Places to visit near Godshill: Breamore House & more
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 6 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a historic house and a water park. A drive of 15 km brings you to Salisbury Cathedral.
The first to see around Godshill
Alongside Breamore House you find 2 museums, a water park and an attraction.
Historic houseBreamore House4.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumFordingbridge Museum1.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBreamore House and Countryside Museum3.9 km outside town, to the northwestWater parkWater parkNew Forest Water Park3.4 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionAshley Range (WW2 bomb target)2.6 km outside town, to the eastRuinsRuinsIbsley HF-DF Station4 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Ibsley HF-DF Station, 4.7 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Godshill’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Most are castles or historic places, 2 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Godshill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
6 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Godshill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Godshill →
Bigger names, a drive away
Salisbury Cathedral (15 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral15 km north
CathedralWinchester Cathedral34 km northeast
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House40 km southeast
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle39 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park14 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
CastleWinchester Castle33 km northeast
Historic houseWilton House18 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate24 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle29 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle31 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle26 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle22 km southPlaces well known beyond Godshill (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.
Questions about Godshill’s attractions
What is there to see near Godshill?
No attraction is mapped inside Godshill itself. Within 5 km of it are Breamore House, Fordingbridge Museum, Breamore House and Countryside Museum and New Forest Water Park.
Does Godshill have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Godshill: Fordingbridge Museum and Breamore House and Countryside Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Godshill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Osborne House (English Heritage), 40 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Godshill?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (15 km), Winchester Cathedral (34 km), Osborne House (40 km), Corfe Castle (39 km).
Where are Godshill’s historic buildings listed?
Godshill has 3 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 Godshill 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)
- Breamore House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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