Burton Common, New Forest

Name: Burton Common
Address: New Forest, United Kingdom

#17 among attractions in New Forest

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Burton Common is a 32.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Bransgore in Hampshire. ()

Coordinates: 50°45'30"N, 1°43'35"W

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Burton Common – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Christchurch Priory, Red House Museum, Highcliffe Castle, Hengistbury Head.

2.8 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
Christchurch Priory, Christchurch
71 min walk • Christchurch Priory is an ecclesiastical parish and former priory church in Christchurch in the English county of Dorset. It is one of the longest parish churches in the country and is as large as many of the Church of England Cathedrals.
2.8 miSW
Historical place, Art museum, History museum
Red House Museum, Christchurch
72 min walk • The Red House Museum and Gardens is a museum of local history located in Christchurch, Dorset.
1.5 miS
Architecture, History museum, Forts and castles
Highcliffe Castle, Christchurch
39 min walk • Highcliffe Castle, situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe, Dorset, was built between 1831 and 1835 by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Gothic Revival style near the site of High Cliff House, a Georgian Mansion designed for the 3rd Earl of Bute with the gardens laid out by Capability Brown.
3.2 miS
Archaeological site
Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth
81 min walk • Hengistbury Head, formerly also called Christchurch Head, is a headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Mudeford in the English county of Dorset.
2.7 miN
Church
All Saints' Church, Bransgore
68 min walk • All Saints' Church is a Church of England church in Thorney Hill, Hampshire, England. It was built in 1905–06 and has been a Grade I listed building since 1985. A World War I memorial in the churchyard is also Grade II listed.
2.8 miSW
Town, Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Christchurch Castle, Christchurch
71 min walk • Christchurch Castle is located in Christchurch, Dorset, England. The earliest stonework has been dated to 1160. It is a Norman motte and bailey castle. The castle's site is inside the old Saxon burh dominating the River Avon's lowest crossing.
3.7 miW
50°45'7"N • 1°48'42"W
Playgolf Bournemouth, Bournemouth
96 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
2.2 miS
Area
Mudeford, Christchurch
57 min walk • 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.
2.4 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum
61 min walk • The Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum is an independent museum in New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was set up in 1964, after the former championship winning observed trials rider Sammy Miller set up a parts business in New Milton.
2.8 miSW
Bridge
Bailey bridge, Christchurch
71 min walk • A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units. A Bailey bridge has the advantages of requiring no special tools or heavy equipment to assemble.
3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Withybed Wood, Christchurch
81 min walk • Withybed Wood is a small, yet important patch of woodland located in the lee of Warren Hill, part of Hengistbury Head, Dorset. It is not to be confused with an area of the Wyre Forest in Shropshire, which also has the same name.