Attraction · Wimborne Minster · Dorset

Walford Mill Crafts

Look for Walford Mill Crafts, an attraction, in Wimborne Minster. There are 3 other places to visit inside 5 km. First among the places near it is Kingston Lacy Estate, at 3 km.

Where

In Wimborne Minster

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Attraction in Wimborne Minster

Inside Wimborne Minster

Walford Mill Crafts is inside Wimborne Minster’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–22°C highs in Wimborne Minster).

Jan9° / 2°102 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 Wimborne Minster, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wimborne Minster. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wimborne Minster’s full climate →

About

Walford Mill Crafts

Attraction.

In Wimborne Minster, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Wimborne Minster
Official site: walfordmillcrafts.co.uk

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

The map

Getting to Walford Mill Crafts

Orange is Walford Mill Crafts; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns near Walford Mill Crafts

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Poole (141,009 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Wimborne Minster

16,629 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 600 m west of it

Stone

134 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km southeast of it

Merley

5,489 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km southwest of it

Corfe Mullen

10,036 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Walford Mill Crafts is	People	Places to visit
Wimborne Minster	It’s in town	16,629	6
Stone	600 m west of it	134	6
Merley	2.1 km southeast of it	5,489	5
Corfe Mullen	2.2 km southwest of it	10,036	9
Holt	2.8 km northeast of it	323	4
Poole	3.7 km south of it	141,009	28
Ferndown	4.2 km east of it	13,267	5
Gaunt's Common	4.5 km north of it	336	2

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Pair Walford Mill Crafts with these

Nearby, 36 places within 15 km include 4 museums, a historic house and a fort.

Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate3 km away 2

Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings5.1 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of East Dorset600 m away 4

CastleBrownsea Castle13 km away 5

MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum13 km away 6

GardenCompton Acres12 km away 7

MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum11 km away 8

MuseumRoyal Signals Museum12 km away

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

Walford Mill Crafts in questions

Where is Walford Mill Crafts?

Walford Mill Crafts is in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Walford Mill Crafts?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Walford Mill Crafts?

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

What else is there to see near Walford Mill Crafts?

Within 15 km: Kingston Lacy Estate (3 km), Badbury Rings (5.1 km), Museum of East Dorset (600 m) and Brownsea Castle (13 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
Museum of East Dorset: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bournemouth Aviation Museum: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Signals Museum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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