Founded by St. Aldhelm in AD 705, Sherborne Abbey has developed from Saxon cathedral to the worshipping heart of a monastic community and, finally, to one England’s most beautiful parish churches. For many, it is still the ‘cathedral of Dorset’ and our Benedictine heritage lives on in the daily offering of prayer and praise.

When people look at The Abbey, they see different things. Some see the finest building in Dorset, with its glorious fan vaulting – of which Simon Jenkins says in his book England’s Thousand Best Churches , ‘I would pit Sherborne’s roof against any contemporary work …

Sherborne Abbey The Abbey Close Sherborne Dorset DT9 3LQ. Find us on Google Maps

Sherborne Abbey is open daily 365 days a year and we welcome visitors wishing to come and admire the beauty of the building, take time for personal reflection, come and pray, or participate in one of our regular services.

Sherborne Abbey has been a site of Christian worship since 705AD. Sherborne Abbey — Registered Charity No. 1130082. Social Media. Instagram. Facebook. X. YouTube. Donate. Contact Us. The Parish Office Tel: 01935 713777 Mon: 9am-1pm Tue-Fri: 9am-3pm. Find us: Sherborne Abbey The Abbey Close Sherborne Dorset DT9 3LQ. Find us on Google Maps.

The Vicarage, Abbey Close, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LQ (Martin's normal day off is a Monday).

2024年12月15日 · Sherborne Abbey has been a site of Christian worship since 705AD. Sherborne Abbey — Registered Charity No. 1130082. Social Media. Instagram. Facebook. X. YouTube. Donate. Contact Us. The Parish Office Tel: 01935 713777 Mon: 9am-1pm Tue-Fri: 9am-3pm. Find us: Sherborne Abbey The Abbey Close Sherborne Dorset DT9 3LQ. Find us …

Friends of Sherborne Abbey. The Friends of Sherborne Abbey can claim to be one of the oldest such organisations in the country, having been founded as long ago as 1930 ‘to bind together all those who love Sherborne Abbey in their desire to take part in preserving it for posterity’.

2024年12月15日 · Sermon for 4th Sunday of Advent – “A Quantum Leap”, preached at the Eucharist, Sherborne Abbey on Sunday 22 December 2024 by The Reverend Robert Green (Micah Ch 5: v 2 – 5a; Luke Ch 1: v 39 – 55).

Music plays a vital role within worship at the Abbey. Sherborne Abbey’s choral tradition is nationally famous. Singing two weekend services almost throughout the year, and daily in the lead up to Christmas and Easter, the choir currently consists of 14 adult altos, tenors and basses, and boy and girl choristers who all attend local schools.