White Mill
Standing 600 m northeast of Sturminster Marshall, White Mill is an attraction. It is maintained by the National Trust. Top of the 24 other places within 15 km is Kingston Lacy Estate, 2.2 km off.
Attraction near Sturminster Marshall
Just outside Sturminster Marshall
White Mill is 600 m northeast of Sturminster Marshall. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Expect highs of 17–22°C in Sturminster Marshall from May to September.
White Mill
Attraction.
It is run by National Trust.
- Type
- Attraction
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- 600 m northeast of Sturminster Marshall
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/white-mill
Entry, hours, address
- EntryA fee is charged
Mapping White Mill
Spot White Mill in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
The biggest base of the 7 is Wimborne Minster (16,629 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Sturminster Marshall
Corfe Mullen
Stone
Spetisbury
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where White Mill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturminster Marshall | 600 m southwest of it | 1,504 | 3 |
| Corfe Mullen | 3.3 km southeast of it | 10,036 | 9 |
| Stone | 3.8 km east of it | 134 | 6 |
| Spetisbury | 3.9 km northwest of it | 587 | 6 |
| Wimborne Minster | 4.3 km east of it | 16,629 | 6 |
| Beacon Hill | 4.3 km south of it | 330 | 2 |
| Lytchett Matravers | 4.7 km south of it | 3,455 | 2 |
Other places close by
There are 24 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 forts and a historic house among them.
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate2.2 km away2
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings2.5 km away3
CastleBrownsea Castle15 km away4
MuseumMuseum of East Dorset5.2 km away5
MuseumRoyal Signals Museum8.3 km away6
Fort · National TrustHod Hill14 km away7
GardenCompton Acres14 km away8
MuseumPoole Museum11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on White Mill
Where is White Mill?
White Mill is 600 m northeast of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset.
What is White Mill?
Attraction.
Who runs White Mill?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit White Mill?
May to September are the warmest months in Sturminster Marshall, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near White Mill?
Within 15 km: Kingston Lacy Estate (2.2 km), Badbury Rings (2.5 km), Brownsea Castle (15 km) and Museum of East Dorset (5.2 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 (8)
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of East Dorset: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Signals Museum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hod Hill: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Poole Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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