How to find us...

From the middle of Shaftesbury
The church is situated on Salisbury Street which is the main road that runs east from the centre of Shaftesbury towards Salisbury. It is set back from the road on the right hand side as you are travelling out of town and is rather inconspicuous and unassuming! Go past Chutneys Indian restaurant on the left hand side and the launderette on the right hand side. Next is a turning to the right called Great Lane. After about 40 metres is Old Boundary Road on the left. The church is between these two turnings on the right hand side. If you arrive at a width restriction in the road followed by Shaftesbury School on your right then you have definitely gone too far!

                        The approach from Shaftesbury (click image for a larger version)

If you are approaching from the east, then the A30 from Salisbury brings you to a roundabout (known as the Royal Chase roundabout after the hotel of the same name that overlooks it). Take the road that is signposted towards 'Town Centre'. After about a quarter of a mile, you will see Shaftesbury School on your left and you will be approaching a road width restriction. Go past the width restriction and after about a hundred metres you will see a turning to the right which is Old Boundary Road. The church is about fifteen metres after Old Boundary Road on the left hand side.

The approach from Salisbury/Royal Chase Roundabout (click image for a larger version)

If you are using a SatNav to find us then our postcode is SP7 8EL.

Parking is not good - if you find walking tricky, then try and get here early and park in Salisbury Street. If there are no spaces in Salisbury Street then turn into Old Boundary Road and try and park up there or in St Rumbold's Road which runs off it.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES TRY YOUR LUCK BY PARKING ON THE DOUBLE-YELLOW LINES IN SALISBURY STREET! Shaftesbury is quaint and sleepy and rural but its traffic wardens are not and have issued tickets during Sunday Mass to cars parked on the double yellow lines! If you cannot find anywhere else to park, then we suggest that you go down Salisbury Street away from the centre of town towards the Royal Chase roundabout and take the first right which is towards Abbey View Medical Centre and Lloyd's Pharmacy. There is generally plenty of parking in there because service times very rarely coincide with surgery times or the chemist's opening hours or school time. It is about a 200-300 yard walk from there to St Edward's.

 

Map of Shaftesbury, centred on St Edward's