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Cranborne Manor
Attractions in Verwood

From Verwood, 6 km to Cranborne Manor

Castles or historic places make up 4 of the 6 places on the list. None of them is inside Verwood itself. At 22 km, Salisbury Cathedral is worth the journey.

Photo: Cranborne Manor, Mike Searle (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Verwood
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known

The names to know near Verwood

Once you have seen Cranborne Manor, try 3 historic houses, an attraction and an art gallery.

Historic houseCranborne Manor4.4 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseEdmondsham House2.6 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseSomerley2.6 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseSt Giles House, Wimborne St Giles4.9 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionDorset Heavy Horse Centre1 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryOld Fine Art Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the southeast

Each 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

Where to go

To the northwest is where most of the 6 lie.

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The dashed line is Verwood’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What sort of places

The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 4 of the 6.

Museums & galleries 1 art gallery0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Verwood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place by place

All 6 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.

11 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Verwood’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Verwood →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Best known of the 12 within reach is Salisbury Cathedral, at 22 km.

CathedralSalisbury Cathedral22 km northCastle · National TrustCorfe Castle29 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate13 km southwestMuseumThe Tank Museum33 km southwestCastle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle17 km southeastBig drawTheme parkPaultons Park24 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)Historic houseWilton House23 km northCastle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle23 km northwestCastle · English HeritageHurst Castle30 km southeastFort · National TrustBadbury Rings14 km southwestHistoric houseFonthill Abbey28 km northwestCastle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle32 km southeast

Places well known beyond Verwood (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.

Quick answers on Verwood

What is there to see near Verwood?

No attraction is mapped inside Verwood itself. Within 5 km of it are Cranborne Manor, Edmondsham House, Somerley and St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles.

Does Verwood have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Verwood: Old Fine Art Gallery.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Verwood?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 29 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Verwood?

Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (22 km), Corfe Castle (29 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (13 km), The Tank Museum (33 km).

Where are Verwood’s historic buildings listed?

Verwood has 11 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 Verwood 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).

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