Notable church · Dorset, Dorset
St Mary's
St Mary's is a church in Dorset, Dorset.
St Mary's: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit St Mary's
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun packed.
How to reach St Mary's — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 50.92949, -2.18873. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near St Mary's
- Hambledon Hill · fort · Dorset · ~4 km · Must-see
- Hod Hill · fort · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
- St Luke · church · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
- Melbury Beacon walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs · trek · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
- Fiddleford Manor · fort · Dorset · ~8 km · Must-see
- Shaftesbury Abbey · fort · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
- Duncliffe Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
- Bell Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
- Stour Valley Way · trek · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
- Bulbarrow Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~16 km · Must-see
- St Mary the Virgin · church · Dorset · ~17 km · Must-see
- Old Wardour Castle · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~17 km · Must-see
- Jane Topp Monument In The Churchyard, Immediately South Of The Vestry Of The Church Of St Mary, St Cuthberga And All Saints · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~18 km · Must-see
- Castle Ditches · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~21 km · Must-see
- Bokerley Ditch · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~23 km · Must-see
- Ballands Castle · fort · Dorset · ~25 km · Must-see
- Old St Cuthbert's Chancel · church · Dorset · ~27 km · Must-see
- Canford Church · church · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~28 km · Must-see
Other churches near St Mary's
- St Luke · church · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
- St Mary the Virgin · church · Dorset · ~17 km · Must-see
- Old St Cuthbert's Chancel · church · Dorset · ~27 km · Must-see
- Canford Church · church · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~28 km · Must-see
- St Andrew · church · Dorset · ~29 km · Must-see
- All Saints · church · Dorset · ~32 km · Must-see
- St Nicholas, Moreton · church · Dorset · ~32 km · Must-see
- St. George's Church · church · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~33 km · Must-see
- St Peter · church · Dorset · ~34 km · Must-see
- Saint Mary's, Longfleet · church · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~34 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit St Mary's?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near St Mary's?
Nearby: Hambledon Hill (fort, 4 km), Hod Hill (fort, 5 km), St Luke (church, 6 km), Melbury Beacon walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs (trek, 6 km), Fiddleford Manor (fort, 8 km), Shaftesbury Abbey (fort, 11 km).
Is St Mary's worth visiting?
St Mary's is listed as a notable church in Dorset on Spotwander.