Near Child Okeford: Hod Hill and other places to visit
None of our places to visit is inside Child Okeford’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a fort, a historic house and a castle, among others. Heritage bodies look after 2 of them: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. Salisbury Cathedral, 35 km away, is the best-known day out.
Top of the list around Child Okeford
The rest of the best known are a historic house, a castle and a museum.
Fort · National TrustHod Hill2.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · English HeritageFiddleford Manor2.6 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleSturminster Castle4.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSturminster Museum4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
The map puts most of the 4 to the west.
The dashed line is Child Okeford’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Child Okeford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Hod Hill and Fiddleford Manor).
Everything on the list
Its 4 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.
18 listed buildings are on Child Okeford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Child Okeford →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Out of town, Salisbury Cathedral (35 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral35 km northeast
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle33 km south · 190K visitors a year (2010)
MuseumThe Tank Museum25 km south
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle29 km southwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park22 km north
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate19 km southeast
Historic houseLongleat House30 km north
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House34 km west · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle17 km northeast
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum10 km north
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower24 km north
Historic houseFonthill Abbey20 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Child Okeford (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.
Questions before you go to Child Okeford
What is there to see near Child Okeford?
No attraction is mapped inside Child Okeford itself. Within 5 km of it are Hod Hill, Fiddleford Manor, Sturminster Castle and Sturminster Museum.
Does Child Okeford have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Child Okeford: Sturminster Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Child Okeford?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Child Okeford, 2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Hod Hill and Fiddleford Manor).
What are the best-known days out near Child Okeford?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (35 km), Corfe Castle (33 km), The Tank Museum (25 km), Maiden Castle (29 km).
Where are Child Okeford’s historic buildings listed?
Child Okeford has 18 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 Child Okeford 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 (14)
- Hod Hill: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiddleford Manor: Marilyn Peddle from England, CC BY 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
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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