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Cerne Abbas
Village in Dorset, England

Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas is a village and civil parish in Dorset in southern England.

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It lies in the Dorset Council administrative area in the Cerne Valley in the Dorset Downs. The village lies just east of the A352 road 10 km (6 mi) north of Dorchester. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 858.

Get in

Getting to Cerne Abbas

A new park and ride service is now available, see National Park and Ride Directory Dorchester has two train stations. The tourism website has advice on https://www.visit-dorset.com/visitor-information/travel-information/getting-here/by-train/ travelling via rail].

  1. 01
    Dorchester South

    Rail links to stations to Weymouth and London Waterloo.

  2. 02
    Dorchester West

    Rail links to stations to Weymouth and Bristol.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Maiden Castle

    Maiden Castle Road, DT2 9PP (About a one-hour walk or 15-min drive south from the town centre along Weymouth Avenue and Maiden Castle Road.

  2. 02
    Shire Hall Historic Courthouse

    Brings over 200 years of justice and injustice to life.

  3. 03
    Roman Town House

    The Grove and Northernhay (just north of High Street).

  4. 04
    Hardy's Cottage

    Higher Bockhampton, DT2 8QJ (3 miles (5 km) east of Dorchester), hardyscottage@nationaltrust.org.uk.

  5. 05
    Max Gate

    Alington Avenue, DT1 2FN, maxgate@nationaltrust.org.uk.

  6. 06
    Cerne Abbas Giant

    Cerne Abbas, DT2 7AL, westdorset@nationaltrust.org.uk.

Do

Things to do

Come on a Wednesday and experience the lively atmosphere of market day in town. On the first Saturday of the month you can take a trip to Prince Charles' internationally renowned Poundbury and enjoy the Farmers' Market.

Eat

Where to eat

Dorchester has a varied selection of restaurants, but is fairly limited in quality.

How locals move

Getting around Cerne Abbas the local way

  • Get inThere are ferries from Jersey, Guernsey, Cherbourg, France, to Poole and Weymouth run by Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries.

From Wikivoyage: Dorset, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2025-08.

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