What is near Whitchurch Canonicorum: Marshwood Castle first
All of it lies outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Whitchurch Canonicorum’s built-up area. On the list: a castle, a museum and an attraction, among others. Beyond the town, Maiden Castle sits 28 km away.
Just outside Whitchurch Canonicorum, the best known
Marshwood Castle aside, the next best known are a museum, an attraction and a zoo.
MuseumCharmouth Heritage Coast Centre3.3 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionLangdon Hill2.5 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooFoxdown Childrens Farm4.2 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt gallerySou'-Sou' West Art Gallery4.6 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.
Mapped around Whitchurch Canonicorum
Furthest out is Sou'-Sou' West Art Gallery, at 5 km.
The dashed line is Whitchurch Canonicorum’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
The list holds a castle, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Whitchurch Canonicorum. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings are on Whitchurch Canonicorum’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whitchurch Canonicorum →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Maiden Castle, at 28 km, heads the 12.
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle28 km east
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House24 km northeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
CastleForde Abbey11 km north
MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum6.4 km southwest
MuseumLyme Regis Museum6.4 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court23 km north
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle36 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle33 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton15 km west
MuseumAbbotsbury Subtropical Gardens20 km southeast
CastleColcombe Castle15 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageAbbotsbury Abbey21 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Whitchurch Canonicorum (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.
Know before you go to Whitchurch Canonicorum
What is there to see near Whitchurch Canonicorum?
No attraction is mapped inside Whitchurch Canonicorum itself. Within 5 km of it are Marshwood Castle, Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Langdon Hill and Foxdown Childrens Farm.
Does Whitchurch Canonicorum have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Whitchurch Canonicorum: Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre and Sou'-Sou' West Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Whitchurch Canonicorum?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Maiden Castle (English Heritage), 28 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Whitchurch Canonicorum?
Within 40 km: Maiden Castle (28 km), Montacute House (24 km), Forde Abbey (11 km), Dinosaurland Fossil Museum (6.4 km).
Where are Whitchurch Canonicorum’s historic buildings listed?
Whitchurch Canonicorum has 21 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Whitchurch Canonicorum 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)
- Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbotsbury Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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