Lytchett Matravers

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Lytchett Matravers is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. The 2011 census recorded the parish as having 1,439 households and a population of 3,424. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.3 thous.Coordinates: 50°45'26"N, 2°4'41"W

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Lytchett Matravers – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kingston Lacy, Philae obelisk, Wimborne Model Town, St. Hubert's Church.

4.2 miNE
Country mansion with Japanese gardens
Kingston Lacy, Wimborne Minster
108 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.
4.1 miNE
Memorial
Philae obelisk
106 min walk • The Philae obelisk, while perhaps not as globally renowned as its Egyptian counterparts, is a significant historical artifact residing in the United Kingdom. This ancient Egyptian obelisk, currently situated at Kingston Lacy in Dorset, serves as a memorial to the rich...
4.8 miNE
Entertainment, Park
Wimborne Model Town, Wimborne Minster
122 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.
2.7 miNE
Church
St. Hubert's Church, Poole
69 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.
3.3 miSE
Park, Historical place
Upton Country Park, Poole
86 min walk • Upton House is a country house in the grounds of Upton Country Park on the northwestern shoreline of Holes Bay in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. It is owned by BCP Council.
3.5 miSE
Park
Ham Common, Poole
91 min walk • Ham Common is a Local Nature Reserve at Hamworthy, near Poole, Dorset. Located on the north west shores of Poole Harbour, it is predominantly a heathland site but includes many other habitats including waste ground, mixed woodland, and a freshwater lake.
0.8 miNW
Church
St. Mary the Virgin Church
22 min walk • St Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of Lytchett Matravers in Dorset. Its parish is part of the Diocese of Salisbury. The building is Grade I listed.
4 miW
Church
St Andrew's Church
103 min walk • St Andrew's Church in Winterborne Tomson, Dorset, England, was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3 miNW
Church
St Mary
78 min walk • Church of Mary is a Grade I listed church in Almer, Dorset, England. It became a listed building on 18 March 1955. According to Arthur Mee's The King's England: Dorset, "the embattled tower is 15th Century, and has a fine arch.
2.4 miS
Park
Holton Heath
61 min walk • Holton Heath is an area of the parish of Wareham St. Martin, Dorset, England. The area includes a trading estate, on the site of the former Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath.
3.2 miSE
Park
Holes Bay Nature Park, Poole
83 min walk • Holes Bay Nature Park is a protected area, 286 hectares in size, on and around Holes Bay, an embayment of Poole Harbour within the Borough of Poole that is important for wildlife, especially wetland birds. It was designated a nature park in March 2015.