Out from Rockbourne: Breamore House and more
None of our places to visit is inside Rockbourne’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 3 museums and a historic house. Travel 12 km and you reach Salisbury Cathedral.
The names to know near Rockbourne
Along with Breamore House, see 3 museums.
Historic houseBreamore House3.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumRockbourne Roman Villa700 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumBreamore House and Countryside Museum3.6 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumFordingbridge Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
To the east lie most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Rockbourne’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Rockbourne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Rockbourne
These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
49 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Rockbourne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rockbourne →
Big names nearby
Salisbury Cathedral (12 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral12 km north
CathedralWinchester Cathedral38 km east
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle39 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Historic houseWilton House13 km north
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate22 km southwest
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park20 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
CastleWinchester Castle38 km east
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle19 km northwest
Historic houseLongleat House39 km northwest
Historic houseFonthill Abbey23 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park38 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle35 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Rockbourne (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.
Asked about places to visit in Rockbourne
What is there to see near Rockbourne?
No attraction is mapped inside Rockbourne itself. Within 5 km of it are Breamore House, Rockbourne Roman Villa, Breamore House and Countryside Museum and Fordingbridge Museum.
Does Rockbourne have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rockbourne: Rockbourne Roman Villa, Breamore House and Countryside Museum and Fordingbridge Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rockbourne?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 39 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rockbourne?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (12 km), Winchester Cathedral (38 km), Corfe Castle (39 km), Wilton House (13 km).
Where are Rockbourne’s historic buildings listed?
Rockbourne has 49 listed buildings, 4 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 Rockbourne 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 (14)
- Breamore House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockbourne Roman Villa: Nigel Freeman, 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
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, 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
- 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
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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