Canford School, Poole

Name: Canford School
Address: Poole, United Kingdom

#59 among attractions in Poole

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Canford School is a public school. Situated in 300 acres of parkland near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, south west England, it is one of the largest schools by area. ()

Coordinates: 50°47'23"N, 1°57'14"W

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Canford School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kingston Lacy, Wimborne Minster, Wimborne Model Town, St. Andrew's Church.

3.7 miNW
Country mansion with Japanese gardens
Kingston Lacy, Wimborne Minster
95 min walk • Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I.
1.6 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Library, Church
Wimborne Minster, Wimborne Minster
42 min walk • Wimborne Minster is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The minster has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library.
1.7 miW
Entertainment, Park
Wimborne Model Town, Wimborne Minster
44 min walk • Wimborne Model Town, situated on the edge of the town of Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, is one of the largest and most established model towns in England.
2.5 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
St. Andrew's Church, Bournemouth
63 min walk • St. Andrew's Church is a Grade II* listed historic parish church in Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset. The church dates from the 12th century.
3.5 miW
Church
St. Hubert's Church, Poole
91 min walk • St Hubert's Church is a 13th-century Church of England parish church in Corfe Mullen, a district of Wimborne, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England.
1.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Priest's House Museum, Wimborne Minster
42 min walk • The Priest's House Museum is a local museum in the town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, England. It is located on the high street, opposite the Church of Wimborne Minster. The museum occupies a historic Grade II* listed building, a hall house dating from the late 16th or early 17th century.
1.7 miNW
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne Minster
45 min walk • The Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, was built in 1936 as a theatre and cinema. It has a variety of Art Deco features, including original chrome and Bakelite door handles.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Lady Wimborne Bridge
24 min walk • The Lady Wimborne Bridge is a former railway bridge built in 1853, and now a listed building. Its highly ornate design reflects the power of landowners over British railway companies in the mid-nineteenth century.
2.8 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Ferndown
72 min walk • St Mary's Church is an English parish church in the town of Ferndown.
1.9 miNW
50°48'19"N • 1°59'20"W
Walford Mill Crafts, Wimborne Minster
48 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
2.6 miW
Nightlife
The Vine, Wimborne Minster
66 min walk • The Vine Inn is a public house at Vine Hill, Pamphill, Dorset BH21 4EE. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was a bakery until about 1900, when it was refitted as a pub. It is owned by the National Trust.