Pokesdown

Worth seeing in and around Pokesdown

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
   Dean Court

   Dean Court, currently known as Vitality Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England, and is the home ground of AFC Bournemouth. The stadium has a capacity of 12,357.

   1.6 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Christchurch Castle

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

   2.9 km · castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Dean Park Cricket Ground

   Dean Park is a cricket ground in Bournemouth, England. It was formerly used by Hampshire and Dorset County Cricket Clubs.

   3.9 km · cricket ground in Bournemouth, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   2.9 km · Grade I listed church in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kings Park, Boscombe

   Kings Park is one of the largest parks that is in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset. It is home to Dean Court, where AFC Bournemouth play.

   1.4 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Queen's Park, Bournemouth

   Queen's Park is one of the largest parks that is in Bournemouth, Dorset. It is home to Queen's Park Golf course.

   2.2 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Corpus Christi Church, Boscombe

   Corpus Christi Church is a Roman Catholic church in Boscombe, on the outskirts of Bournemouth in Dorset. It was founded by Baroness Pauline von Hügel and the Jesuits, and is currently served by the Diocese of Portsmouth.

   1.1 km · grade II listed church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium

   Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium is a municipal cemetery in Bournemouth, England. The cemetery is located between the suburbs of Charminster, Strouden Park and Queen's Park and is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

   3.3 km · historic cemetery in Dorset, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Bournemouth Combined Court Centre

   The Bournemouth Combined Court Centre, also known as Bournemouth Courts of Justice, is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, as well as a County Court venue, which deals with civil cases, in Deansleigh Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

   1.9 km · Judicial Building in Dorset · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation

    The Church of the Annunciation is a Grade II* listed Gothic Revival Catholic church in the Charminster area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The church stands across Charminster Road from St Alban's Church.

    3.4 km · church in Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Pokesdown

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 96 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 123 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 125 km

Stations

Bournemouth railway station, 3.4 km · Christchurch railway station, 2.3 km · Pokesdown railway station, 600 m · Boscombe railway station, 1.7 km

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  97 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · £11–15
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  126 km · quickest by road, 3h 41m · £17–23
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