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Castle Gardens

Shaftesbury | Dorset

A Blue Cedar Homes Management Company Estate

Superb position close to town centre and with fabulous views across the Blackmore Vale

Shaftesbury has many attractive 18th century houses in amongst the lanes and streets and the local museum at the top of Gold Hill has all sorts of artefacts from the past. Gold Hill is famous for being a steep cobbled street.

Shaftesbury was mentioned in Domesday as Sceptesberie and is an ancient hill town settled by the Saxons. It is situated on the main A30 road near to the Wiltshire border and is one of the oldest and highest towns in England. In the 9th century the Abbey was built, a Benedictine nunnery founded by Alfred the Great. Shaftesbury’s name seems to derive from ‘Sceaft’s fortified place’ and the town is built on the edge of a plateau with fine views over the Blackmoor Vale.

Properties Built

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2013

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By foot

  • Castle Hill Nature Reserve

    1 Minute

  • Shaftesbury Abbey Museum

    6 Minutes

  • Boots

    8 Minutes

  • La Fleur de Lys Hotel

    8 Minutes

  • Tesco Superstore

    11 Minutes

  • St Johns Church

    16 Minutes

By car

  • Fontmell & Melbury Downs (National Trust)

    11 Minutes

  • National Trust Win Green

    14 Minutes

  • Ferne Park

    14 Minutes

  • Old Wardour Castle

    20 Minutes

  • Plumber Manor Country House Hotel

    24 Minutes

  • Wincanton Racecourse

    27 Minutes

  • Sherborne Abbey

    30 Minutes

By train

  • London (Paddington)

    2 Hours 30 Minutes

  • Fontmell & Melbury Downs (National Trust)

    11 Minutes

  • National Trust Win Green

    14 Minutes

  • Ferne Park

    14 Minutes

  • Old Wardour Castle

    20 Minutes

  • Plumber Manor Country House Hotel

    24 Minutes

  • Wincanton Racecourse

    27 Minutes

  • Sherborne Abbey

    30 Minutes

  • London (Paddington)

    2 Hours 30 Minutes

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