The village of Cann, just 1.5 miles from Shaftesbury and about 20 miles from Salisbury, overlooks the National Trust’s Melbury Beacon and Compton Down, and is surrounded by the rural landscape of the ...

The property is located on the lane made famous by breadmaker Hovis's 1973 'Boy on Bike' commercial. The cobbled street is actually called Gold Hill and curves through Shaftesbury, Dorset.

The Essentials Ampersand House, Christy's Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8DL (01747 858613; ampersandhousedorset.com). The Caslon is £85 a night and the Gill Sans is £95 a night, including breakfast.

Standing tall at over 750 feet above sea level, Shaftesbury is one of the highest towns in England and was once known as 'Caer Palladur' in Celtic times. Founded by Saxons, Shaftesbury in Dorset ...

A new travellers' site has been given the go ahead in Dorset. The land, south of the A30 on the edge of Shaftesbury, is owned by North Dorset council whose councillors backed the move at a ...