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Attractions near Sopley
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Avon Heath Country Park
(5 Miles)*
The large areas of heathland are scattered with trees, while purple banks of flowering heather provide a stunning sight in the summer. You may also be lucky enough to see some of the rare birds. |
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
(5 Miles)*
Today the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum is open to the public, including a wide range of schools, adult education, disabled people and community groups offering many activities and workshops. |
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Knoll Gardens
(6 Miles)*
Internationally recognised for its naturalistic style , Knoll Gardens specialises in ornamental grasses, and has eight consecutive Chelsea Gold Medals to its name. |
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Stapehill Abbey
(7 Miles)*
For nearly 200 years, Stapehill Abbey was a place of quiet retreat and meditation locked away from the outside world, Home to a Silent Order of Nuns. It is now a museum, farm, gardens and craft centre. |
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Compton Acres
(7 Miles)*
Compton Acres invites you to escape to a different world. Twelve individual gardens in one, set in ten acres with spectacular views over Poole Harbour, Brownsea Island and the Purbeck Hills. |
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Priest's House Museum
(9 Miles)*
The Priest's House is an historic town house dating from the 16th century. This Grade II* listed building retains many original architectural features. |
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St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery
(10 Miles)*
The St Barbe Museum tells the story of the area between the New Forest and the Solent. |
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Edmondsham House and Gardens
(11 Miles)*
Edmonsham House is a fine Tudor Manor House with Georgian additions, which has remained within the ownership of the same family since the sixteenth Century. |
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Kingston Lacy
(11 Miles)*
Kingston Lacy is a magnificent mansion with important collections, set in attractive formal gardens and parkland. |
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Furzey Gardens
(12 Miles)*
These informal gardens were first planted in 1922 and are renowned for their all year round beauty. |
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Rockbourne Roman Villa
(13 Miles)*
Why not visit the remains of the largest known Roman villa in the area? |
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Swanage Railway
(13 Miles)*
The award-winning Swanage Railway currently operates on the six miles of track between Swanage and Norden, through the beautiful Isle of Purbeck, passing the magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle. |
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Breamore House & Museum
(14 Miles)*
The magnificent Manor House is set above the picturesque village of Breamore, overlooking the avon Valley on the edge of the New Forest just north of Fordingbridge. |
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Durlston Country Park
(14 Miles)*
Durlston is a fabulous 113 hectare (280 acre) countryside paradise, consisting of sea-cliffs, coastal limestone downland, haymeadows, hedgerows and woodland. |
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Beaulieu
(14 Miles)*
A unique day out in the heart of the New Forest. The list of things to see is as varied as its history which beckons you from across the centuries. |
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