Historic house · near Charminster · Dorset

Wolfeton House

Wolfeton House is a grade I listed historic house museum. Look for it 300 m south of Charminster. Around it, within 15 km, lie 37 more places, Maiden Castle (3.8 km) first on our list.

Photo: Wolfeton House, Mike Searle (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

300 m

south of Charminster

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Charminster

Just outside Charminster

Wolfeton House is 300 m south of Charminster. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Charminster has 17 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

Weather by the month

Warmest in Charminster are June to September, at 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°125 mm

Feb8° / 2°94 mm

Mar11° / 3°80 mm

Apr14° / 5°74 mm

May17° / 7°64 mm

Jun19° / 10°64 mm

Jul21° / 12°60 mm

Aug21° / 12°85 mm

Sep19° / 10°84 mm

Oct15° / 8°131 mm

Nov11° / 5°135 mm

Dec9° / 3°136 mm

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

About

Wolfeton House

Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.

Charminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 300 m south of Charminster
Official site: hha.org.uk/Property/1107/Wolfeton-House

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

The map

Mapping Wolfeton House

Wolfeton House sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The biggest base of the 5 is Dorchester (21,358 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 300 m north of it

Charminster

1,732 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 800 m southeast of it

Dorchester

21,358 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2 km north of it

Charlton Down

1,487 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km east of it

Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward

315 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Wolfeton House is	People	Places to visit
Charminster	300 m north of it	1,732	10
Dorchester	800 m southeast of it	21,358	11
Charlton Down	2 km north of it	1,487	9
Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward	3.3 km east of it	315	11
Winterborne St Martin	4 km southwest of it	484	9

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

Make a day of it

More near Wolfeton House

Our list has 37 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a fort.

Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle3.8 km away 2

MuseumDinosaur Museum2.2 km away 3

MuseumDorset Museum2 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustMax Gate3.4 km away 5

MuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum2.2 km away 6

MuseumThe Keep Military Museum1.8 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill15 km away 8

Abbey or prioryCerne Abbey9.4 km away

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

Quick answers on Wolfeton House

Where is Wolfeton House?

Wolfeton House is 300 m south of Charminster, Dorset.

What is Wolfeton House?

Grade I listed historic house museum in West Dorset, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Wolfeton House?

June to September are the warmest months in Charminster, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Wolfeton House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Wolfeton House?

Within 15 km: Maiden Castle (3.8 km), Dinosaur Museum (2.2 km), Dorset Museum (2 km) and Max Gate (3.4 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)

Wolfeton House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaur Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dorset Museum: Cmyk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Max Gate: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Teddy Bear Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Keep Military Museum: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clouds Hill: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Cerne Abbey: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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