Ferndown
Ferndown is a town and civil parish in Dorset in southern England.
Ferndown is a town and civil parish in Dorset in southern England. It lies immediately to the north of Bournemouth and Poole, and about 4 miles (6 km) east of Wimborne Minster. The parish, which until 1986 was called Hampreston, includes the communities of Ameysford, Hampreston, Longham, Stapehill and Trickett's Cross. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 17,501.
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Worth seeing in and around Ferndown
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.
- 01Canford 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.
4.6 km · church in Poole, UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Andrew
St. Andrew's Church is a Grade II* listed historic parish church in Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset.
4.3 km · church in Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Bournemouth Aviation Museum
The Bournemouth Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located next to Bournemouth International Airport, near the village of Hurn in Christchurch, England. It houses a number of aircraft, aero engines, cockpits, and a limited number of ground vehicles.
5.5 km · aviation museum · Wikipedia - 04St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in the town of Ferndown, Dorset.
1.2 km · church in Ferndown, Dorset, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Kinson Cemetery
Kinson Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in Kinson, a suburb of Bournemouth, England. The cemetery is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
5.3 km · historic cemetery in Dorset, England · Wikipedia - 06All Saints Church, Hampreston
All Saints Church is the Church of England parish church of Hampreston, Dorset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.9 km · church in Hampreston, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Lady 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.
5.7 km · bridge in Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Longham United Reform Church
Longham United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed church near Longham near Ferndown in Dorset, England.
2.7 km · church building in Ferndown Town, East Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Moors Valley Country Park
Moors Valley Country Park, officially Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, is a Country Park jointly managed by Dorset Council and Forestry England. It is situated in Ashley Heath, Dorset on the border with Hampshire, in the south of England.
5.7 km · country park in Dorset, England · Wikipedia - 10Adventure Wonderland
Adventure Wonderland was a family theme park situated in the village of Hurn, near Bournemouth, United Kingdom. The park offered rides and attractions aimed at families with children up to the age of 10.
5.4 km · Theme park in Hurn, Dorset, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ferndown
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 85 km · Cardiff (CWL), 120 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 124 km
- Stations
- Bournemouth Airport, 5.2 km · Ashley Heath Halt railway station, 5.4 km · West Moors railway station, 2 km
- Bristol → Ferndown87 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · £10–13
- London → Ferndown146 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £15–20
- Cardiff → Ferndown116 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · £16–21
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ferndown
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 Ferndown. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextOne option is to take the open top bus via the Sandbanks ferry in the summer for approx £5 from central Bournemouth and change at Swanage.
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Next door to Ferndown
- Wimborne Minstertown and civil parish in Dorset, England5.5 km
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- West Parleyvillage and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK2.8 km
- Colehillvillage and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom4.8 km
- West Moorsvillage and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom1.8 km
- St Leonardsvillage in Dorset, England, UK4.9 km