Shaftesbury Abbey Museum & Gardens

01/06/2026

Shaftesbury Girl Guides are doing a biodiversity survey in the Abbey Gardens- we found a lot of snails 🐌 The gardens are managed for wildlife with bug hotels and nectar rich flowers in abundance

01/06/2026

Free Evening Herb Walk with medical herbalist and Abbey gardener, Julie Wood.
Come along on Thursday 11 June at 6.30pm for a walk around the Abbey's extensive herb garden and learn about plants for health and healing. No need to book, donations welcomed for the Abbey, and buy a herbal mocktail!

27/05/2026

27/05/2026

Tickets on sale online and in the Abbey shop for 'The Comedy of Errors' on Saturday 13 June. Bring a picnic and enjoy the highlight of our summer season in the Abbey Gardens.
https://www.shaftesburyabbey.org.uk/event-details/the-comedy-of-errors

21/05/2026

Delighted to host Sara Westaway for Dorset Art Weeks at Shaftesbury Abbey. Free Entry, beautiful exhibition in the Abbey lodge in the gardens

04/05/2026

Thursday 7 May 6.30pm -8pm
Join medical herbalist, Julie Wood, for an evening stroll around our medieval herb collection.
We’ll chat about the herbs growing here, their fascinating historic uses and how we use them today too. Enjoy a herbal mocktail too!

FREE ENTRY - donations gratefully received for Abbey funds.

No tickets, just come along, everyone is welcome.

03/05/2026

Delighted to see our manager, Penny-Jane Swift leading the Steps in Time dance group at the Food Festival today