In Ringwood, Old Fine Art Gallery is the place to visit
One place to visit is mapped inside Ringwood’s built-up area, and 5 more within 5 km of its edge. They include an art gallery, a historic house and a zoo. Salisbury Cathedral is worth a day, 24 km from the centre.
First stops in Ringwood
Alongside Old Fine Art Gallery you find a historic house, a zoo and a water park.
Historic houseSomerley1.6 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooLiberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre300 m outside town, to the southWater parkWater parkNew Forest Water Park3.9 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleCastle Piece3.7 km outside town, to the northeastRuinsRuinsIbsley HF-DF Station3.6 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
The outermost point is New Forest Water Park, at 5.5 km.
The dashed line is Ringwood’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
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3; 2 are zoos, theme parks or other days out.
Green: inside Ringwood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
The one inside Ringwood comes first, then 5 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Ringwood comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
95 listed buildings are on Ringwood’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ringwood →
Day trips from Ringwood
Allow a day for Salisbury Cathedral, 24 km away, the pick of 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral24 km north
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle31 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House37 km east
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate18 km west
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle13 km south
MuseumThe Tank Museum37 km southwest
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park19 km northeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle37 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle23 km southeast
CastleWinchester Castle40 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle25 km southeast
Historic houseWilton House26 km northPlaces well known beyond Ringwood (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 Ringwood
What are the main attractions in Ringwood?
The place to visit inside Ringwood’s built-up area is Old Fine Art Gallery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Ringwood have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ringwood: Old Fine Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ringwood?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 31 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ringwood?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (24 km), Corfe Castle (31 km), Osborne House (37 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (18 km).
Where are Ringwood’s historic buildings listed?
Ringwood has 95 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 Ringwood 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)
- Somerley: Somerley_House.JPG: Wulfrunian1 derivative work: Pasicles, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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