Hengistbury Head
Hengistbury Head is an attraction 800 m east of Bournemouth. Our list has 35 more places within 15 km; first among them is Christchurch Castle, at 1.8 km.
Attraction near Bournemouth
Just outside Bournemouth
Hengistbury Head is 800 m east of Bournemouth. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
In Bournemouth the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.
Hengistbury Head
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 800 m east of Bournemouth
- Official site
- visithengistburyhead.co.uk
Map of Hengistbury Head and nearby
Hengistbury Head sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The most populous of the 3 is Bournemouth, at 196,453. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Hengistbury Head is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 800 m west of it | 196,453 | 25 |
| Christchurch | 1.2 km north of it | 48,973 | 17 |
| Sopley | 4.8 km north of it | 287 | 14 |
While you are near Hengistbury Head
A visit can add 3 castles, 3 museums and a historic house, from 35 places within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle1.8 km away2
CastleHighcliffe Castle4.2 km away3
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum7.4 km away4
MuseumRed House Museum1.8 km away5
CastleBrownsea Castle14 km away6
Historic houseHinton Admiral5.2 km away7
MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum8.4 km away8
GardenCompton Acres11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Hengistbury Head
Where is Hengistbury Head?
Hengistbury Head is 800 m east of Bournemouth, Dorset.
What is Hengistbury Head?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Hengistbury Head?
May to September are the warmest months in Bournemouth, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Hengistbury Head?
Within 15 km: Christchurch Castle (1.8 km), Highcliffe Castle (4.2 km), Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (7.4 km) and Red House Museum (1.8 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
- Highcliffe Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Red House Museum: Ykraps, 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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