Christchurch Harbour

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Christchurch Harbour is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset of 3.5 km². It is one of 124 SSSIs in the county. It is among the largest in the county.

The closest station is Christchurch, about 1.2 km to the north-west. Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch) and Poole Bay Cliffs are among the SSSIs within 3.2 km.

More places to visit near Christchurch Harbour

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Christchurch Priory

Church near Christchurch

One of England's longest parish churches, a Norman and Gothic former priory near the harbour, with its legend of the miraculous beam.

1.5 km NW

Christchurch Castle and Norman House

Castle near Bournemouth

Ruined keep on its mound and a 12th-century stone hall beside the mill stream in Christchurch, with one of England's few surviving Norman chimneys.

1.6 km NW

Iconic

New Forest

National Park near Lyndhurst

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

4.3 km NE

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Compton Acres

House & garden near Bournemouth

Ten acres of 1920s themed gardens, Italian and Japanese, above Poole Harbour.

11.8 km W

Milford on Sea

Village

Coastal village by Hurst Spit, Isle of Wight views.

12.2 km E · Hampshire

Burley