Just outside Post Green: Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park and more
The best-known day out from Post Green is Corfe Castle, 11 km away. There is no place to visit inside Post Green’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The first to see around Post Green
Second to Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park is 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.
Around Post Green, mapped
Furthest out is Poole Harbour Canoe Club, at 3.3 km.
The dashed line is Post Green’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
They are all other attractions: 2 in all.
Green: inside Post Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Post Green’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Post Green →
Further away
Corfe Castle, 11 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle11 km south · 190K visitors a year (2010)
MuseumThe Tank Museum14 km west
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate8.5 km north
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle30 km west
CastleBrownsea Castle8.8 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle15 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill14 km west
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings10 km north
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle20 km east
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum13 km east
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle36 km east
Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle39 km eastPlaces well known beyond Post Green (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.
Seeing Post Green: your questions
What is there to see near Post Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Post Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park and Poole Harbour Canoe Club.
Does Post Green have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Post Green.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Post Green?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 11 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Post Green?
Within 40 km: Corfe Castle (11 km), The Tank Museum (14 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (8.5 km), Maiden Castle (30 km).
Where are Post Green’s historic buildings listed?
Post Green has 9 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 Post Green 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)
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulworth Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clouds Hill: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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