Castle · Christchurch · Dorset

Highcliffe Castle

Highcliffe Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset. Look for it within Christchurch’s built-up area. There are 39 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Christchurch Castle (4.3 km).

Photo: Highcliffe Castle, Dave Pape (Public domain)

Where

In Christchurch

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Castle in Christchurch

Inside Christchurch

Highcliffe Castle is inside Christchurch’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Christchurch has 234 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Christchurch run May to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°92 mm

Feb10° / 2°63 mm

Mar12° / 3°57 mm

Apr15° / 5°56 mm

May18° / 7°48 mm

Jun21° / 10°51 mm

Jul22° / 12°48 mm

Aug22° / 12°55 mm

Sep20° / 10°63 mm

Oct16° / 8°99 mm

Nov12° / 5°106 mm

Dec10° / 3°100 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Christchurch, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Christchurch. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Christchurch’s full climate →

About

Highcliffe Castle

Articles on it exist in 4 languages.

Christchurch’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Christchurch
Official site: highcliffecastle.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Highcliffe Castle

Numbered points are the places near Highcliffe Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns that count Highcliffe Castle

Bournemouth is the biggest of the 6 bases nearby (196,453 people). Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Christchurch

48,973 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km east of it

Barton on Sea

6,763 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northeast of it

New Milton

11,872 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km north of it

Bransgore

3,688 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Highcliffe Castle is	People	Places to visit
Christchurch	It’s in town	48,973	17
Barton on Sea	1.6 km east of it	6,763	3
New Milton	2.7 km northeast of it	11,872	4
Bransgore	4.3 km north of it	3,688	9
Bournemouth	4.6 km west of it	196,453	25
Sopley	4.7 km northwest of it	287	14

Make a day of it

Also near Highcliffe Castle

Within 15 km are 39 places, among them 4 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle4.3 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle12 km away 3

Historic houseHinton Admiral1.6 km away 4

MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum11 km away 5

MuseumSammy Miller Museum4.2 km away 6

MuseumRed House Museum4.5 km away 7

Fort · National TrustThe Needles Batteries12 km away 8

MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Highcliffe Castle

Where is Highcliffe Castle?

Highcliffe Castle is in Christchurch, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Highcliffe Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Highcliffe Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Christchurch, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Highcliffe Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Highcliffe Castle?

Within 15 km: Christchurch Castle (4.3 km), Hurst Castle (12 km), Hinton Admiral (1.6 km) and Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (11 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 (9)

Highcliffe Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hinton Admiral: Peter Beaven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Sammy Miller Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Red House Museum: Ykraps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Needles Batteries: Editor5807, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bournemouth Aviation Museum: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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