Hermitage is a small, quietly rural civil parish in Dorset, England, tucked into the county’s patchwork of hedgerow‑lined fields and rolling countryside. The landscape is typically Dorset - farmland, lanes and public footpaths - and the name itself hints at medieval origins, likely once marking the site of a hermit’s cell or small religious retreat, with a number of historic farmsteads and traditional cottages surviving in the settlement pattern.
Socially and economically the parish is modest and community‑focused: agriculture and local rural trades remain important, while tourism and commuting to nearby market towns supplement incomes. Cultural life tends to centre on modest local institutions and seasonal events, and the area is popular with walkers and those seeking the quieter side of rural Dorset rather than busy coastal resorts. Historic character, low population density and good access to countryside are the parish’s main attractions.
Postcode districts covering Hermitage
Most populated places nearby
- Weymouth 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Yeovil 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Frome 24 miles38.6 km
- Dorchester 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Bridport 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Chard 20 miles32.2 km
- Chard Town 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Street 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Portland 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Blandford Forum 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Wells 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Shepton Mallet 22.6 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Hilfield Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Minterne Magna Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Holnest Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Leigh Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Glanvilles Wootton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Batcombe Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Up Cerne Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Buckland Newton Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Chetnole Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Lillington Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Melbury Bubb Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Leweston Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Hermitage
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 29.3 miles47.1 km
- Bristol Airport 37.2 miles59.9 km
- Chetnole Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Yetminster Railway Station 3.9 miles6.4 km
Hotels near Hermitage Ad
- Summer Lodge Country House Hotel 5 4.9 miles7.9 km
- George Albert Hotel & Spa 3 3.7 miles6 km
- The Hillbrook Hotel & Spa - Sherborne 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Cross Keys Sherborne 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Poachers Inn 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Grange at Oborne 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Plumber Manor 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Newell Bistro and Rooms 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Lanes Hotel 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Pen Mill Hotel 7.6 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Huish Park Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Forde Abbey Historic site 18 miles29 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 18 miles29 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Stourhead Estate 18.6 miles30 km