What's on inSherborne


Welcome to Sherborne

Enjoy a mix of heritage, history, lively arts whilst visiting Sherborne - our guide to events and days out is just the ticket.

Whether you're looking to brush up on local history at a museum, enjoy local arts, watch some sport, or listen to live music, you're sure to find things to do in Sherborne to suit all the family, whatever the weather.

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Forthcoming events in Sherborne

Tourist Attractions


Haynes International Motor Museum

Travel through motoring history at Britain's most spectacular international collection of historic cars from around the world. You've loved them, you've loathed them, or you've lusted after them ‐ now they're all under one roof.Founded by John Haynes OBE, Chairman of the Haynes Publishing Group, the collection of…

Montacute House

Magnificent Elizabethan stone‐built house, with fine collections, garden and park. Built in the late 16th century for Sir Edward Phelips, Montacute glitters with many a hrefhttp:www.double‐glazers.co.ukwindowsa and is adorned with elegant chimneys, carved parapets and other Renaissance features, including contemporary plasterwork, chimneypieces and heraldic glass. The splendid staterooms…

Sherborne Museum

The museum houses an excellent collection of items based on local history, with a large archive collection of photographs, pictures and drawings relating to the town, its environs and characters. Permanent displays include Roman history and earlier; the Abbey from 705; Sherborne Old Castle from 1136; Sheborne Castle…

Fleet Air Arm Museum

In 1912 a Royal Navy aircraft took off from a platform built for the purpose over the forecastle of HMS HIBERNIA in Weymouth Bay, the first time an aircraft had ever taken off from a ship under way at sea. Since then, the Royal Navy has operated airships,…

Tintinhull House Garden

Created last century around a 17th‐century manor house, the garden features small pools, varied borders and secluded lawns, all neatly enclosed within walls and clipped hedges. There is also an attractive kitchen garden.The beautiful formal gardens stand in two acres, created by Mrs Reiss, who gave the property…

Snook

SnookerPool Hall at Snook in Sturminster Newton, Dorset. Contact venue on 01258 472736 for opening times, entrance costs and snooker table informationavailability.…

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