Places to visit around Winterborne St Martin, from Maiden Castle
Museums or galleries make up 6 of the 9 places on the list. None of them is inside Winterborne St Martin itself. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. The Tank Museum, 18 km away, is the best-known day out.
Just outside Winterborne St Martin, the best known
Next to Maiden Castle, the best known are 4 museums and a historic house.
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle1.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumDinosaur Museum4.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumDorset Museum4.3 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseWolfeton House4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum4.6 km outside town, to the east
MuseumThe Keep Military Museum3.9 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.
The map view
Just outside town, most of the 9 sit to the east.
The dashed line is Winterborne St Martin’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (6) and castles or historic places (3).
Green: inside Winterborne St Martin. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Maiden Castle).
Near Winterborne St Martin
Its 9 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Wolfeton House
Grade I listed historic house museum in West Dorset, England, UK.
The Teddy Bear Museum
Teddy bear museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.
The Keep Military Museum
Military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK.
The Tutankhamun Exhibition
Museum with re-creations of artefacts and the tomb of Tutankhamun, located in Dorchester, Dorset, UK.
Terracotta Warriors Museum
Museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Winterborne St Martin’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Winterborne St Martin →
Big names nearby
The pick of the 12 is The Tank Museum, 18 km off.
MuseumThe Tank Museum18 km east
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle32 km east · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle15 km south
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House32 km northwest · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageAbbotsbury Abbey7.8 km southwest
MuseumAbbotsbury Subtropical Gardens9.1 km southwest
CastleSandsfoot Castle12 km south
Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle22 km east
Historic house · National TrustMax Gate5.9 km east
Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill18 km east
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate36 km east
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle27 km northPlaces well known beyond Winterborne St Martin (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.
Planning a visit to Winterborne St Martin
What is there to see near Winterborne St Martin?
No attraction is mapped inside Winterborne St Martin itself. Within 5 km of it are Maiden Castle, Dinosaur Museum, Dorset Museum and Wolfeton House.
Does Winterborne St Martin have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Winterborne St Martin: Dinosaur Museum, Dorset Museum, The Teddy Bear Museum and The Keep Military Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Winterborne St Martin?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Winterborne St Martin, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Maiden Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Winterborne St Martin?
Within 40 km: The Tank Museum (18 km), Corfe Castle (32 km), Portland Castle (15 km), Montacute House (32 km).
Where are Winterborne St Martin’s historic buildings listed?
Winterborne St Martin has 17 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 Winterborne St Martin 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 (18)
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinosaur Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorset Museum: Cmyk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolfeton House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Teddy Bear Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Keep Military Museum: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbotsbury Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandsfoot Castle: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulworth Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Gate: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clouds Hill: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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