How to find us
Located approximately 25 miles south-west of Salisbury, Milton Abbey can be found mid-way between the Georgian market town, Blandford Forum and Dorchester in Dorset.
Our address:
Milton Abbey School
Milton Abbas
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 0BZ
From Salisbury on the A354
Having passed through the village of Pimperne you will come to a roundabout at which you need to turn left onto the Blandford bypass. At the next two roundabouts go straight over, you will then pass through Thornicombe before the road dips into Winterbourne Whitechurch. On entering the village take the second right hand turn (next to the Milton Arms Public House). Follow the road until you reach Milton Abbas, take the first left down through the village (Please note Satellite Navigation devices may tell you to continue). At the bottom of the village take a right hand turn, following the signs for Milton Abbey Church, follow the road past the rear entrance to the school, you will approach the main school gates on your left. Go straight up the drive, parking is at the front of the school
From Poole on the A350
Having passed through the village of Charlton Marshall, eventually you will come to a roundabout at which you need to turn left onto the Blandford bypass. At the next two roundabouts go straight over, you will then pass through Thornicombe before the road dips into Winterbourne Whitechurch. On entering the village take the second right hand turn (next to the Milton Arms Public House). Follow the road until you reach Milton Abbas; take the first left down through the village (Please note Satellite Navigation devices may tell you to continue). At the bottom of the village take a right hand turn, following the signs for Milton Abbey Church, follow the road past the rear entrance to the school, you will approach the main school gates on your left.
From Dorchester on the A354
Having entered the village of Milbourne St. Andrew, you need to take the second left-hand turn (just past the Royal Oak Public House). Keep following the road which will eventually take a sharp right hand bend followed by a tight left hand bend after which you need to take the first left, signposted Milton Abbey. Follow the road past the rear entrance to the school; you will approach the main school gates on your left.
From Shaftesbury on the A350
Following the A350, you will pass through the village of Iwerne Minster before eventually reaching Stourpaine and a roundabout marking the intersection with A354. Take the A354 (Blandford Bypass) and at the next two roundabouts go straight over, you will then pass through Thornicombe before the road dips into Winterbourne Whitechurch. On entering the village take the second right hand turn (next to the Milton Arms Public House). Follow the road until you reach Milton Abbas; take the first left down through the village (Please note Satellite Navigation devices may tell you to continue). At the bottom of the village take a right hand turn, following the signs for Milton Abbey Church, follow the road past the rear entrance to the school, you will approach the main school gates on your left.
Approximate Journey Times
Road
- London – 3 hours
- Oxford – 2 hours
- Bristol – 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Chichester – 1 hour, 40 minutes
- Salisbury – 45 minutes
- Poole – 30 minutes
Rail
- London to Salisbury – 1 hour, 20 minutes
- London to Poole – 2 hours
Airports
- London Gatwick – 2 hours, 45 minutes
- London Heathrow – 2 hours, 30 minutes
- Southampton – 1 hour, 10 minutes
- Bournemouth – 45 minutes Bristol – 1 hour, 45 minutes