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1.1milesPriests House Wimborne
23 - 27 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH211HR
The Priests House museum and garden is an award winning museum set in a historic 16th Century town house. There are nine rooms, costume and textile gallery and a magnificent three hundred foot walled garden.
2milesStapehill Abbey
Wimborne Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH212EB
19th Century Stapehill Abbey boasts beautiful award winning gardens, both formal and informal, a Japanese garden, cloister garden, nuns' chapel, Victorian parlour and displays the history of the Cistercian order who lived there. A notable museum and farmyard depict life in rural England in Victorian times.
2.4milesKnoll Gardens and Nursery
Stapehill Road, Hampreston, Wimborne, Dorset, BH217ND
Planting of the gardens began a little over thirty years ago with a collection of rhododendrons and Australasian plants. It was not long before the 'Wimborne Botanic', as the garden was originally known, had a wide collection of trees and plants from around the world, and was featured on BBC TV's 'Gardener's World'.
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5.9miles
Moors Valley Country Park
Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Ringwood, BH242ET
In case you have yet to discover Moors Valley Country Park let us take you on a quick tour. Moors Valley covers 750 acres in the Valley of the Moors River.
6milesAlice In Wonderland Family Park
Merritown Lane, Hurn, Christchurch, Dorset, BH236BA
Adventure Wonderland, opposite Bournemouth Airport, is Dorset's number one family theme park and when you get here you'll see why! It's just packed full of so much fun and excitement for all our young visitors that you'll want to stay all day.It's really three parks in one, with Adventureland and Wonderland outside and the Wild Thing! Aztec play centre inside.
7.5milesCompton Acres Gardens
Canford Cliffs Rd, Canford Cliffs, Dorset, BH137ES
Compton Acres invites you to escape to a different world. The new Compton Acres has more features than ever before.
7.7milesOceanarium
Pier Approach, West Beach, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH25AA
Explore the secrets of the ocean in an adventure that will take you to some of the world's most amazing waters. The Oceanarium Bournemouth brings you face to face with marine life from the furthest reaches of the globe - more than just an aquarium, a vibrant experience through the oasis of water.
7.9milesRoyal Signals Museum
Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT118RH
The Royal Corps of Signals Museum is located in Blandford Camp in the beautiful Dorset countryside and only a stone's throw from the scenic and interesting Georgian Town of Blandford Forum. There are numerous prehistoric sites within the camp boundaries, but the first recorded use of the site was as a racecourse.
8.4milesBrownsea Island Nature Reserve
The Villa, Brownsea Island, Poole, Dorset, BH137EE
Diverse habitats & wildlife, including a red squirrel population. The reserve is leased from the National Trust, situated in Poole Harbour with a large sheltered lagoon; particularly important for overwintering & summer breeding birds.
10.1milesRed House Museum and Gardens
Quay Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH231BU
The Red House Museum & Gardens, situated in the heart of the historic Borough of Christchurch, is an oasis of tranquility. Built as a workhouse in 1764, the building now houses a multitude of fascinating objects which reflect the social and natural history of the area, its geology and archaeology.
12.5milesCorfe Castle
Corfe Castle, Dorset, BH205EZ
Corfe Castle is a thousand-year-old castle rising above the Isle of PurbeckOne of Britain's most majestic ruins, the castle controlled the gateway through the Purbeck Hills and has been an important stronghold since the time of William the Conqueror. Defended during the Civil War by the ardent and virtuous Lady Bankes, the castle fell to treachery from within, and was substantially destroyed afterwards by the Parliamentarians.
13.2milesMonkey World
Longthorns, Wool, Dorset, BH206HH
Set amongst the woodland of Dorset lays 65 acres of sanctuary for over 150 primates. There are currently 56 chimpanzees at Monkey World, which makes it the largest group outside Africa.
