Foxdown Childrens Farm
Foxdown Childrens Farm is a petting zoo zoo. The site is 4.2 km north of Whitchurch Canonicorum. A short trip away is Forde Abbey, 6.1 km off, the first of 27 within 15 km.
Zoo near Whitchurch Canonicorum
Just outside Whitchurch Canonicorum
Foxdown Childrens Farm is 4.2 km north of Whitchurch Canonicorum. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Whitchurch Canonicorum
Afternoons in Whitchurch Canonicorum reach 19–21°C from June to September.
Foxdown Childrens Farm
Zoo: petting zoo.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 4.2 km north of Whitchurch Canonicorum
- Official site
- foxdownfarm.co.uk
Map of Foxdown Childrens Farm and nearby
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Foxdown Childrens Farm is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
All of these towns include it on their pages.
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Morcombelake
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Foxdown Childrens Farm is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch Canonicorum | 4.2 km south of it | 330 | 5 |
| Morcombelake | 5 km south of it | 342 | 5 |
Make a day of it near Foxdown Childrens Farm
The 27 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 3 castles and a historic house.
CastleForde Abbey6.1 km away2CastleCastleMarshwood Castle2.7 km away3
MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum8.8 km away4
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton14 km away5
MuseumLyme Regis Museum8.9 km away6
MuseumCharmouth Heritage Coast Centre7.1 km away7
CastleColcombe Castle15 km away8
MuseumAxminster Museum9.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Foxdown Childrens Farm
Where is Foxdown Childrens Farm?
Foxdown Childrens Farm is 4.2 km north of Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset.
What is Foxdown Childrens Farm?
Zoo: petting zoo.
When is the best time to visit Foxdown Childrens Farm?
June to September are the warmest months in Whitchurch Canonicorum, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Foxdown Childrens Farm?
Within 15 km: Forde Abbey (6.1 km), Marshwood Castle (2.7 km), Dinosaurland Fossil Museum (8.8 km) and Shute Barton (14 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 (7)
- Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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