Ducking Stool
Ducking Stool is an attraction in Christchurch. 10 more places to visit are within 5 km. The pick nearby is Christchurch Castle, 100 m off.
Attraction in Christchurch
Inside Christchurch
Ducking Stool is inside Christchurch’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Expect highs of 18–22°C in Christchurch from May to September.
Ducking Stool
Attraction.
In Christchurch, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Christchurch
Map of Ducking Stool and nearby
Ducking Stool is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Christchurch’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Of these 4 towns, the largest is Bournemouth (196,453 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Christchurch
Bournemouth
Sopley
Bransgore
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Ducking Stool is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | It’s in town | 48,973 | 17 |
| Bournemouth | 700 m west of it | 196,453 | 25 |
| Sopley | 3 km north of it | 287 | 14 |
| Bransgore | 4.9 km northeast of it | 3,688 | 9 |
After Ducking Stool
3 castles, 3 museums and a historic house are among the 32 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle100 m away2
MuseumRed House Museum300 m away3
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum7 km away4
CastleHighcliffe Castle4.3 km away5
CastleBrownsea Castle14 km away6
Historic houseHinton Admiral4.7 km away7
MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum6.6 km away8
GardenCompton Acres11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Ducking Stool
Where is Ducking Stool?
Ducking Stool is in Christchurch, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Ducking Stool?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Ducking Stool?
May to September are the warmest months in Christchurch, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ducking Stool?
Within 15 km: Christchurch Castle (100 m), Red House Museum (300 m), Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (7 km) and Highcliffe Castle (4.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red House Museum: Ykraps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Highcliffe Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hinton Admiral: Peter Beaven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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