What is near Ashley Heath: Bournemouth Aviation Museum first
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 5 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a museum, a historic house and a theme park. For a longer trip, Salisbury Cathedral lies 26 km away.
The first to see around Ashley Heath
The list goes on from Bournemouth Aviation Museum to a historic house, a theme park and an art gallery.
MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum3.8 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseSomerley2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkAdventure Wonderland3.7 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryOld Fine Art Gallery800 m outside town, to the eastZooZooLiberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre2 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The list reaches out to Bournemouth Aviation Museum, 6.7 km away.
The dashed line is Ashley Heath’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Museums or galleries number 2, zoos, theme parks or other days out 2.
Green: inside Ashley Heath. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Its 5 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Ashley Heath’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ashley Heath →
Bigger names, a drive away
The pick of the 12 is Salisbury Cathedral, 26 km off.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral26 km north
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle27 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate14 km west
MuseumThe Tank Museum33 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle12 km south
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle25 km southeast
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park23 km northeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle28 km southeast
CastleBrownsea Castle19 km southwest
Historic houseWilton House27 km north
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings15 km west
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle29 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Ashley Heath (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Before a day out in Ashley Heath
What is there to see near Ashley Heath?
No attraction is mapped inside Ashley Heath itself. Within 5 km of it are Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Somerley, Adventure Wonderland and Old Fine Art Gallery.
Does Ashley Heath have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ashley Heath: Bournemouth Aviation Museum and Old Fine Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ashley Heath?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 27 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ashley Heath?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (26 km), Corfe Castle (27 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (14 km), The Tank Museum (33 km).
Where are Ashley Heath’s historic buildings listed?
Ashley Heath has 2 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Ashley Heath when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (15)
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerley: Somerley_House.JPG: Wulfrunian1 derivative work: Pasicles, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adventure Wonderland: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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