What is near Ferndown: Bournemouth Aviation Museum first
All of it lies outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Ferndown’s built-up area. Among them are 2 museums, 2 attractions and a theme park. Beyond the town, the best known is Salisbury Cathedral, 30 km off.
The names to know near Ferndown
Following Bournemouth Aviation Museum are 2 attractions, a theme park and a museum.
MuseumBournemouth Aviation Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Theme parkAdventure Wonderland2.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMuseum of East Dorset4.2 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionWalford Mill Crafts4.2 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionHoneyBrook Farm4.8 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 map view
The map puts most of the 5 to the west.
The dashed line is Ferndown’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Most are museums or galleries, 2 in all, ahead of other attractions (2).
Green: inside Ferndown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 5 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building and 2 scheduled monuments are on Ferndown’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ferndown →
Day trips
Head 30 km out for Salisbury Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral30 km north
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle21 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate9.7 km west
MuseumThe Tank Museum27 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle11 km southeast
CastleBrownsea Castle13 km south
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle26 km southeast
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings12 km west
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum9.5 km south
Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle30 km east
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park29 km northeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle29 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Ferndown (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.
Common questions about Ferndown
What is there to see near Ferndown?
No attraction is mapped inside Ferndown itself. Within 5 km of it are Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Adventure Wonderland, Museum of East Dorset and Walford Mill Crafts.
Does Ferndown have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ferndown: Bournemouth Aviation Museum and Museum of East Dorset.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ferndown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 21 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ferndown?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (30 km), Corfe Castle (21 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (9.7 km), The Tank Museum (27 km).
Where are Ferndown’s historic buildings listed?
Ferndown has 1 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 Ferndown 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
- Adventure Wonderland: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of East Dorset: Mike Searle, 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
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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