Historic house · near Stone · Dorset

Kingston Lacy Estate

Kingston Lacy Estate is a country house with Bankes' Collections near Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Visitors find it 1.6 km west of Stone. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Kingston Lacy Estate, Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

1.6 km

west of Stone

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Stone

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Stone

Kingston Lacy Estate is 1.6 km west of Stone. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Stone has 8 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 Stone run May to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan9° / 2°106 mm

Feb9° / 2°75 mm

Mar12° / 3°64 mm

Apr14° / 5°60 mm

May18° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°53 mm

Jul22° / 12°51 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep20° / 10°68 mm

Oct16° / 8°104 mm

Nov12° / 5°113 mm

Dec9° / 2°108 mm

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

About

Kingston Lacy Estate

Its care is managed by the National Trust. Articles on it exist in 12 languages. Look also at Badbury Rings, 2.4 km away, first of 32 more within 15 km.

Stone’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 1.6 km west of Stone
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/kingston-lacy

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Kingston Lacy Estate sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Kingston Lacy Estate

In size, Poole comes first of the 8, with 141,009 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 1.6 km east of it

Stone

134 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km east of it

Wimborne Minster

16,629 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km south of it

Corfe Mullen

10,036 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Sturminster Marshall

1,504 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kingston Lacy Estate is	People	Places to visit
Stone	1.6 km east of it	134	6
Wimborne Minster	2.3 km east of it	16,629	6
Corfe Mullen	2.8 km south of it	10,036	9
Sturminster Marshall	2.8 km southwest of it	1,504	3
Merley	4.5 km southeast of it	5,489	5
Holt	4.6 km northeast of it	323	4
Poole	4.7 km southeast of it	141,009	28
Beacon Hill	5.5 km south of it	330	2

Make a day of it

While you are near Kingston Lacy Estate

Within 15 km are 32 places, among them 3 museums, a fort and a castle.

Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings2.4 km away 2

CastleBrownsea Castle15 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of East Dorset3.3 km away 4AttractionAttraction · National TrustWhite Mill2.2 km away 5

MuseumRoyal Signals Museum9.1 km away 6

GardenCompton Acres14 km away 7

MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum14 km away 8

Historic houseCranborne Manor14 km away

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

Visiting Kingston Lacy Estate

Where is Kingston Lacy Estate?

Kingston Lacy Estate is 1.6 km west of Stone, Dorset.

What is Kingston Lacy Estate?

Country house with Bankes' Collections near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK.

Who runs Kingston Lacy Estate?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Kingston Lacy Estate?

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

Is Kingston Lacy Estate a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Kingston Lacy Estate?

Within 15 km: Badbury Rings (2.4 km), Brownsea Castle (15 km), Museum of East Dorset (3.3 km) and White Mill (2.2 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 (8)

Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of East Dorset: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Signals Museum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bournemouth Aviation Museum: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cranborne Manor: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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