Knowlton Circles

#522 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Archaeological site, Church

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Knowlton Circles are a complex of henges and earthworks in Knowlton, Dorset, England. The henge enclosing Knowlton Church is the best known and best preserved, but there are at least two other henges in the vicinity as well as numerous round barrows. ()

Coordinates: 50°53'31"N, 1°58'3"W

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SW of Cranborne on B3078Cranborne EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Knowlton Circles – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Badbury Rings, Moors Valley Country Park, Cranborne Manor, Cranborne Priory.

5.9 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Scenic walking areas, Park
Badbury Rings, Wimborne Minster
150 min walk • Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges.
5.8 miSE
Sport complex, Park
Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood
149 min walk • Moors Valley Country Park, officially Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, is a Country Park jointly managed by Dorset Council and Forestry England situated in Ashley Heath, Dorset on the border with Hampshire, in the south of England.
2.6 miNE
Manor house
Cranborne Manor
66 min walk • Cranborne Manor is a Grade I listed country house in Cranborne, Dorset, in southern England. The manor dates back to around 1207/8, and was originally a hunting lodge. It was remodelled for The 1st Earl of Salisbury in the early 17th century.
2.6 miNE
Monastery
Cranborne Priory
68 min walk • Cranborne Priory is a former priory church in the village of Cranborne, Dorset, England. Founded in 980 as Cranborne Abbey, it became a priory in 1102, remaining that way until it was dissolved in 1540.
3.8 miE
Concerts and shows, Civic center, Entertainment
The Hub, Verwood
97 min walk • The Hub is a multi-purpose venue based in Verwood, Dorset, England, hosting a range of live music, theatre, art, conferences, workshops, children’s activities and other community based projects. There is also a 7.1 surround sound cinema, a state-of-the-art gym and a café.
6.5 miNW
Park, Garden
Larmer Tree Gardens
166 min walk • The Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal in south Wiltshire, England, were created by landowner Augustus Pitt Rivers in 1880 as pleasure grounds for "public enlightenment and entertainment". They were the first private gardens opened for public enjoyment in the United Kingdom, and were free to enter.
1 miNE
Park
St Giles Farms
25 min walk • St Giles House is located at Wimborne St Giles in East Dorset in England, just south of Cranborne Chase. It is the ancestral seat of the Ashley-Cooper family, which is headed by the Earl of Shaftesbury. The estate covers over 5,500 acres.
5.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Cranborne Chase
149 min walk • Cranborne Chase is a chalk plateau in central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. The plateau is part of the English Chalk Formation and is adjacent to Salisbury Plain and the West Wiltshire Downs in the north, and the Dorset Downs to the south west.
3.4 miE
50°53'49"N • 1°53'25"W
Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park Verwood, Verwood
87 min walk • Park
5.5 miSE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Moors Valley Railway
142 min walk • The Moors Valley Railway is a 7+1⁄4 in narrow gauge passenger railway, in the Moors Valley Country Park at Ashley Heath, Dorset, England near Ringwood in Hampshire. There are 20 steam engines and 2 diesel engines.
4.3 miSE
National park
Holt Heath
111 min walk • Holt Heath is a 4.88 square kilometres common situated four miles north-east of Wimborne Minster in east Dorset, southern England, close to the village of Holt. The reserve includes dry and wet heathland, bog and ancient woodland.