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a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

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Recommended attractions near Gillingham

Stourhead(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)Pictures
Alfred's Tower(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NW)Pictures
Old Wardour Castle(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction E)Pictures
Longleat House & Safari Park(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction N)Pictures
Cley Hill(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction N)Pictures
Sherborne Castle(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction SW)Pictures
Sherborne Abbey(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction SW)Pictures
Nunney Castle(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction N)Pictures
Fovant Badges(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction E)Pictures
Philipps House & Dinton Park(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction E)Pictures
Fleet Air Arm Museum(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction W)Pictures
Brokerswood Country Park(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction N)Pictures
Bratton Camp & White Horse(16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction N)Pictures
Yeovil Country Park(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction SW)Pictures
Lytes Cary Manor(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction W)Pictures

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Recommended towns near Gillingham

Shaftesbury, a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SE)
Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists.
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Stourton, in the county of Wiltshire (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction N)
Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home.
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East Knoyle, in the county of Wiltshire (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NE)
East Knoyle is situated where the Wiltshire countryside blends into Dorset. The landscape is quite stunning, it has a dramatically changing face of sweeping pastures and hillsides.
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Tisbury, in the county of Wiltshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction E)
Tisbury is a picturesque village set amidst delightful Wiltshire countryside where you will find friendly villagers and a calm, peaceful atmosphere.
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Shroton, in the county of Dorset (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction S)
Interestingly, this enchanting village was the scene of warfare as General Wolfe trained his troops before his assult on Quebec in the mid 18th-century.
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Poyntington, in the county of Dorset (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)
This is a delightful small village situated in the picturesque Blackmore Vale where the Dorset and Somerset boundary meets.
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Sherborne, a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SW)
The softly glowing Ham stone of which most of the town properties are built, lends warmth and atmosphere to what is already a unique and attractive place.
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Warminster, in the county of Wiltshire (12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)
This is a former wool and corn town with a fascinating history stretching back to Saxon times. It sits comfortably beneath the chalk downland of the Salisbury Plain at the head of the beautiful Wyle Valley.
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Fovant, in the county of Wiltshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction E)
Fovant is most noted for its dramatic hillside where huge regimental badges are carved into the chalk downs and clearly seen from the road.
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Bryanston, in the county of Dorset (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction S)
The town was initially the town of Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John.
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Blandford Forum, a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction S)
Utterly delightful, a town of matchless elegance, of quintessentially English beauty, are but a few of the attributes to the fine Market town on the River Stour.
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Sixpenny Handley, in the county of Dorset (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SE)
Sixpenny Handley is set in the lovely countryside of Cranbourne Chase.
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Milton Abbas, a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction S)
Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England.
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Minterne Magna, in the county of Dorset (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction SW)
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Cerne Abbas, in the county of Dorset (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction SW)
Famous for its huge chalk 'rude' giant, Cerne Abbas is a lovely ancient village in Dorset.
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Nearby travel help

Gillingham (Dorset) Station(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Templecombe Station(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)
Bournemouth Airport(26.3 miles, 42.4 km, direction SE)
Bristol International Airport(30.6 miles, 49.2 km, direction NW)
M27 Junction 1(31.0 miles, 49.9 km, direction E)
M5 Junction 24(31.5 miles, 50.7 km, direction W)
Gillingham to London(98.8 miles, 159.0 km, direction E)

Hotels & Accommodation in Gillingham

Hotel NameApproximate distance from Gillingham center
Best Western The Royal Chase Hotel(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SE)
The Half Moon Inn(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SW)
Holbrook Country House Hotel(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)
The Angel Inn(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NE)
The Lamb Inn(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction NE)
The Talbot(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SE)
The George Hotel(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)
The Queens Arms(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction W)
The Bath Arms(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction N)
Eastbury Hotel(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW)
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