--- title: "Canford Magna – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Canford Magna, United Kingdom: Canford Magna is a village in the civil parish of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/canford-magna" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/canford-magna.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Canford_Magna_Church%2C_Canford_Magna_%28NHLE_Code_1217465%29_%28September_2022%29_%2810%29.jpg/1920px-Canford_Magna_Church%2C_Canford_Magna_%28NHLE_Code_1217465%29_%28September_2022%29_%2810%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Village in Dorset, England · United Kingdom # Canford Magna Canford Magna is a village in the civil parish of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. ![Canford Magna](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Canford_Magna_Church%2C_Canford_Magna_%28NHLE_Code_1217465%29_%28September_2022%29_%2810%29.jpg/1920px-Canford_Magna_Church%2C_Canford_Magna_%28NHLE_Code_1217465%29_%28September_2022%29_%2810%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Canford Magna · User:Hassocks5489 The place Canford Magna is a village in the civil parish of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The village is situated just south of the River Stour and lies between the towns of Wimborne Minster and Poole. The village was significantly developed by the Guest family of Canford Manor, featuring a mixture of thatch and brick buildings, now mostly serving as residences for teaching staff. The western edge of the village merges with the residential suburb of Merley and the village community of Oakley. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canford_Magna), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Canford Magna 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. Canford Magna Parish Church The Canford Magna Parish Church in Canford Magna, Dorset, England – possibly dedicated to St Augustine – is a mixture of Saxon, Norman and Mid Gothic architecture. English Heritage have designated it a Grade I listed building. 400 m · church in Poole, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canford_Magna_Parish_Church) 2. Tivoli Theatre The Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, was built in 1936 as a theatre and cinema. It has a variety of Art Deco features, including original chrome and Bakelite door handles. 3 km · theatre in Wimborne Minster, England · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Theatre_(Wimborne_Minster%29) 3. Church of St Andrew St. Andrew's Church is a Grade II\* listed historic parish church in Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset. 3.7 km · church in Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Kinson) 4. 37, West Borough Wimborne Minster Town Hall is a municipal building in West Borough in Wimborne Minster, a town in Dorset, in England. The building, which currently accommodates the offices and meeting place of Wimborne Minster Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. 3.1 km · building in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset, England, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimborne_Minster_Town_Hall) 5. Longham United Reform Church Longham United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed church near Longham near Ferndown in Dorset, England. 3.1 km · church building in Ferndown Town, East Dorset, England, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longham_United_Reformed_Church) 6. All Saints Church, Hampreston All Saints Church is the Church of England parish church of Hampreston, Dorset, England. It is a Grade II\* listed building. 2 km · church in Hampreston, Dorset, England, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints_Church,_Hampreston) 7. Wimborne Minster astronomical clock Wimborne Minster astronomical clock is a fourteenth-century astronomical clock in Wimborne Minster in Dorset, regarded as "one of the most ancient working clocks in Europe." 2.9 km · 14th century astronomical clock in Wimborne Minster, England · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimborne_Minster_astronomical_clock) 8. Merley House Merley House in Ashington, Wimborne, Dorset, England, is a building of historical significance and is Grade I listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1752 by the bibliophile Ralph Willett and remained in the Willett family until about 1875. 2.6 km · Grade I listed building in Poole, United Kingdom · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merley_House,_Wimborne) 9. Lady Wimborne Bridge The Lady Wimborne Bridge is a former railway bridge built in 1853, and now a listed building. Its highly ornate design reflects the power of landowners over British railway companies in the mid-nineteenth century. 1.6 km · bridge in Poole, Dorset, England, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Wimborne_Bridge) 10. Museum of East Dorset The Museum of East Dorset is a local museum in the town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, England. It is located on the high street, opposite the Church of Wimborne Minster. 2.9 km · museum in Dorset, England, UK · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_East_Dorset) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Canford Magna **Airports:** Bristol (BRS), 85 km · Cardiff (CWL), 118 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 129 km\ - Bristol → Canford Magna 87 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · £10–13 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-canford-magna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Canford+Magna) - London → Canford Magna 151 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £16–21 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-canford-magna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Canford+Magna) - Cardiff → Canford Magna 115 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · £16–21 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-canford-magna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Canford+Magna) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Canford%20Magna) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Canford Magna Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Canford Magna. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Daily ferry services from Poole Harbour run to Cherbourg in France as well as Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands. From [Wikivoyage: Poole](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Poole), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 47 km 2. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 195 km 3. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 549 km 4. [Isle of Arran](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-arran) GB 10 ways of moving, 36 sources 573 km 5. [Inis Mór (Inishmore)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/inis-mor) IE 8 ways of moving, 21 sources 592 km If you know how people move in Canford Magna – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ccanford-magna&title=Canford+Magna&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fcanford-magna), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Canford Magna - [Wimborne Minster](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/wimborne-minster) town and civil parish in Dorset, England 2.6 km - [Colehill](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/colehill) village and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom 1.8 km - [Hampreston](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hampreston) village in Dorset, England, UK 1.9 km - [Merley](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/merley) village in Dorset, England, UK 1.3 km - [Oakley](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/oakley) village in Dorset, England 1.4 km - [Ashington](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ashington) hamlet in Dorset, England, UK 3.4 km [The place page for Canford Magna](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/canford-magna) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on United Kingdom](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-GB) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/canford-magna, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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