Furzehill, Dorset

Worth seeing in and around Furzehill, Dorset

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
   Kingston Lacy

   Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I. The house was built between 1663 and 1665 by Ralph Bankes, son of Sir John Bankes, to a design by the architect Sir Roger Pratt.

   3.8 km · country house with Bankes' Collections near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   3.7 km · church in Poole, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   2.1 km · theatre in Wimborne Minster, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Kenelm, Hinton Parva

   St Kenelm's Church is a historic redundant church in the village of Stanbridge, Dorset, England. The church is dedicated to Saint Kenelm.

   2 km · church building in Hinton Parva, East Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   2 km · building in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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."

   2.3 km · 14th century astronomical clock in Wimborne Minster, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   3.9 km · Grade I listed building in Poole, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   3.2 km · bridge in Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   2.2 km · museum in Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Stephen's Church, Pamphill

    St Stephen's is the parish church of Pamphill in Dorset, England. The current church lies on the site of a former church dating from 1229.

    3 km · church building in Pamphill, East Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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