Whitecliff

Worth seeing in and around Whitecliff

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.

   3.3 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.

   2.1 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 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.

   1.1 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.

   1.5 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.

   1.6 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.

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

   The Custom House is a Grade II* listed building in Poole, Dorset, England. It is a Georgian building located in the oldest part of Poole Quay, and is currently used as a restaurant.

   2.8 km · custom house in Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of Saint Mary

   St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Brownsea Island, Dorset, England. The church was built in 1853–54 and is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.2 km · church on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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

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Getting to Whitecliff

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 91 km · Cardiff (CWL), 123 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 133 km

Stations

Brownsea Island, 3.3 km · Poole Harbour, 3.6 km · Branksome railway station, 2.5 km · Port of Poole, 3.1 km · Parkstone railway station, 600 m

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  37 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £4.5–6
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  175 km · quickest by road, 3h 39m · £20–27
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• Cardiff → Whitecliff

  51 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · £6–8
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