftesbury and sleeps up to four, a good fit for a small family or group of friends. It's within walking distance of Gillingham Museum, just 0.6 miles away, with Stour Micro Museum and Visit Hillbrush both under four miles further on for a spot of local history.
Gillingham (Dorset) station is a short 0.7 miles from the cottage, and EV charging is available nearby too, so however you're travelling, getting here and about is straightforward. A relaxed, well-placed base for exploring this corner of Dorset.
Gillingham (Dorset) station is a short 0.7 miles from the cottage, and EV charging is available nearby too, so however you're travelling, getting here and about is straightforward. A relaxed, well-placed base for exploring this corner of Dorset.
Facilities
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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Events from
Skiddle
Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Skids + Theatre Of Hate
Cheese And Grain, Frome · 13.8 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 22:00
Underground Frome - Friday Night Jungle
The Tunnels Frome, Frome · 13.7 mi
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Sat 5 Dec · 20:30
SiREN
Prestbury Sports Bar, Warminster · 12.8 mi
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Fri 11 Dec · 13:00
Home Ed Social: Christmas Cardmaking
The Wellbeing Hub Warminster, Warminster · 12.8 mi
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Dorset Escape
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Things to do
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.6 mi
Gillingham Museum
Gillingham Museum tells the story of the town and its surrounding parishes, tracing life here from N...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4 mi
Mere Museum
Mere Museum sits within the library on Barton Lane in Mere, Wiltshire, and tells the story of the to...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.4 mi
Gold Hill Museum
Gold Hill Museum is Shaftesbury and District's local history museum, set in two historic buildings a...
🎢 Theme Parks · 5.6 mi
Gartell Light Railway
The Gartell Light Railway is a privately run narrow gauge railway in South Somerset, near Dorset, op...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.5 mi
Sturminster Museum
Museum in Sturminster Newton, England, United Kingdom
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Places to visit
The famous spots within a day trip
National Trust · 5.2 mi
Stourhead Gardens
Theme Park · 5.6 mi
Gartell Light Railway
National Trust · 6.5 mi
King Alfred's Tower
Stately Home & Palace · 7.7 mi
Fiddleford Manor
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