Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster, also called just Wimborne, is a town of 16,000 people (2014) at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, on the Dorset Heaths in Dorset, England. The namesake Minster, which is a beautiful large church, has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library (one of only four surviving chained libraries in the world).

Understand
Wimborne has one of the foremost collections of 15th-, 16th- and 17th-century buildings in Dorset. Examples include the church of Wimborne Minster, the town hall, the Priest's House Museum and dozens of 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century fronted shops and pubs. The town is home to the Tivoli Theatre, a 1930s art deco cinema and theatre.

Get in
5 miles north of Poole.

By bus

 * Morebus run the 4 from Poole (up to 4 per hour M-F and less often at weekends), the 6 (hourly) from Bournemouth and the 13 (hourly) from Bournemouth.

Buy
There are Co-op and Waitrose supermarkets near the town centre. There are an assortment of clothing and other smaller shops on the High St.