Stanpit

Worth seeing in and around Stanpit

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.

   1.8 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.

   1.7 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.

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

   1.8 km · church in Purewell, Dorset · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Parish Church of St Luke

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

   3.7 km · church building in Burton, Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   2.1 km · town hall in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   2.6 km · Roman Catholic church in Dorset, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   1.8 km · Museum in Christchurch, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Warren Hill

   Warren Hill is the elevated part of Hengistbury Head in Dorset, England, overlooking Christchurch to the North and dominating Poole Bay to the West. With finds stretching back over 10,000 years, it is a site of international importance in terms of its archaeology and is scheduled both as an Ancient Monument, and a Local Nature Reserve.

   700 m · archaeological site by Christchurch · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St. Christopher's Church

    St Christopher's Church is a historic church in the Southbourne area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

    3.6 km · church in Bournemouth, Dorset · Wikipedia

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Getting to Stanpit

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 99 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 120 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 123 km

Stations

Christchurch railway station, 2.7 km · Christchurch Harbour, 500 m

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  143 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · £15–20
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  100 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · £12–15
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  130 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · £18–23
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