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Mudeford

Mudeford

Mudeford is a harbourside and beachside parish based on a former fishing village in the east of Christchurch, Dorset, England, fronting water on two sides: Christchurch Harbour and the sands of Avon Beach.

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Get in

Getting to Mudeford

Christchurch is next to Bournemouth and on the edge of the New Forest. Via the M3 and M25 Motorways.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Norman Castle Ruins

    Consists of earthworks and a couple of surviving walls.

  2. 02
    Constable's House

    Built within the original Norman castle bailey in 1160, it is a Grade I listed heritage building.

  3. 03
    Chrischurch Priory

    Dating back more than 1000 years, it is very large (Cathedral-sized) and was very important in ecclesiastical terms back in the day.

  4. 04
    Red House Museum
  5. 05
    Mayor's Parlour and Saxon Square
  6. 06
    Place Mill

    A Grade II* listed Anglo-Saxon watermill located a short distance to the south of the Priory.

Do

Things to do

Take a boat or ferry on the river, visit the harbour with great views of the Isle of Wight.

  1. 01
    Avon Beach

    A large beach with several shops and a restaurant The Noisy Lobster.

Eat

Where to eat

A number of good restaurants in the middle of town near the Priory. Noisy Lobster on Avon Beach serves good seafood M-Th 11:30-23:00, F-Su 09:00-23:00.

How locals move

Getting around Mudeford the local way

  • Go nextGood location for day trips to the New Forest, Lymington and Beaulieu.

From Wikivoyage: Christchurch (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: benjgibbs (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.