Wareham Castle and town defences, Wareham

Name: Wareham Castle and town defences
Address: Wareham, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Wareham

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Wareham Castle and the town defences, known locally as the Walls, were fortifications in the town of Wareham in Dorset, England. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°41'3"N, 2°6'44"W

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Wareham United Kingdom

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Wareham Castle and town defences – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wareham Town Museum, St Martin's Church, Lady St Mary Church, Purbeck District.

~920 ftNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Wareham Town Museum, Wareham
5 min walk • Wareham Town Museum tells the story of the Wareham area of Dorset in southern England from prehistoric times to the present day, with a special exhibition on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby.
~1720 ftN
Church
St Martin's Church, Wareham
9 min walk • St Martin's Church, Wareham, sometimes St Martin's-on-the-walls, is an Anglo-Saxon church in the town of Wareham, Dorset in England. It is the most complete example of an Anglo-Saxon church in Dorset. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
~1040 ftE
Church
Lady St Mary Church, Wareham
6 min walk • The parish church of Lady St. Mary, Wareham is a church of Anglo-Saxon origin in the town of Wareham, Dorset, in England. The church is notable as the possible burial place of King Beorhtric, and for the discovery of five stones with Brittonic inscriptions dating to the 7th to 9th centuries.
~840 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Purbeck District, Wareham
5 min walk • Purbeck was a local government district in Dorset, England. The district was named after the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula that forms a large proportion of the district's area.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wareham Castle and town defences?

Nearby attractions include Purbeck District, Wareham (5 min walk), Wareham Town Museum, Wareham (5 min walk), Lady St Mary Church, Wareham (6 min walk), St Martin's Church, Wareham (9 min walk).