13.4milesSammy Miller Motorcycle Museum
Bashley Cross Road, New Milton, BH255SZ
The Sammy Miller museum houses the finest collection of fully restored motorcycles in Europe, including factory racers and exotic prototypes, plus memorabilia spanning 7 decades of motorcycling for sport and for pleasure. There are over 300 rare and classic motorcycles on display in four galleries.
13.7milesBreamore House
Breamore House, Breamore, SP62DF
The magnificent Manor House is set above the picturesque village of Breamore, overlooking the avon Valley on the edge of the New Forest just north of Fordingbridge. Visitors can see full size replicas of a farm worker's cottage before the advent of electricity, a blacksmith's shop, a dairy, wheelwright's shop, a brewery, a saddler's shop and cobbler's shed.
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14.4milesThe Tank Museum
Bovington, Dorset, BH206JG
See Armour Through The Ages At The Tank Museum.Head for The Tank Museum in September 2005, for an exciting journey through the history of armoured warfare.
14.4milesBovington Tank Museum
Bovington, BH20 6JG
At The Tank Museum we bring the history of tanks and tank crew to lifeSupported by the world's best collection of tanks & action packed live displays. The Tank Museum is the museum of the Royal Tank Regiment & Royal Armoured Corps.
15.1milesTolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT27EH
The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum tells the harrowing tale of the Martyrs arrest, trial and punishment, leading to the foundation of modern day trade unionism. Low wages, appalling conditions and unemployment, bad winters and poor harvests in 1829 and 1830 fuelled a great explosion of anger, resulting in riots led by the mythical 'Captain Swing' in November 1830.
15.8milesLulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle, West Lulworth, Dorset, BH205QS
Lulworth Castle House stands in the 18th Century Park at East Lulworth, 200 yards from the family seat it was built to replace - Lulworth Castle. Over the years, the castle has seen a number of uses, occupants and a varied and colourful history.
16.2milesAthelhampton House and Gardens
Athelhampton, Dorset, DT27LG
Athelhampton House and its estate and gardens have been in private ownership for over five hundred years. We thank you for your interest which will help to ensure that Athelhampton will continue to flourish.
16.7milesShaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden
Park Walk, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP78JR
Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden is set on the site of Saxons England's foremost Benedictine nunnery founded by King Alfred in 888ADThis Abbey was to act as the catalyst for the prosperity of the town and surrounding area for over 650 years. The excavated foundations of this once important and influential Abbey lie in a peaceful walled garden - a lasting reminder of the Abbey's eventful past.
16.8milesFurzey Gardens
Minstead, SO437GL
Set in the heart of The New Forest at Minstead in Hampshire this delightful, informal garden was established in 1922 and is renowned for its all year round beauty.This delightful, informal garden was established in 1922 and is renowned for its all year round beauty.
16.9milesOld Wardour Castle
Old Wardour Castle, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP36RR
One of England's most romantic castles, in a secluded lakeside setting Built in the late 14th century for John, fifth Lord Lovel, this unusual six-sided castle was unique in medieval English architecture. An audio tour brings the long history of this fascinating castle to life.
17.5milesBraxton Gardens
Braxton Courtyard, Lymore Lane, Lymington, SO410TX
Braxton Gardens are located two miles north of Henry VIII's Tudor Castle at Hurst. Come and explore the walled garden and courtyard with its cooling pool and fountain, designed around the attractive red brick barns of an original Victorian farmyard.
17.8milesNew Forest Museum and Visitor Centre
High Street, Lyndhurst, SO437NY
Share the secrets of the New Forest at the New Forest Museum in Lyndhurst, Hampshire.The museum features displays on every aspect of life in the New Forest and details of its intriguing history.
19.2milesHardy's Cottage
Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT28QJ
Birthplace of novelist and poet Thomas HardyThomas Hardy was born in 1840 in this small cob and thatch cottage and from here he would walk to school every day in Dorchester, three miles away. It was built by his great-grandfather and is little altered since the family left.
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