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About Lyon's Gate

Lyon's Gate lies in deepest Dorset, straddling the A352 between Sherborne and Dorchester. Most folk arrive via the A37 from Dorchester (15km) or down from Sherborne (12km). The A352 cuts a scenic route through proper downland country, with smaller roads threading off to villages like Middlemarsh. For longer hauls, pick up the A35 near Dorchester. Over 30 EV charging points nearby if you're going electric. The surrounding hills still show medieval strip lynchets where farmers once grew corn on impossibly steep slopes.

Where is Lyon's Gate on the map?

Lyon's Gate is in England, at 50.852, -2.484 - about 7 km north-east of Batcombe.

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The closest airport to Lyon's Gate is Bournemouth Airport, 63 km (about 58 min by car).

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