Places to visit near Gaunt's Common: HoneyBrook Farm & more
From Gaunt's Common, the big name within reach is Salisbury Cathedral, 26 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Gaunt's Common’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
The first to see around Gaunt's Common
Alongside HoneyBrook Farm you find 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.
Places on the map
The map ends at Walford Mill Crafts, 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Gaunt's 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
Kinds of place
They are all other attractions: 2 in all.
Green: inside Gaunt's Common. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
Its 2 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.
3 listed buildings are on Gaunt's Common’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gaunt's Common →
Day trips
Day trips number 12; the best known is Salisbury Cathedral, 26 km off.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral26 km northeast
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle24 km south · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate6.6 km southwest
MuseumThe Tank Museum26 km southwest
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings6.9 km southwest
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle40 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle22 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle19 km southeast
CastleBrownsea Castle18 km south
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park38 km northwest
Historic houseWilton House26 km north
Historic houseFonthill Abbey28 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Gaunt's 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.
Questions before you go to Gaunt's Common
What is there to see near Gaunt's Common?
No attraction is mapped inside Gaunt's Common itself. Within 5 km of it are HoneyBrook Farm and Walford Mill Crafts.
Does Gaunt's Common have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Gaunt's Common.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gaunt's Common?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 24 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Gaunt's Common?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (26 km), Corfe Castle (24 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (6.6 km), The Tank Museum (26 km).
Where are Gaunt's Common’s historic buildings listed?
Gaunt's Common has 3 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 Gaunt's 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 (12)
- 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
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, 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
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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