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About Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas is a Dorset village eight miles north of Dorchester, famous for the Cerne Giant chalk figure carved into the hillside. Reach it via the A352 through the Cerne Valley from either Dorchester or Sherborne. The 180-foot-tall giant, visible from the village below, remains one of England's most enigmatic ancient hill carvings.

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Cerne Abbas is in England, at 50.809, -2.476 - about 10 km south-east of Batcombe.

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The closest airport to Cerne Abbas is Bournemouth Airport, 58 km (about 54 min by car).

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