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Gold Hill Museum & Garden

Gold Hill Museum & Garden


At Gold Hill Museum & Garden, you will find fascinating artefacts that reflect Shaftesbury’s diverse history, its inhabitants and the surrounding countryside illustrated through costume, artefacts, photos, ceramics, tools, domestic items the towns and the danger of fire with the towns first fire engine. Among the unusual artefacts displayed are the original Dorset buttons, once a staple industry in the town. Also on view is the ‘Byzant’, a gold coloured festival totem that played a central role in the town’s water-gathering ceremony. Its’ award-winning cottage-style garden, with spectacular views over the Blackmore Vale, offers a delightful haven within the town.
Gold Hill Museum contains exhibits of the 1100 years of the history of the town.
Gold Hill Museum’s award-winning cottage-style garden, with spectacular views over the Blackmore Vale, offers a delightful haven within the town, where you can sit and relax.

We recommend that you visit Shaftesbury Abbey Museum & Garden before visiting Gold Hill Museum. This will enable you to get a truer picture of Shaftesbury’s Heritage.


Gold Hill Shaftesbury
England SP7 8JW
United Kingdom


Anna McDowell
01747 852157








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