Visit Sherborne Places

Welcome to Visit Sherborne Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sherborne

  

Sherborne Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sherborne

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Sherborne history

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Sherborne was named scir burne by the Saxon inhabitants, a name meaning “clear stream”, after a brook that runs through the centre of the town. In 705 the diocese of Wessex was split between Sherborne and Winchester, and King Ine founded an abbey for St Aldhelm, the first Bishop of Sherborne, which covered Dorset, Somerset, and Devon. King Alfred the Great’s elder brothers, King Æthelbald and King �ðthelberht, are buried in the abbey.

You can visit Sherborne places with Walkfo Sherborne to hear history at Sherborne’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sherborne has 22 places to visit in our interactive Sherborne 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 Sherborne, 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 Sherborne places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sherborne & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Sherborne places in an interactive Sherborne map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sherborne Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Sherborne places to visit

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

Sherborne House, Dorset Sherborne House is a Grade I listed building in Newland, Sherborne, Dorset, England . It is located on the site of Sherborne Castle, a Grade II listed building .

Sherborne Museum Sherborne Museum is located in Sherborne, a small market town in north-west Dorset . Formerly a Saxon burgh, Sherborne evolved through the cloth, gloving and silk industries .

Sherborne RFC Sherborne Rugby Football Club was established in 1980 . It has a membership of 100 senior players and a further 300 boys and girls in the junior section . The club runs two men’s teams with the 1st XV currently playing in South West 1 East . The 2nd XV play in Dorset & Wilts 1 South (level 8)

Sherborne Castle Sherborne Castle is a 16th-century Tudor mansion southeast of Sherborne in Dorset . It stands in a 1,200-acre park which formed a small part of the 15,000-acre (61 km) Digby estate .

Haydon, Dorset Haydon is a village and civil parish 16 miles (26 km) north of Dorchester, in the Dorset district of Dorset. In 2001 the parish had a population of 44. The parish touches Castleton, Caundle Marsh, Folke, Goathill and North Wootton.

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