Old Harry Rocks
On the map, Old Harry Rocks is an attraction 1.4 km east of Studland. Add Corfe Castle, 9.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 54 places within 15 km.
Attraction near Studland
Just outside Studland
Old Harry Rocks is 1.4 km east of Studland. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Studland reach 18–21°C from June to September.
Old Harry Rocks
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 1.4 km east of Studland
The map
The map puts Old Harry Rocks in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Old Harry Rocks
Poole is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (141,009 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.
Next door to Old Harry Rocks
Nearby, 54 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle9.6 km away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2
CastleBrownsea Castle5.7 km away3
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway5.3 km away4
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle15 km away5
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum9.1 km away6
FortFort Henry1.8 km away7
GardenCompton Acres7.2 km away8
MuseumSwanage Museum & Heritage Centre4.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Old Harry Rocks: what to know
Where is Old Harry Rocks?
Old Harry Rocks is 1.4 km east of Studland, Dorset.
What is Old Harry Rocks?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Old Harry Rocks?
June to September are the warmest months in Studland, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Old Harry Rocks?
Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (9.6 km), Brownsea Castle (5.7 km), Swanage Railway (5.3 km) and Christchurch Castle (15 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)
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Henry: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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