Visit Abbotsbury Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Abbotsbury

  

Abbotsbury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Abbotsbury

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Abbotsbury history

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Abbotsbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort, was built in the Iron Age. The earthworks cover a roughly triangular area of about 10 acres (4.0 ha) of which about 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) are inside the ramparts.

Abbotsbury geography / climate

Abbotsbury is situated 1 mile inland from the English Channel coast at Chesil Beach, an 18-mile (29 km) barrier beach which south of the village encloses The Fleet, a brackish coastal lagoon. Measured directly, the village is about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Weymouth and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Bridport.

You can visit Abbotsbury places with Walkfo Abbotsbury to hear history at Abbotsbury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Abbotsbury has 14 places to visit in our interactive Abbotsbury map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Abbotsbury, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Abbotsbury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Abbotsbury & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 14 audio facts unique to Abbotsbury places in an interactive Abbotsbury map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Abbotsbury Places Map
14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Abbotsbury historic spots	Abbotsbury tourist destinations	Abbotsbury plaques	Abbotsbury geographic features
Walkfo Abbotsbury tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Abbotsbury

  

Best Abbotsbury places to visit

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Abbotsbury has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Abbotsbury’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Abbotsbury’s information audio spots:

Abbotsbury Swannery Abbotsbury Swannery is the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world . The colony can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs . Written records of the swannery’s existence go back to 1393, though it probably existed well before that .

The Grey Mare and her Colts The Grey Mare and her Colts is a megalithic chambered long barrow located near Abbotsbury in Dorset. It was built during the Early and Middle Neolithic periods (3400-2400 BC) The tomb was partially excavated in the early nineteenth century.

Hampton Down Stone Circle The Hampton Down Stone Circle is a stone circle located near Portesham in Dorset. It is part of a tradition of stone circles that spread throughout Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. The circle was erected on an open downland ridge overlooking the coast. It originally contained either eight or nine stones and had a diameter of 20 feet (6.5 metres) across.

Kingston Russell Stone Circle Kingston Russell Stone Circle, also known as Gorwell Circle, is a stone circle located in Dorset. It is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. The site has not been excavated or subject to in-depth archaeological investigation.

Hell Stone The Hell Stone is a badly-restored Neolithic dolmen on Portesham Hill in Dorset, England. It is around half a mile (0.8 km) north of the village of Portesham, and three-quarters of a mile southeast of the Valley of Stones.

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