Tarrant Hinton is a small, quiet village and parish in Dorset, tucked into the chalk bowl of the Tarrant Valley. The landscape is classic downland and agricultural countryside, with chalk streams and meadows that support a variety of wildlife and give the area a distinctly rural character.
Historically a farming community with a compact core of traditional cottages and a parish church, the village is best known more widely as the site of the Great Dorset Steam Fair, an annual event that brings thousands of visitors and a burst of economic and social activity to an otherwise sleepy place. Day-to-day life remains that of a close‑knit rural community, shaped by agriculture, local history and occasional influxes of visitors.
Postcode districts covering Tarrant Hinton
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 15 miles24.2 km
- Poole 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Yeovil 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Salisbury 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Christchurch 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Frome 23.6 miles38.1 km
- New Milton 21.1 miles34 km
- Ferndown 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Ferndown Town 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Warminster 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Dorchester 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Ringwood 13.9 miles22.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Chettle Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Cranborne Chase Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Tarrant Monkton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Tarrant Launceston Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Tarrant Gunville Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Pimperne Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Farnham Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Tarrant Rawston Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Gussage St. Michael Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Crichel Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Tarrant Rushton Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Tarrant Hinton
DT11 8JY, DT11 8JF, DT11 8JD, DT11 8BZ, DT11 8JE, DT11 8GY, DT11 8HX, DT11 8HZ, DT11 8JB … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Southampton Airport 31.9 miles51.3 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Gillingham 12.2 miles19.6 km
Hotels near Tarrant Hinton Ad
- The Museum Inn 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Talbot 2 5 miles8 km
- Crown Hotel 3 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Horton Inn 2 5 miles8.1 km
- 1777. at the Albion 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 8.1 miles13 km
Local points of interest
- Crichel House Estate 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Western Downs Hill 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Dean Court Stadium 15.9 miles25.5 km