Worth the trip from Three Legged Cross: Somerley, 5.6 km off
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Three Legged Cross’ built-up area. On the list: a historic house, an attraction and an art gallery, among others. For a longer trip, Salisbury Cathedral lies 24 km away.
The best known around Three Legged Cross
Close behind Somerley are an attraction and an art gallery.
Historic houseSomerley4.2 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionDorset Heavy Horse Centre4 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryOld Fine Art Gallery4.5 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Three Legged Cross, mapped
To the east lie most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Three Legged Cross’ 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
The list holds a historic house, an attraction and an art gallery.
Green: inside Three Legged Cross. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Three Legged Cross’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Three Legged Cross →
The wider area
Of the 12 day trips, Salisbury Cathedral (24 km) is the best known.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral24 km north
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle27 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate11 km southwest
MuseumThe Tank Museum31 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle15 km southeast
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings12 km west
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park26 km northeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle29 km southeast
CastleBrownsea Castle19 km south
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle25 km northwest
Historic houseWilton House25 km north
Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle32 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Three Legged Cross (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 Three Legged Cross: questions
What is there to see near Three Legged Cross?
No attraction is mapped inside Three Legged Cross itself. Within 5 km of it are Somerley, Dorset Heavy Horse Centre and Old Fine Art Gallery.
Does Three Legged Cross have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Three Legged Cross: Old Fine Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Three Legged Cross?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 27 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Three Legged Cross?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (24 km), Corfe Castle (27 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (11 km), The Tank Museum (31 km).
Where are Three Legged Cross’ historic buildings listed?
Three Legged Cross 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 Three Legged Cross 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 (13)
- Somerley: Somerley_House.JPG: Wulfrunian1 derivative work: Pasicles, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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