
Trips from Beacon Hill, starting with White Mill
For a trip from Beacon Hill, Corfe Castle is 14 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust.
The first to see around Beacon Hill
White Mill aside, the next best known is an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The map ends at White Mill, 4.5 km out.
The dashed line is Beacon Hill’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Both are other attractions.
Green: inside Beacon Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (White Mill).
The places, one by one
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Beyond Beacon Hill
Out of town, Corfe Castle (14 km) leads 12 names to know.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle14 km south · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate5.5 km north
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral38 km northeast
MuseumThe Tank Museum15 km southwest
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle30 km west
CastleBrownsea Castle11 km southeast
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings7 km north
Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle18 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill15 km west
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle20 km east
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle30 km north
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Beacon Hill (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.
Good to know in Beacon Hill
What is there to see near Beacon Hill?
No attraction is mapped inside Beacon Hill itself. Within 5 km of it are White Mill and Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park.
Does Beacon Hill have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Beacon Hill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Beacon Hill?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Beacon Hill, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (White Mill).
What are the best-known days out near Beacon Hill?
Within 40 km: Corfe Castle (14 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (5.5 km), Salisbury Cathedral (38 km), The Tank Museum (15 km).
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 Beacon Hill 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 (12)
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulworth Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clouds Hill: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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