Abbotsbury - village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset

Abbotsbury (dead link: January 2023) is a village situated in West Dorset in the West Country of England.

Understand

Abbotsbury is situated on The Fleet on the Jurassic Coast under a steep hill.

Nearby West Bexington is famous as the home of the Dorset Naga, one of the hottest chili peppers in the world.

Get in

By train

The South West Trains route from London Waterloo to Weymouth.

By bus

There is also a good bus service (X53) along the Jurassic Coast.

Get around

See

• Abbotsbury Swannery, 50.6538°, -2.6029°. Watch feeding time and see the cygnets hatching from mid May to late June.
• Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, 50.6637°, -2.6187°.
• Abbotsbury Abbey and Abbey Barn, 50.6645°, -2.59871°.
• Abbotsbury Castle, 50.677°, -2.63014°.
• St Catherine's Chapel, 50.6615°, -2.60648°.
• Chesil Beach, 50.604°, -2.516°.

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• The Abbey House, Church St, +44 1305 871330.
• The Ilchester Arms, 9 Market St, +44 1305 873841.
• The Manor Hotel, Beach Rd, West Bexington, +44 1308 897660. Few rooms with bar and restaurant
• The Seaside Boarding House, Cliff Road, Burton Bradstock DT6 4RB, 50.697°, -2.724°, +44 1308 897205. Restaurant with 9 rooms on clifftop above Hive Beach. Eclectic but stylish decor, great dining. B&B double from £200 2020-07-04

Go next

Weymouth to the East or West Bay to the West.