Wimborne Minster shopping & Wimborne market
The main shopping area close to the Minster includes a number of quality shops and restaurants and on the outskirts of town is the famous Wimborne Market. One of the largest open and covered markets in the south of England, it operates every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Wimborne's Priests House Museum
Just across the road from the Minster is the Priests House Museum with a working Victorian kitchen and a walled garden. Also close to the town centre is the model town which re-creates the town exactly as it was during the 1950s. Amongst its 300 buildings are over 100 detailed shop window displays. Wimborne's art deco style Tivoli Theatre doubles as a live entertainment venue and a cinema.
Wimborne's local attractions
Wimborne is ideally located for visits to a number of local attractions. No more than 2 miles away is Kingston Lacy an elegant country mansion, set in attractive formal gardens and extensive parkland and well known for its magnificent display of snowdrop in early spring.
Knoll Gardens and Stapehill Abbey
Between Wimborne and Ferndown are Knoll Gardens and Stapehill Abbey.
- Knoll Gardens which features one of the country's most extensive collections of grasses has just been awarded its eight consecutive gold medal at Chelsea.
- Stapehill Abbey, for 200 years a nunnery, and for several recent years a major visitor attraction, is currently up for sale and its future is uncertain.
Wimborne's nearby attractions
Slightly further away, near the village of Three Legged Cross is Moors Valley Country Park which since its opening in 1988 has grown in popularity so much that around 750,000 people a year visit - one of the highest figures in the south of England. Attractions at the park include an 18 public golf course, miniature railway, Go-Ape adventure course, children's play trails and play area and a tree top trail.
