Christchurch



Adventure Wonderland - Day outAdventure Wonderland
Christchurch Castle and Norman House - Day outChristchurch Castle and Norman House
Christchurch Priory Church - Day outChristchurch Priory Church
Place Mill - Day outPlace Mill
The Museum of Electricity - Day outThe Museum of Electricity
The Red House Museum and Gardens - Day outThe Red House Museum and Gardens
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Adventure Wonderland

Adventure Wonderland, opposite Bournemouth Airport, is Dorset's number one family theme park and when you get here you'll see why! It's just packed full of so much fun and excitement for all our young visitors that you'll want to stay all day.
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Christchurch Castle and Norman House

The remains of Christchurch Castle include parts of the mound-top keep, and more unusually the 12th-century riverside chamber block or 'Constable's House'. This very early example of domestic architecture includes a rare Norman chimney. ...

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Christchurch Priory Church

There has been a church on this site since around 800 A.D.
The present building was begun in 1094 by Ranulf Flambard and has since been in continuous use as a place of prayer and pilgrimage.
Visitors never fail to be amazed to find such a beaut ...

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Place Mill

Place Mill is a carefully restored Anglo-Saxon watermill situated only a few minutes' walk from the town centre. Place Mill was mentioned in the Domesday Book and survived the dissolution of the monasteries of 1538 and continued to grind corn until 1 ...

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The Museum of Electricity

This Electrical Museum was opened in May 1981 by the then Chairman of Southern Electricity, John Wedgwood.
Since then the Museum has seen many changes both here and in our parent company Scottish and Southern Energy.
We thank Mr Wedgewood and h ...

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The Red House Museum and Gardens

A charming Georgian building, built as a workhouse in 1764, now filled with a rich variety of displays and objects which reflect the social and natural history of the area, its geology and archaeology.

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