Historic house · Christchurch · Dorset

Hinton Admiral

Hinton Admiral is a grade I listed English country house. Head into Christchurch’s built-up area to find it. Look also at Christchurch Castle, 4.8 km away, first of 40 more within 15 km.

Photo: Hinton Admiral, Peter Beaven (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Christchurch

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic house in Christchurch

Inside Christchurch

Hinton Admiral 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

Which month to go

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

Hinton Admiral

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.

Christchurch’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Christchurch
Official site: hintonadmiral.myzen.co.uk

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

The map

The way to Hinton Admiral

Hinton Admiral sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Christchurch tops the 7 for size, at 48,973 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Christchurch

48,973 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km east of it

Barton on Sea

6,763 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km east of it

New Milton

11,872 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Bransgore

3,688 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Hinton Admiral is	People	Places to visit
Christchurch	It’s in town	48,973	17
Barton on Sea	2.2 km east of it	6,763	3
New Milton	2.3 km east of it	11,872	4
Bransgore	2.8 km northwest of it	3,688	9
Sopley	4 km northwest of it	287	14
Ashley	4.3 km east of it	7,730	3
Thorney Hill	4.5 km north of it	219	4

Make a day of it

Pair Hinton Admiral with these

A visit can add 4 museums, 3 castles and a fort, from 40 places within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle4.8 km away 2

CastleHighcliffe Castle1.6 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle12 km away 4

MuseumSammy Miller Museum3.2 km away 5

MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum12 km away 6

MuseumRed House Museum4.9 km away 7

MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum9.4 km away 8

Fort · National TrustThe Needles Batteries14 km away

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

What people ask about Hinton Admiral

Where is Hinton Admiral?

Hinton Admiral is in Christchurch, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hinton Admiral?

Grade I listed English country house in New Forest District, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Hinton Admiral?

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

Is Hinton Admiral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Hinton Admiral?

Within 15 km: Christchurch Castle (4.8 km), Highcliffe Castle (1.6 km), Hurst Castle (12 km) and Sammy Miller Museum (3.2 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)

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

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