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Dinosaur Museum
Attractions in Broadmayne

From Broadmayne, 5.4 km to Dinosaur Museum

Broadmayne and its surroundings hold 4 museums, a historic house and a castle. All of it lies outside: 9 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Broadmayne’s built-up area. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. Allow a day for Maiden Castle, 6.4 km off.

Photo: Dinosaur Museum, Chris Talbot (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Broadmayne
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Broadmayne

Next to Dinosaur Museum, the best known are 2 museums, a historic house and a castle.

MuseumDinosaur Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric house · National TrustMax Gate3.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northwestCastleWoodsford Castle4.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCider Museum4.1 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteMaumbury Rings4.6 km outside town, to the northwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Plotted on the map

To the northwest is where most of the 9 nearby are.

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The dashed line is Broadmayne’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Sorted by kind

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 castle · 1 historic site0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Broadmayne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Max Gate).

Every place

Full list of places

Its 9 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.

Max Gate

Historic house · 3.7 km outside town, to the northwest

Grade I historic house in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.

Run by National Trust
About Max Gate →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

13 listed buildings are on Broadmayne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Broadmayne →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Most famous of the 12 is Maiden Castle, 6.4 km from the centre.

Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle6.4 km westMuseumThe Tank Museum10 km eastCastle · National TrustCorfe Castle23 km east · 190K visitors a year (2010)Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle13 km southCastle · English HeritageLulworth Castle13 km eastHistoric house · National TrustClouds Hill10 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustMontacute House38 km northwest · 120K visitors a year (2011)CastleSandsfoot Castle11 km southwestMuseumDorset Museum5.6 km northwestHistoric house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate29 km northeastCastleRufus Castle16 km southZooMonkey World12 km east

Places well known beyond Broadmayne (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.

Visiting Broadmayne: questions

What is there to see near Broadmayne?

No attraction is mapped inside Broadmayne itself. Within 5 km of it are Dinosaur Museum, Max Gate, The Teddy Bear Museum and Woodsford Castle.

Does Broadmayne have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Broadmayne: Dinosaur Museum, The Teddy Bear Museum, Cider Museum and Terracotta Warriors Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Broadmayne?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Broadmayne, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Max Gate).

What are the best-known days out near Broadmayne?

Within 40 km: Maiden Castle (6.4 km), The Tank Museum (10 km), Corfe Castle (23 km), Portland Castle (13 km).

Where are Broadmayne’s historic buildings listed?

Broadmayne has 13 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 Broadmayne 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 (16)

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