

In 1989 it became a baker’s shop and café, and we came here in 1996. Since then we have made our reputation on the strength of good quality tea and coffee, home baking, and a relaxing atmosphere.

Weymouth, Bridport and Dorchester are all within 10 miles, while Bournemouth, Poole, Sherborne and Yeovil are about an hour’s drive away. Abbotsbury village, with the famous Swannery and the Sub-Tropical Gardens nearby, is home to several high-quality craft galleries, studios and gift shops. The village is now at the centre of the "Jurassic Coast" World Heritage site.
Wheelwrights is almost opposite the village car park. Parking is free during winter months, and is currently (spring 2008) charged at £1.50 per whole day during the tourist season. The X53 bus route between Exeter and Bournemouth passes our front door.
We've always had a special interest in stitchery ~ in 2000, Sue was asked to co-ordinate a project to celebrate the Millennium with banners hung in St Catherine's Chapel during the Dorset Art Weeks in May and June. No sooner were the banners hung than a new project began, to turn the designs into kneelers for the village church. In 2002, the same enthusiasts made a quilt to raise funds for the village hall, and in May 2003, we hosted an exhibition on our impressions of the Jurassic Coast. Finally, in 2006, those same ladies ~ and gentlemen ! ~ made an exotic and colourful stitched cover for the grand piano in Abbotsbury's parish church. You can read all about the banners, kneelers, quilt and piano cover here on our site.
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Read about Abbotsbury's colourful past and it's changing present ~ or how to get into crafts
Read all about the village's Millennium Banners ...
... the Millennium Kneelers in the parish church ...
... the 2002 Strangways Hall quilt project
... and the 2006 grand piano cover for the church
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