From Ridge, 4.8 km to Corfe Castle
4 of the 7 places to visit in and around Ridge are museums or galleries. Ridge itself has none of them. A total of 190K visitors went to Corfe Castle in 2010. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust. Allow a day for The Tank Museum, 11 km off.
Leading the list near Ridge
Behind Corfe Castle on the list are 3 museums, a theme park and a garden.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southeast · 190K visitors a year (2010)
MuseumPurbeck Mining Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWareham Town Museum1.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumBlue Pool2.8 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkDorset Adventure Park4.1 km outside town, to the southeastGardenGardenCorfe Castle Model Village4.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
On the map, most of the 7 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Ridge’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 4 of the 7.
Green: inside Ridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Corfe Castle).
Place by place
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 7 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Ridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ridge →
Worth the drive
Day trips number 12; the best known is The Tank Museum, 11 km off.
MuseumThe Tank Museum11 km west
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle27 km west
Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle9.3 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate16 km north
CastleBrownsea Castle9.6 km east
Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill12 km west
ZooMonkey World9.1 km west
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle28 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle23 km east
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway11 km southeast
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings17 km north
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle38 km eastPlaces well known beyond Ridge (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 Ridge
What is there to see near Ridge?
No attraction is mapped inside Ridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Corfe Castle, Purbeck Mining Museum, Wareham Town Museum and Blue Pool.
Does Ridge have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ridge: Purbeck Mining Museum, Wareham Town Museum, Blue Pool and Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ridge?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Ridge, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Corfe Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Ridge?
Within 40 km: The Tank Museum (11 km), Maiden Castle (27 km), Lulworth Castle (9.3 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (16 km).
Where are Ridge’s historic buildings listed?
Ridge 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 Ridge 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)
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulworth Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clouds Hill: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkey World: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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