Shaftesbury Removals

We know that the thought of moving house can sometimes feel a little daunting but we here at RDS make it our mission to take away all the stress from you. Our Shaftesbury Removals team have an unrivalled knowledge of the local and surrounding areas. We have the flexibility to cover both house and business moves plus we also offer local light haulage services, 24hr cctv protected storages units and lots more.

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For a full list of services click here: https://www.rdsremovals.co.uk/services

 

Shaftesbury Fact File:

Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury, near to the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about 215 metres above sea level on a greensand hill on the edge of Cranborne Chase.

  • At over 750 feet above sea level, Shaftesbury is one of the highest towns in England.
  •  It was known as ‘Caer Palladur‘ in Celtic times.
  • Most of Shaftesbury’s buildings date from no earlier than the 18th century, as the Saxon and most of the medieval buildings have not survived.
  • The steep, cobbled Gold Hill (pictured) was used as the setting for advertisements for Hovis bread in the 1970s.
  • Shaftesbury has two museums: Gold Hill Museum at the top of Gold Hill, and Shaftesbury Abbey Museum in the abbey grounds. Gold Hill Museum was founded in 1946 and displays many artefacts that relate to the history of Shaftesbury and the surrounding area, including Dorset’s oldest fire engine, dating from 1744. Shaftesbury Abbey Museum tells the story of the abbey and also has a herb garden and medieval orchard.
  •  Since 2013 there has been an annual Snowdrop Festival to encourage tourists to see the snowdrops in flower. Highlights of the festival include the Snowdrop Art Exhibition and the Snowdrop Lantern Parade.