Attractions in Abbotsbury

Large, recently excavated Iron Age hillfort set high above the surrounding countryside.

The Abbey of St Peter was a Benedictine monastery founded in the 11th century. All that remains of the abbey now is a single wall

Iron Age hill fort situated on Wears Hill above the village. Believed to have been the work of the Durotriges, a Celtic tribe

Small 15th century chapel set on the hill overlooking Abbotsbury and the coast beyond.

Originally founded in 1765 as a kitchen garden, the site now occupies 20 acres and is stocked with a range of exotic plants many of which were newly-discovered species at the time

Large 17th century manor house and gardens originally the seat of the Russell family

The only place in the world where you are able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting Mute Swans.