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Cranborne Manor
Attractions in Whitmore

What is near Whitmore: Cranborne Manor first

Of the 5 places to visit in and around Whitmore, 3 are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Whitmore. A longer outing takes you to Salisbury Cathedral, 22 km off.

Photo: Cranborne Manor, Mike Searle (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Whitmore
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Whitmore, the best known

The rest of the best known are 2 historic houses, an attraction and a museum.

Historic houseCranborne Manor4 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseEdmondsham House2.2 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseSt Giles House, Wimborne St Giles3.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionDorset Heavy Horse Centre1.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumBugad Classic Bikes4.8 km outside town, to the northwest

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 they are

Furthest from the centre is Bugad Classic Bikes, 5.3 km away.

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The dashed line is Whitmore’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

A breakdown by kind

The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 3 of the 5.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 historic houses0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

All the places to visit

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

2 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Whitmore’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whitmore →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Worth the drive, Salisbury Cathedral (22 km) is first of the 12.

CathedralSalisbury Cathedral22 km northCastle · National TrustCorfe Castle29 km south · 190K visitors a year (2010)Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate11 km southwestMuseumThe Tank Museum31 km southwestCastle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle21 km northwestFort · National TrustBadbury Rings11 km southwestHistoric houseWilton House22 km northCastle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle19 km southeastBig drawTheme parkPaultons Park27 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)Garden · National TrustStourhead Park38 km northwestHistoric houseFonthill Abbey26 km northwestCastle · English HeritageHurst Castle32 km southeast

Places well known beyond Whitmore (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.

Whitmore: questions and answers

What is there to see near Whitmore?

No attraction is mapped inside Whitmore itself. Within 5 km of it are Cranborne Manor, Edmondsham House, St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles and Dorset Heavy Horse Centre.

Does Whitmore have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Whitmore: Bugad Classic Bikes.

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

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

What are the best-known days out near Whitmore?

Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (22 km), Corfe Castle (29 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (11 km), The Tank Museum (31 km).

Where are Whitmore’s historic buildings listed?

Whitmore has 2 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 Whitmore 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 (15)

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