Punch and Judy
Set 100 m east of Swanage, Punch and Judy is an attraction. Close by, Corfe Castle is 7.8 km away, one of 47 within 15 km.
Attraction near Swanage
Just outside Swanage
Punch and Judy is 100 m east of Swanage. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
In Swanage, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.
Punch and Judy
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 100 m east of Swanage
- Official site
- swanagepunch.co.uk
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting to Punch and Judy
Orange: Punch and Judy.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Punch and Judy
Of these 4 towns, the largest is Swanage (9,115 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Swanage
Langton Matravers
Studland
Harman's Cross
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Punch and Judy is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanage | 100 m west of it | 9,115 | 21 |
| Langton Matravers | 2.4 km west of it | 868 | 23 |
| Studland | 3.1 km north of it | 260 | 16 |
| Harman's Cross | 4 km west of it | 404 | 23 |
Next door to Punch and Judy
Our list has 47 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and a heritage railway.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle7.8 km away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway1.8 km away3
CastleBrownsea Castle8.5 km away4
MuseumSwanage Museum & Heritage Centre400 m away5
PierSwanage Pier600 m away6
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum13 km away7
FortFort Henry3.8 km away8
MuseumPurbeck Mining Museum8.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Punch and Judy
Where is Punch and Judy?
Punch and Judy is 100 m east of Swanage, Dorset.
What is Punch and Judy?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Punch and Judy?
June to September are the warmest months in Swanage, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Punch and Judy?
Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (7.8 km), Swanage Railway (1.8 km), Brownsea Castle (8.5 km) and Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre (400 m).
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
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Pier: Daniel Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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