Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury is a village situated in West Dorset in the West Country of England.

Understand

Abbotsbury is situated on The Fleet on the Jurassic Coast under a steep hill.

Nearby West Bexington is famous as the home of the Dorset Naga, one of the hottest chili peppers in the world.

Get in

By train

The South West Trains route from London Waterloo to Exeter.

By bus

There is also a good bus service (X53) along the Jurassic Coast.

See

Chesil Beach and Portland Bill, looking south-east over Abbotsbury in Dorset

• 1 Abbotsbury Swannery. Watch feeding time and see the cygnets hatching from mid May to late June.  
• 2 Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens.  
• 3 Abbotsbury Abbey and Abbey Barn.  
• 4 Abbotsbury Castle.  
• 5 St Catherine's Chapel.  
• 6 Chesil Beach.  

Sleep

• The Abbey House, Church St, ☏ +44 1305 871330. 
• The Ilchester Arms, 9 Market St, ☏ +44 1305 873841. 
• The Manor Hotel, Beach Rd, West Bexington, ☏ +44 1308 897660. Few rooms with bar and restaurant 
• 1 The Seaside Boarding House, Cliff Road, Burton Bradstock DT6 4RB, ☏ +44 1308 897205. Restaurant with 9 rooms on clifftop above Hive Beach. Eclectic but stylish decor, great dining. B&B double from £200. (updated Jul 2020)

Go next

Weymouth to the East or West Bay to the West.