Durweston is a small rural village in north-west Dorset, set in the rolling pastures of the Blackmore Vale on a bend of the River Stour, a short drive from Blandford Forum. The setting is characteristically English - lanes, hedgerows and a mix of stone and thatched cottages - giving the village a quiet, picturesque feel.
Historically agricultural, the community still has strong ties to farming but also supports small local businesses and a lively village life, with a village hall, clubs and the well-known village cricket side that play on the green. Conservation of historic buildings and seasonal events help keep a sense of continuity, while proximity to larger market towns makes it a pleasant rural base rather than an isolated backwater.
Postcode districts covering Durweston
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 18 miles28.9 km
- Poole 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Weymouth 20 miles32.1 km
- Yeovil 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Salisbury 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Christchurch 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Frome 23.6 miles38 km
- Ferndown 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Ferndown Town 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Warminster 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Dorchester 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Ringwood 19.1 miles30.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Durweston Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Stourpaine Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bryanston Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Turnworth Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ash Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Winterborne Stickland Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hanford Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Winterborne North Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Blandford Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Iwerne Stepleton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Shillingstone Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Blandford Forum Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Durweston
DT11 0QG, DT11 0QE, DT11 0PZ, DT11 0PY, DT11 0QB, DT11 0QQ, DT11 0QA, DT11 0DY, DT11 0QH … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 17.4 miles28 km
- Southampton Airport 37.8 miles60.9 km
- Gillingham 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Moreton Railway Station 12.4 miles19.9 km
Hotels near Durweston Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Plumber Manor 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Talbot 2 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Museum Inn 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 9.3 miles15 km
Schools in Durweston
- Durweston C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Crichel House Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 12.4 miles20 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 13 miles21 km
- Western Downs Hill 13.1 miles21 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 15 miles24.1 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 16.1 miles25.9 km