Up Cerne is a tiny rural parish in Dorset, tucked into the steep-sided valley of the River Cerne within the Cerne Valley. The landscape is classic Dorset chalk and limestone downland with beechwoods, hedgerows and a patchwork of small arable and sheep farms, giving a tranquil, unspoilt character that attracts walkers and nature lovers.
Historically the area reflects long-established estate and medieval farming patterns, with old farmhouses and field boundaries surviving from earlier centuries. Community life is very small-scale and the local economy is largely agricultural, supplemented by some holiday lets and day visitors; it also sits not far from the village of Cerne Abbas and the famous Cerne Abbas Giant, so it often features on rural itineraries around west Dorset.
Postcode districts covering Up Cerne
Most populated places nearby
- Poole 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Weymouth 14 miles22.5 km
- Yeovil 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Dorchester 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Bridport 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Chard 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Chard Town 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Street 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Portland 19 miles30.6 km
- Blandford Forum 14.5 miles23.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Cerne Abbas Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Minterne Magna Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sydling St. Nicholas Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Nether Cerne Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Alton Pancras Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Chalk Valleys Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Hermitage Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hilfield Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Batcombe Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Buckland Newton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Piddletrenthide Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Godmanstone Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Up Cerne
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 28.4 miles45.6 km
- Bristol Airport 39.8 miles64.1 km
- Maiden Newton Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Chetnole Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
Hotels near Up Cerne Ad
- Summer Lodge Country House Hotel 5 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Poachers Inn 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- George Albert Hotel & Spa 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The King's Arms 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Hillbrook Hotel & Spa - Sherborne 8.7 miles14 km
- Plumber Manor 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 7.9 miles12.6 km
- The Cross Keys Sherborne 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Grange at Oborne 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Newell Bistro and Rooms 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Huish Park Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 13.7 miles22 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Man O'War Beach Beach 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 17 miles27.3 km
- Portland Marina Marina 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 17.9 miles28.8 km