West Cliff Lift
Standing 100 m southwest of Bournemouth, West Cliff Lift is an attraction. Our list has 53 more places within 15 km; first among them is Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, at 800 m.
Attraction near Bournemouth
Just outside Bournemouth
West Cliff Lift is 100 m southwest of Bournemouth. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Afternoons in Bournemouth reach 17–22°C from May to September.
West Cliff Lift
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 100 m southwest of Bournemouth
Getting your bearings
The map centres on West Cliff Lift, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
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Towns that count West Cliff Lift
Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Bournemouth
Poole
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where West Cliff Lift is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 100 m northeast of it | 196,453 | 25 |
| Poole | 1.5 km west of it | 141,009 | 28 |
More to see nearby
2 museums, 2 castles and 2 gardens are among the 53 within 15 km.
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum800 m away2
CastleBrownsea Castle6.2 km away3
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle7.8 km away4
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate15 km away5
GardenCompton Acres3.3 km away6GardenGardenBournemouth Gardens1.5 km away7
MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum7.3 km away8
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on West Cliff Lift
Where is West Cliff Lift?
West Cliff Lift is 100 m southwest of Bournemouth, Dorset.
What is West Cliff Lift?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit West Cliff Lift?
May to September are the warmest months in Bournemouth, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near West Cliff Lift?
Within 15 km: Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (800 m), Brownsea Castle (6.2 km), Christchurch Castle (7.8 km) and Kingston Lacy Estate (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 (7)
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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