The delightful historic, bustling market town of Wimborne Minster lies in the picturesque water meadows of the rivers Stour and Allen. The twin towers of the magnificent 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 famous Quarter Jack. Originally the figure was of a monk, but in Napoleonic times it was changed to depict a brightly uniformed grenadier, who still strikes the quarter hours.
