Mudeford

Worth seeing in and around Mudeford

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
   Christchurch Castle

   Christchurch Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle in Christchurch, Dorset, England. The earliest stonework has been dated to 1160.

   2.3 km · castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Christchurch Priory

   Christchurch Priory is an ecclesiastical parish and former priory church in Christchurch in the English county of Dorset. It is one of the longest parish churches in the country and is as large as many of the Church of England Cathedrals.

   2.3 km · Grade I listed church in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Highcliffe Castle

   Highcliffe Castle, situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe, Dorset, was built between 1831 and 1835 by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Romantic and Picturesque, Gothic Revival style near the site of High Cliff House, a Georgian Mansion designed for the 3rd Earl of Bute with the gardens laid out by Capability Brown. The design, by William Donthorne, a founder member of RIBA, incorporated large quantities of carved Medieval stonework salvaged from the ruined Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Jumieges and the Grand' Maison des Andelys, both situated in Normandy, France.

   2.3 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hinton Admiral

   Hinton Admiral is the estate and ancestral home of the Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick family and located in the settlement of Hinton, near Bransgore in Hampshire, England. It is a Grade I Listed building.

   3.4 km · Grade I listed English country house in New Forest District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   The Town Hall

   The Town Hall, Christchurch is a municipal building in Christchurch, Dorset, England. The building, which incorporates a room known as the mayor's parlour on the first floor, and is a Grade II listed building.

   2.6 km · town hall in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St John's Church, Purewell

   St John's Church is a Church of England mission church in Purewell, Dorset, England. It was built in 1880–81.

   1.5 km · church in Purewell, Dorset · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Parish Church of St Luke

   St. Luke's Church is a Church of England parish church in Burton, Dorset, England.

   3.2 km · church building in Burton, Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Burton Common

   Burton Common is a 32.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Bransgore in Hampshire. This dry heath has over-mature heather with a rich bryophyte and lichen flora.

   3.5 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Our Lady Queen of Peace and Blessed Margaret Pole

   Our Lady Queen of Peace and Blessed Margaret Pole is a Roman Catholic church in Douglas Road, Southbourne, Dorset BH6 3ER. It is in the Diocese of Portsmouth. The church is dedicated to Our Lady, Queen of Peace, with a secondary dedication to the martyr Blessed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury.

   3.8 km · Roman Catholic church in Dorset, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Red House Museum and Gardens

    The Red House Museum and Gardens is a museum of local history located in Christchurch, Dorset. The red-brick Georgian building was constructed in 1764 as the parish workhouse.

    2.4 km · Museum in Christchurch, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Norman Castle Ruins

   Consists of earthworks and a couple of surviving walls.

2. 02
   Constable's House

   Built within the original Norman castle bailey in 1160, it is a Grade I listed heritage building.

3. 03
   Chrischurch Priory

   Dating back more than 1000 years, it is very large (Cathedral-sized) and was very important in ecclesiastical terms back in the day.

4. 04
   Red House Museum
5. 05
   Mayor's Parlour and Saxon Square
6. 06
   Place Mill

   A Grade II* listed Anglo-Saxon watermill located a short distance to the south of the Priory.

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Things to do

Take a boat or ferry on the river, visit the harbour with great views of the Isle of Wight.

1. 01
   Avon Beach

   A large beach with several shops and a restaurant The Noisy Lobster.

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Where to eat

A number of good restaurants in the middle of town near the Priory. Noisy Lobster on Avon Beach serves good seafood M-Th 11:30-23:00, F-Su 09:00-23:00.

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Getting to Mudeford

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 100 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 119 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 122 km

Stations

Hinton Admiral railway station, 3.4 km · Christchurch railway station, 3.2 km · Christchurch Harbour, 1 km

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  100 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £12–15
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  130 km · quickest by road, 3h 48m · £18–24
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