Trips from Stoke, starting with Warblingon Castle
Stoke’s list takes in 3 forts, 3 museums and a castle. Nothing is mapped inside Stoke’s built-up area, but 8 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by English Heritage. Further afield lies HMS Victory, at 9.3 km.
Where to start near Stoke
Warblingon Castle aside, the next best known are 2 forts, 2 museums and a theme park.
CastleWarblingon Castle2.1 km outside town, to the north
Fort · English HeritageFort Cumberland4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Theme parkFunland Hayling Island2.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumSpring Arts and Heritage Centre2.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumEmsworth Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
FortFort Purbrook5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The outermost point is Fort Purbrook, at 5.7 km.
The dashed line is Stoke’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 kind of places
Count 4 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Stoke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Fort Cumberland).
Every place, in and near Stoke
8 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Funland Hayling Island
Amusement park on Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, England.
Spring Arts and Heritage Centre
Arts centre in Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Stoke’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stoke →
For a day out
Top of the 12 day trips: HMS Victory, at 9.3 km.
Historic shipHMS Victory9.3 km west
MuseumMary Rose9.2 km west
Historic shipHMS Warrior9.4 km west
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House22 km west
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle9.8 km west
CathedralChichester Cathedral14 km east
AttractionSpinnaker Tower9.4 km west
CathedralWinchester Cathedral36 km northwest
MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace12 km east
CastleArundel Castle30 km east
CathedralPortsmouth Cathedral9.3 km west
Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle28 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Stoke (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 before you go to Stoke
What is there to see near Stoke?
No attraction is mapped inside Stoke itself. Within 5 km of it are Warblingon Castle, Fort Cumberland, Funland Hayling Island and Spring Arts and Heritage Centre.
Does Stoke have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stoke: Spring Arts and Heritage Centre, Emsworth Museum and WW1 Remembrance Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stoke?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Stoke, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Fort Cumberland).
What are the best-known days out near Stoke?
Within 40 km: HMS Victory (9.3 km), Mary Rose (9.2 km), HMS Warrior (9.4 km), Osborne House (22 km).
Where are Stoke’s historic buildings listed?
Stoke has 10 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 Stoke 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)
- Warblingon Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Cumberland: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Funland Hayling Island: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spring Arts and Heritage Centre: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emsworth Museum: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Purbrook: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Castle: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portsmouth Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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