Charminster is a small village and civil parish in Dorset, England, lying a few miles to the north of Dorchester on the rolling chalklands of central Wessex. It sits close to the valley of the River Cerne and feels typically rural, with lanes, hedgerows and views that lead down towards the county’s famous coastline and countryside.
The settlement combines historic stone and thatched buildings around a parish church with modern homes and a modest local economy based on agriculture, small businesses and commuters travelling to Dorchester and Weymouth. Community life revolves around a village hall, a pub and local events, while nearby attractions such as the Cerne Abbas Giant and Roman remains around Dorchester, plus easy access to the Jurassic Coast, give the area extra historic and recreational appeal.
Postcode districts covering Charminster
Most populated places nearby
- Poole 21.5 miles
- Weymouth 7.8 miles
- Yeovil 16.4 miles
- Ferndown 24.6 miles
- Ferndown Town 24.6 miles
- Dorchester 1.9 miles
- Bridport 13.1 miles
- Chard 23.9 miles
- Chard Town 23.7 miles
- Portland 12.9 miles
- Blandford Forum 15.5 miles
- Swanage 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward 0.5 miles
- Charlton Down Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Bradford Peverell Parish 1.5 miles
- Dorchester Poundbury Ward 1.7 miles
- Stratton Parish 1.9 miles
- Dorchester West Ward 1.9 miles
- Dorchester Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Stinsford Parish 2 miles
- Dorchester East Ward 2.3 miles
- Winterborne Monkton Parish 2.5 miles
- Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Godmanstone Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Charminster
DT2 9WP, DT2 9RB, DT2 9FR, DT2 9QG, DT2 9RA, DT2 9QZ, DT2 7SQ, DT2 9UQ, DT2 9QY … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 27 miles
- Exeter International Airport 41.9 miles
- Dorchester West Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Dorchester South Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Charminster Ad
- The Duchess of Cornwall 4 1.5 miles
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 1.7 miles
- The Brewers Arms 3 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Dorchester 3 1.9 miles
- Greyhound Inn 5 miles
- The Junction Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- New Inn Dorchester 3 4.7 miles
- The Black Dog Inn 3 5.3 miles
- The Brace of Pheasants 4 6 miles
- The Sydney Arms 1.6 miles
Schools in Charminster
- St Mary's C of E First School, Charminster Primary
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 1.4 miles
- Chesil Beach Beach 8.6 miles
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 8.9 miles
- Portland Harbour Harbour 10.5 miles
- Man O'War Beach Beach 11.4 miles
- Portland Marina Marina 11.5 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 11.5 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 11.8 miles
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 12.5 miles
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles
- Purbeck Hills Hill 16.5 miles