Organising a Private Tour with Optional Tea
Dorchester Abbey welcomes groups for guided visits. To ensure access will be possible, it is essential to pre-book all group visits (over ten people) with the parish office, even if you do not require a guided tour or tea.
Copies of the illustrated Dorchester Abbey guide book may be ordered in advance by groups for a discounted price of £4 per copy (RRP £5). Please order these from the Parish Office at the time of booking.
The Tour
The Abbey stewards are a dedicated team who are experienced at explaining and showing the Abbey’s history and beautiful features to visitors.
The tour lasts for one hour and 15 minutes.
Cost: £5.50 per person (minimum charge £55)
Teas for Group Tours
Any tour groups may book for a sit-down tea before or following their tour.
In The Abbey Guest House
The Guest House seats groups of up to 35-40, at tables for 6 or 8. There is a choice of pre-bookable Tour plus Tea options in the Guest House:
Standard tea
Cost: £10.50 per person or £13.50 per person, (minimum charge £105 or £270), to include:
– The Tour
– Cup of tea
– Scone, jam and cream
Tea with cake
Cost: £12.50 per person or £15 per person, (minimum charge £125 or £300), to include:
– Either the Classic or Specialist Art & Architecture Guided Tour
– Cup of tea
– Scone, jam and cream
– Cake
In The Abbey
On occasion permission may be given for groups to be served tea at the back of the Abbey following their tour and Abbey volunteers will host the tea.
Buffet
For groups who do not wish to be seated, or where their schedule does not allow time for this, groups may book for a tour with coffee and biscuits at back of Abbey. Cost: £8.50 per person, (minimum charge £85), to include:
– The Tour
– Coffee and biscuits (not seated)
