English Heritage sites near Yetminster Parish
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
5 miles from Yetminster Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
12 miles from Yetminster Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
THE NINE STONES
12 miles from Yetminster Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
13 miles from Yetminster Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
14 miles from Yetminster Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
14 miles from Yetminster Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
Churches in Yetminster Parish
Yetminster: St Andrew
Pubs in Yetminster Parish
White Hart Inn
High Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LF
(01935) 872338
whitehartyetminster.co.uk