Gillingham (with a hard G, as in "get") is the most northerly town in Dorset on the edge of the Blackmore Vale.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Five minutes from the A303, main route to the West Country from London.
By train
[edit]South West trains run to 1 Gillingham station from London Waterloo in 2 hours. The station is on the London Waterloo to Exeter main line.
By bicycle
[edit]National Cycle route 25 or alternatively the Stour Valley Way long distance path
By plane
[edit]Compton Abbas Airfield
Get around
[edit]
Map of Gillingham (Dorset)
- Infrequent local buses with very few routes.
- Star Taxis, ☏ +44 1747 822228.
- T A Taxis, ☏ +44 1747 821111.
See
[edit]- 1 Stourhead, near Mere, BA12 6QD, ☏ +44 1747 841152, [email protected]. National Trust gardens.
- 2 St. Georges Church, Langham Lane. A thatched church built in 1921 as a memorial to the first world war.
- 3 The local museum, Chantry Fields, SP8 4UA, ☏ +44 1747 826235. M 10AM-1PM, Tu Th F 10AM-5PM, Sa 9:30AM-4PM. Free, donations welcome..
- Ecliffe Mill. and the river Stour
Do
[edit]- 1 Zig Zag Hill (On the B3081). Ascend Top Gear's favourite, Zig Zag Hill purportedly the bendiest road in the UK. Comparable to the alpine roads in Switzerland.
- Culver’s Farm Fishery, ☏ +44 1747 822466. Carp, bream, roach and tench fishing.
- Walk the Stour Valley Way which follows the river Stour from its source at Stourhead to the sea at Christchurch.
Events
[edit]- Carnival processions in October. [1]
Buy
[edit]- Neal's Yard Remedies Factory and shop, Peacemarsh, ☏ +44 845 262 3145.
- Chester Jefferies Ltd, ☏ +44 1747 822629. Glove manufacturers, Factory and shop. Makes a speciality of gloves for the film industry.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 The Ship Inn & Hotel, West Stour, ☏ +44 1747 838640. Country pub and restaurant with 5 rooms.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Gillingham |
| Exeter ← Wincanton ← | W  E
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→ Stonehenge → London |