Leave Broad Chalke for Compton Park House, 5.2 km away
From Broad Chalke, the big name within reach is Salisbury Cathedral, 11 km away. With nothing inside Broad Chalke’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle and an attraction.
Top of the list around Broad Chalke
Beyond Compton Park House, there is an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
The farthest of them, Compton Park House, is 5.2 km out.
The dashed line is Broad Chalke’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The list holds a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Broad Chalke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Broad Chalke’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Broad Chalke →
Names further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Salisbury Cathedral, at 11 km.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral11 km northeast
Historic houseWilton House7.8 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle11 km west
Historic houseFonthill Abbey14 km northwest
Historic houseLongleat House30 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park29 km west
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate25 km south
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower32 km west
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park28 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
CastleClarendon Palace14 km east
Museum · National TrustMompesson House11 km northeast
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum19 km westPlaces well known beyond Broad Chalke (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.
What people ask about Broad Chalke
What is there to see near Broad Chalke?
No attraction is mapped inside Broad Chalke itself. Within 5 km of it are Compton Park House and Royal Welsh Yeomanry (Fovant Badge).
Does Broad Chalke have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Broad Chalke.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Broad Chalke?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Old Wardour Castle (English Heritage), 11 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Broad Chalke?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (11 km), Wilton House (7.8 km), Old Wardour Castle (11 km), Fonthill Abbey (14 km).
Where are Broad Chalke’s historic buildings listed?
Broad Chalke has 21 listed buildings, 1 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 Broad Chalke 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
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarendon Palace: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mompesson House: Seb Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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