Marshwood

Worth seeing in and around Marshwood

6 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
   Pilsdon Pen

   Pilsdon Pen is a 277-metre hill in Dorset in South West England, situated at the north end of the Marshwood Vale, approximately 4.5 miles west of Beaminster. It is Dorset's second highest point and has panoramic views extending for many miles.

   3.4 km · hill in Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Payne's Down

   Payne's Down is a prominent hill, 211 metres high, some 10 kilometres east-northeast of Axminster and 1 kilometre northwest of Birdsmoorgate, in the county of Dorset in southern England. Its prominence of 62 metres means it is listed as one of the Tumps.

   1.7 km · 211m high hill in Thorncombe, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Marshwood Castle

   Marshwood Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle in Marshwood, Dorset, within the Vale of Marshwood. It was built by William de Mandeville following his elevation to Baron Marshwood in 1205 by King John, and is first recorded as a built castle in 1215.

   2.9 km · castle in Marshwood, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Mary's Church

   St Mary's Church is a Church of England church in Marshwood, Dorset, England. The earliest part of the church is the tower, which dates to 1840, while the rest of the building dates to a rebuild of 1883–84.

   0 m · church in Marshwood, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fishpond Church (St John The Baptist)

   St John's Church is a Church of England church in Fishpond Bottom, Dorset, England. It was built in 1852 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1984.

   2.1 km · church in Fishpond, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Coney's Castle

   Coney's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, England. The name Coney is from the Old English for rabbit, suggesting medieval use as a domestic warren, as at nearby Pilsdon Pen.

   2.4 km · Iron Age hill fort in Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Marshwood

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Bristol (BRS), 66 km · Cardiff (CWL), 75 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 185 km

• Bristol → Marshwood

  76 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · £9–12
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• Cardiff → Marshwood

  79 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £14–19
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• London → Marshwood

  208 km · quickest by road, 3h 53m · £21–28
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