Historic house · near Ringwood · Hampshire

Somerley

Somerley is a country house. It lies 1.6 km northwest of Ringwood. Its status is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Somerley, Somerley_House.JPG: Wulfrunian1 derivative work: Pasicles (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

1.6 km

northwest of Ringwood

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Ringwood

Just outside Ringwood

Somerley is 1.6 km northwest of Ringwood. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ringwood has 95 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

The best months to visit

Highs of 18–22°C mark May to September in Ringwood.

Jan8° / 2°108 mm

Feb9° / 2°70 mm

Mar11° / 3°66 mm

Apr14° / 4°60 mm

May18° / 7°55 mm

Jun20° / 10°57 mm

Jul22° / 12°50 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep20° / 9°65 mm

Oct15° / 7°102 mm

Nov12° / 4°113 mm

Dec9° / 2°107 mm

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

About

Somerley

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Add Breamore House, 11 km away, to a visit; it leads 27 places within 15 km.

Ringwood’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.6 km northwest of Ringwood
Official site: somerley.com

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

The map

Its place on the map

Use the numbers to match each place near Somerley with the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The largest of the 8 towns is Verwood, with 13,706 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 1.6 km southeast of it

Ringwood

12,789 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km west of it

Verwood

13,706 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Ashley Heath

7,151 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southeast of it

Hangersley

278 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Somerley is	People	Places to visit
Ringwood	1.6 km southeast of it	12,789	6
Verwood	2.6 km west of it	13,706	6
Ashley Heath	2.8 km southwest of it	7,151	5
Hangersley	3.3 km southeast of it	278	6
Alderholt	4 km north of it	2,868	7
Hightown	4.2 km southeast of it	1,296	5
Three Legged Cross	4.2 km west of it	1,129	3
Hyde	5 km northeast of it	270	6

Make a day of it

Next door to Somerley

There are 27 within 15 km, 5 historic houses, 2 museums and a theme park among them.

Historic houseBreamore House11 km away 2

Historic houseCranborne Manor9.7 km away 3

MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum11 km away 4

Historic houseEdmondsham House8.2 km away 5

MuseumRockbourne Roman Villa9.3 km away 6

Theme parkAdventure Wonderland11 km away 7

Historic houseSt Giles House, Wimborne St Giles11 km away 8

Historic houseHinton Admiral15 km away

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

Somerley in questions

Where is Somerley?

Somerley is 1.6 km northwest of Ringwood, Hampshire.

What is Somerley?

Country house in Hampshire, UK.

When is the best time to visit Somerley?

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

Is Somerley a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Somerley?

Within 15 km: Breamore House (11 km), Cranborne Manor (9.7 km), Bournemouth Aviation Museum (11 km) and Edmondsham House (8.2 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)

Somerley: Somerley_House.JPG: Wulfrunian1 derivative work: Pasicles, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Breamore House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cranborne Manor: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bournemouth Aviation Museum: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Edmondsham House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rockbourne Roman Villa: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adventure Wonderland: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles: Justin Barton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hinton Admiral: Peter Beaven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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