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 miles34.6 km
- Weymouth 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Yeovil 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Ferndown 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Ferndown Town 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Dorchester 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bridport 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Chard 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Chard Town 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Portland 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Blandford Forum 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Swanage 23.1 miles37.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Charlton Down Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Bradford Peverell Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Dorchester Poundbury Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Stratton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Dorchester West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Dorchester Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stinsford Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Dorchester East Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Winterborne Monkton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Godmanstone Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Charminster
DT2 9RA, DT2 9UW, DT2 9GZ, DT2 9QG, DT2 9QY, DT2 9SZ, DT2 9FR, DT2 9QE, DT2 9UQ … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 27 miles43.5 km
- Exeter International Airport 41.9 miles67.4 km
- Dorchester West Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Dorchester South Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Charminster Ad
- The King's Arms 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Black Dog Inn 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Gresham Guest House 4 8.4 miles13.4 km
- The Poachers Inn 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Junction Hotel 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Sydney Arms 1.6 miles2.6 km
- No. 98 Boutique Hotel 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Marina Court Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Dolphin Hotel Public House Weymouth 8.4 miles13.6 km
Schools in Charminster
- St Mary's C of E First School, Charminster Primary
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 10.5 miles17 km
- Man O'War Beach Beach 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Portland Marina Marina 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 11.8 miles19 km
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Purbeck Hills Hill 16.5 miles26.6 km