Wimborne Minster is a pretty riverside market town made famous by its covered and open air markets.
The twin towers of the imposing Minster Church of St.Cuthburga, founded in AD 705, dominate the town. The oldest part of the Minster is the massive 12th century central tower, which was once crowned with a spire which fell during a Service in 1600, miraculously without loss of life or injury. The rest of the building dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. The west tower is where you can see the infamous Quarter Jack - Originally the figure was of a monk, but in Napoleonic times it was changed to a uniformed grenadier, who still strikes on the quarter hours.
The historic Kingston Lacy House is worth a visit as is Wimborne Model Village.See video of Wimborne Model Village below.
