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Attractions in Winterbourne Earls & Things to Do in Winterbourne Earls
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Mompesson House
(2 Miles)*
Sharing the Close in Salisbury with the magnificent Salisbury Cathedral overlooking the Choristers' Green, the grand Mompesson House with its Queen Anne facade looks quite at home in this quiet backwater of Old Sarum. |
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
(2 Miles)*
Let Salisbury Museum take you on a journey through one of the most fascinating areas of Britain. |
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Salisbury Cathedral
(2 Miles)*
Salisbury Cathedral is a building of world importance. Set within the elegant splendour of the Cathedral Close it is probably the finest medieval building in Britain. |
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Old Sarum
(3 Miles)*
The great earthwork of Old Sarum stands near Salisbury on the edge of Wiltshire's chalk plains. Its mighty ramparts were raised in about 500 BC by Iron Age people and later occupied by the Romans. |
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Wilton House
(5 Miles)*
Wilton house, 450 year old home to the Earl of Pembroke, provides a fascinating insight into British history. |
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Stonehenge
(7 Miles)*
The pre-historic megalithic monument known as Stonehenge stands shrouded in myth, mystery and legend. Stonehenge can be found in Wessex, in the south west of England. |
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Breamore House & Museum
(8 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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Rockbourne Roman Villa
(9 Miles)*
Why not visit the remains of the largest known Roman villa in the area? |
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Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate
(10 Miles)*
This 12th-century Augustinian priory was converted into a private house after the Dissolution and still retains the spring or "font" from which its name is derived. The abbey contains a drawing-room decorated by Rex Whistler. |
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Hawk Conservancy Trust
(11 Miles)*
The Hawk Conservancy has grown to become one of the major collections in the world. |
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Broadlands
(13 Miles)*
Broadlands is to undergo major remedial work over the next two years and of necessity this means that the House and Mountbatten Exhibition will be closed to the public until 2012. |
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Furzey Gardens
(14 Miles)*
These informal gardens were first planted in 1922 and are renowned for their all year round beauty. |
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Edmondsham House and Gardens
(14 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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Andover Museum & The Museum of The Iron Age
(14 Miles)*
Trace Andover's history from Saxon times to the present day. Step inside the Museum of the Iron Age and discover a way of life that was destroyed by the Romans |
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Old Wardour Castle
(14 Miles)*
Beautifully sited beside a lake, Old Wardour Castle was built in the late 14th century by John Lord Lovel as a lightly fortified but showy and luxurious residence. |
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Finkley Down Farm Park
(16 Miles)*
There's so much to see and do at Finkley Down Farm Park. You can feed the ducks, hold a rabbit or groom a pony. |
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Avon Heath Country Park
(17 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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Chettle House
(17 Miles)*
In 1710 Thomas Archer was commissioned to build the existing Chettle House. The house has no corners, all corners are rounded in common with the Archer style similar to those at the Church in Smith Square in London. |
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Longdown Activity Farm
(18 Miles)*
Longdown Activity Farm is perfect for a family day out. The daily timetable is packed with activities, which run throughout the day. |
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Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway
(18 Miles)*
Eastleigh Lakeside Railway started running in the summer of 1992 on a short and temporary track at Lakeside Country Park. The park is owned by Eastleigh Borough Council and the lakes were created from gravel workings when the M27 was built nearby. |
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Lakeside Country Park
(18 Miles)*
Lakeside Country Park is 60 acres of lakes, wet meadow and woodland situated between Eastleigh and Southampton. |
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Eastleigh Museum
(18 Miles)*
Take a tour through Eastleigh's past and discover what life was like in the 1930s with our recreation of a local engine driver's family home. |
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Winchester Cathedral
(19 Miles)*
Winchester Cathedral has its origins in the 7th century when a Christian Church was first built on this site. Since then the Cathedral has played a fundamental part in the life of this ancient City and a role in the history of our nation. |
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Winchester City Mill & Shop
(19 Miles)*
Positioned over the River Itchen the mill was rebuilt in 1744 using materials dating back to the 15th century. There is a delightful island garden and an impressive millrace and restored waterwheel. |
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Tudor House Museum
(19 Miles)*
Tudor House Museum re-opens in summer 2011.Tudor House is arguably Southampton's most important historic building, encompassing over 500 years of history on one site. |
Above, you'll find a list of the Tourist Attractions in Winterbourne Earls and things to do in Winterbourne Earls (and nearby) listed on AboutBritain.com.
So if you're wondering what to do in Winterbourne Earls, simply click on some of the links on this page to see detailed information on places to go.
As you can see, there's plenty of ideas for family days out in Winterbourne Earls and the surrounding area - so you need never be short of places to go and things to do in Winterbourne Earls again.
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