Alderholt (/ˈɔːldərhoʊlt/ AWL-dər-hohlt) is a large village and civil parish in east Dorset, England; situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Fordingbridge.

[1] The village has a Co-op Food convenience store, veterinary clinic and part-time GP surgery.

The village also has a large recreation ground with a sports and social club, two tennis courts, and a children's play area.

[citation needed] The main road running through the village is the B3078 connecting Alderholt to Fordingbridge and Shaftesbury.

Until 1964, Alderholt was served by Daggons Road railway station, west of the village on a line connecting to Fordingbridge and Salisbury to the north, and Verwood and Wimborne to the south.