Places to visit

The Gussages & Tarrants

The name ‘Gussage’ is thought to mean ‘gush of water’, a reference to the clear chalk stream that flows through this past of the lower Cranborne Chase.
Gussage All Saints lies close to the site of the deserted Medieval villages of Bowerswain and Brockington but its history goes further back than this, for the village is known to be sited on an Iron Age chariot factory, abandoned in 80AD!



The gentle, tranquil Tarrant valley, is home to several idyllic villages lying several miles off the main Blandford road. The Tarrants plays host to the annual Great Dorset Steam Fair. Close by lies the village of Pimperne.