Knightwood Oak leads what is near Brockenhurst
The best-known day out from Brockenhurst is Salisbury Cathedral, 31 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Brockenhurst’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: an attraction and a zoo, among others.
The best known around Brockenhurst
Behind Knightwood Oak on the list is a zoo.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The list reaches out to New Forest Reptile Centre, 5.7 km away.
The dashed line is Brockenhurst’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The places here are an attraction and a zoo.
Green: inside Brockenhurst. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings are on Brockenhurst’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brockenhurst →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Head 31 km out for Salisbury Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral31 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House23 km east
CathedralWinchester Cathedral33 km northeast
Historic shipHMS Victory33 km east
MuseumMary Rose33 km east
Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle24 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle13 km south
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle39 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle14 km southeast
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park15 km north · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
MuseumNational Motor Museum8.8 km east
CastleWinchester Castle33 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Brockenhurst (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 Brockenhurst
What is there to see near Brockenhurst?
No attraction is mapped inside Brockenhurst itself. Within 5 km of it are Knightwood Oak and New Forest Reptile Centre.
Does Brockenhurst have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Brockenhurst.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brockenhurst?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Osborne House (English Heritage), 23 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Brockenhurst?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (31 km), Osborne House (23 km), Winchester Cathedral (33 km), HMS Victory (33 km).
Where are Brockenhurst’s historic buildings listed?
Brockenhurst has 18 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 Brockenhurst 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 (12)
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Victory: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motor Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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