St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles
Residence in Wimborne St Giles, England.
Attractions in Chalbury Common
Photo: St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, Justin Barton (CC BY-SA 3.0)Nothing mapped in Chalbury Common itself; St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles is the nearest draw
A day out from Chalbury Common leads to Salisbury Cathedral, 26 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Chalbury Common’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house and an attraction.
In Chalbury Common
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Chalbury Common
Then comes an attraction, behind St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles.
Historic houseSt Giles House, Wimborne St Giles4.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionHoneyBrook Farm3.8 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
Where to go
The farthest of them, St Giles House, is 4.9 km out.
The dashed line is Chalbury Common’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
How the list breaks down
The list holds a historic house and an attraction.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Chalbury Common. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place, in and near Chalbury Common
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Chalbury Common’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chalbury Common →
Big names nearby
Out of town
Leading the 12 is Salisbury Cathedral, 26 km away; they include 4 castles and 3 historic houses.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral26 km northeast
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle25 km south · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate7.1 km southwest
MuseumThe Tank Museum27 km southwest
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings7.2 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle21 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park37 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle19 km southeast
CastleBrownsea Castle19 km south
Historic houseFonthill Abbey27 km northwest
Historic houseWilton House25 km north
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park31 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)Places well known beyond Chalbury Common (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 Chalbury Common: the answers
What is there to see near Chalbury Common?
No attraction is mapped inside Chalbury Common itself. Within 5 km of it are St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles and HoneyBrook Farm.
Does Chalbury Common have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Chalbury Common.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chalbury Common?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 25 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Chalbury Common?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (26 km), Corfe Castle (25 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (7.1 km), The Tank Museum (27 km).
Where are Chalbury Common’s historic buildings listed?
Chalbury Common has 4 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 Chalbury Common 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 (13)
- St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles: Justin Barton, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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