Canford Cliffs

Worth seeing in and around Canford Cliffs

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Brownsea Castle

   Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack. Located on Brownsea Island, it comprised a stone blockhouse with a hexagonal gun platform.

   2.4 km · grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Compton Acres

   Compton Acres is a large privately owned garden in Poole, Dorset, England. It was founded in 1920 by Thomas William Simpson, an entrepreneur who had become wealthy through the manufacture of margarine.

   800 m · garden in Poole, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Mary's Church, Longfleet

   St Mary's, Longfleet is a Church of England parish church in Longfleet, a district of Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is part of the New Wine network and describes itself as an evangelical charismatic church.

   3.9 km · church in Poole, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Dunstan of Canterbury Orthodox Church

   St Dunstan of Canterbury Orthodox Church is an Antiochian Orthodox church in Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. It is the parish church for Bournemouth and Poole within the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of The British Isles and Ireland.

   2.8 km · Grade II* listed church in Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   The Lighthouse

   Lighthouse is an arts centre in Poole, Dorset, England. According to Arts Council England it is the largest arts centre in the United Kingdom outside London.

   3.9 km · arts centre (concert hall, theatre and cinema) in Poole, Dorset, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Poole Park

   Poole Park is an urban park adjacent to Poole Harbour in Poole, Dorset, England. The park was opened during the Victorian era and has remained popular with visitors ever since.

   3.6 km · park in Poole, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Bournemouth Gardens

   Bournemouth Gardens are Grade II listed gardens in the town of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Created in the nineteenth century, the gardens follow the town's eponymous River Bourne three kilometres from the historic boundary with Poole south-eastwards into Bournemouth Town Centre.

   3.7 km · garden in Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Poole Magistrates' Court

   Poole Magistrates' Court is a magistrates' court in Poole, Dorset. On 30 January 2017, Poole Magistrates' Court re-opened and became the only Magistrates' Court in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area, at the closure of Bournemouth Magistrates' Court on 27 January 2017.

   3.3 km · building in Dorset, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Parish Church of St Aldhelm

   St Aldhelm's Church is a Grade II* listed Gothic Revival Anglican church in the Branksome area of Poole, Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Aldhelm, the abbot of Malmesbury Abbey who became first Bishop of Sherborne in the early 8th century.

   3 km · church in Poole, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of St Ambrose

    St Ambrose Church is a Church of England parish church in Westbourne, Bournemouth, England. It is rooted in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, and is a member of Forward in Faith and The Society.

    2.9 km · church in Bournemouth, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Canford Cliffs

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 94 km · Cardiff (CWL), 126 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 132 km

Stations

Brownsea Island, 3.1 km · Parkstone railway station, 2.9 km · Branksome railway station, 3.2 km · Bournemouth West railway station, 3.6 km

• Bristol → Canford Cliffs

  96 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · £11–14
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• London → Canford Cliffs

  154 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · £16–21
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• Cardiff → Canford Cliffs

  123 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · £17–22
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