Parkstone

Worth seeing in and around Parkstone

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
   Brownsea Castle

   Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack. Located on Brownsea Island, it comprised a stone blockhouse with a hexagonal gun platform.

   2.5 km · grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Compton Acres

   Compton Acres is a large privately owned garden in Poole, Dorset, England. It was founded in 1920 by Thomas William Simpson, an entrepreneur who had become wealthy through the manufacture of margarine.

   1.7 km · garden in Poole, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Twin Sails Bridge

   The Twin Sails Bridge is a double leaved bascule bridge in Poole, Dorset, England. The bridge provides a second road link from Poole Town Centre to Hamworthy.

   3.1 km · bridge in Poole, Dorset · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Dunstan of Canterbury Orthodox Church

   St Dunstan of Canterbury Orthodox Church is an Antiochian Orthodox church in Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. It is the parish church for Bournemouth and Poole within the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of The British Isles and Ireland.

   1.8 km · Grade II* listed church in Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary's Church, Longfleet

   St Mary's, Longfleet is a Church of England parish church in Longfleet, a district of Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is part of the New Wine network and describes itself as an evangelical charismatic church.

   2.1 km · church in Poole, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   The Lighthouse

   Lighthouse is an arts centre in Poole, Dorset, England. According to Arts Council England it is the largest arts centre in the United Kingdom outside London.

   2.2 km · arts centre (concert hall, theatre and cinema) in Poole, Dorset, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Scaplen's Court

   Scaplen's Court is a fifteenth century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, adjacent to the Poole Museum. The house is now used as a museum focusing on life in Poole between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, and includes a Victorian schoolroom and kitchen.

   2.8 km · 15th century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, UK, used as a museum · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Poole Bridge

   Poole Bridge is a bascule bridge in Poole, Dorset, England. Constructed in 1927, the bridge provides a road link across a busy boating channel.

   3 km · bascule bridge in Dorset, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Poole Museum

   Poole Museum is a maritime museum, gallery and cultural centre, situated on the Lower High Street in the Old Town area of Poole, Dorset, and is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Entrance to Poole Museum is free, and the museum was the fifth most visited free attraction in southwest England in 2015.

   2.7 km · Grade I listed local museum in Poole, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Parish Church of St Aldhelm

    St Aldhelm's Church is a Grade II* listed Gothic Revival Anglican church in the Branksome area of Poole, Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Aldhelm, the abbot of Malmesbury Abbey who became first Bishop of Sherborne in the early 8th century.

    2.8 km · church in Poole, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Parkstone

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 92 km · Cardiff (CWL), 124 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 133 km

Stations

Brownsea Island, 2.6 km · Poole Harbour, 3.1 km · Branksome railway station, 3 km · Parkstone railway station, 1.4 km · Poole railway station, 2.5 km

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  93 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £10–14
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  154 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · £16–21
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  120 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · £16–22
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