Wimborne Minster
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phone: +44 1202 884753address: Church House, High St, BH21 1HTchurch
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phone: +44 1202 885566address: West Borough, BH21 1LTBuilt in 1936 as a theatre and cinema. It features a wide variety of Art Deco features, including original chrome and Bakelite door handles.
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phone: +44 1202 881924Located on the outskirts, is one of the largest and most established model towns in England. It depicts Wimborne at the time it was made, in the 1950s. It is at 1/10 scale, so the model of the Minster is several feet high. The shop windows accurately show the goods the shops were selling at the time. The exhibition also includes a model railway based on Thomas the Tank Engine, which was opened by Christopher Awdry. Children are invited to complete a quiz sheet (there are several, graded by age).
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address: 27 High St23– opposite the Church of Wimborne Minster.
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phone: +44 1202 880101address: The Square, West Borough, BH21 1JG
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