Winkton, Dorset

Worth seeing in and around Winkton, Dorset

8 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.

   3.3 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.

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

   3.5 km · Museum in Christchurch, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   3.6 km · Judicial Building in Dorset · 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.

   3.2 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.

   3.2 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.

   1.2 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.

   3.1 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Winkton, Dorset

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 95 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 119 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 121 km

Stations

Christchurch railway station, 3 km · Hurn railway station, 3.2 km

• London → Winkton, Dorset

  142 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · £15–20
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• Bristol → Winkton, Dorset

  96 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · £11–15
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• Cardiff → Winkton, Dorset

  126 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · £17–23
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