Cerne Abbas street

Cerne Abbas street (above) and church (below)

Cerne Abbas church

Hillyground Cottage Holidays

Self-Catering Holiday Cottages in the heart of the Blackmore Vale

Liz Wray and Cath Walker

 

Hillyground Cottage

86 Newton

Sturminster Newton

Dorset, DT10 2DQ

Phone: 01258 473890

Fax: 01258 473890

E-mail: hillyground@tiscali.co.uk

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Much of Dorset has been designated an AONB—an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty— and has some of the most beautiful and varied landscapes in England. The area is protected to conserve its diverse wildlife and celebrate our rich cultural heritage.  The AONB includes the Blackmore Vale, with Sturminster Newton at its heart.

 

The other areas of the AONB are:

· Dorset Downs

· South Purbeck

· Dorset Heaths

· Marshwood and Powerstock Vale

· Blackdowns

· Weymouth Lowlands

· Yeovil Scarplands

 

For detailed information on landscape, wildlife, history and heritage, visit:

 

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Visit the Fontmell and Melbury Downs, the National Trust’s largest chalk downland site.

 

 

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Scenery & picturesque villages

Everywhere you go in Dorset you will pass through gorgeous little villages, truly traditional with thatched cottages, old parish churches, and all surrounded by miles of glorious English countryside.

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st catherine's from chesil beach

St Catherine’s Chapel near Abbotsbury, from Chesil Beach

st catherine's from chesil beach

On top of Blackdown looking towards the sea, from Hardy’s Monument