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Fripps Cottage
Ashington, Wimborne, Ashington, Rural Dorset BH21 3DG - England, UK

Fripps Cottage is located in Ashington, a rural oasis one mile south of the historic market town of <b>Wimborne. </b> Set in five acres, Fripps has uninteruppted views over Wimborne and its surrounding countryside. Fripps is centrally heated and...
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Attractions near Fripps Cottage
A selection of attractions close to Fripps Cottage:
Wimborne Model Town  (1.6 Miles)
Built to 1/10th scale, this model town shows Wimborne much as it looked in the 1950s. Incredible attention to detail gives a fascinating insight into...
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Wimborne Minster  (1.7 Miles)
Dedicated to Saint Cuthburga, much of this imposing Norman church dates between 1120 and 1180. The Minster is still very much a parish church but...
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Priest’s House Museum  (1.7 Miles)
This town house dating from the sixteenth Century is a grade II listed building. The museum features several period rooms, including a Victorian kitchen and...
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Knowlton Church  (1.8 Miles)
This small, mainly Norman building makes for an intriguing spectacle as it sits within the well preserved bank and ditch of a Neolithic henge, built...
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Badbury Rings  (1.8 Miles)
This Iron Age hill fort can be found on the B3082, just outside Wimborne. Managed by the National Trust, the site consists of several banks...
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Horton Tower  (1.8 Miles)
This 140 foot high folly was built by Humphrey Sturt in the eighteenth century. The story goes that he used it in his later years...
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Tivoli Theatre  (1.8 Miles)
Built in 1936, this traditional theatre has been renovated and retains many of its period features. In 1976 the theatre narrowly missed demolition when a...
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Walford Mill Craft Centre  (2 Miles)
This lively craft centre is housed in the buildings of a disused eighteenth Century water mill. The main shop features work by contemporary artists and...
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Poole Pottery  (2.8 Miles)
Produced in Poole for 130 years, Poole Pottery ware has become much loved and highly collectable. Visit the factory to see how the world famous...
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Kingston Lacy House & Estate  (3.6 Miles)
Kingston Lacy House lies at the heart of the eight thousand five hundred acre Bankes Estate. Located a mile from Wimbourne Minster and nine miles...
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Castleman Trailway  (4.4 Miles)
This 16-mile trailway is suitable for walkers, cyclists and horse riders alike. It follows the route of the old Dorchester to Southampton railway, which was...
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White Mill  (4.5 Miles)
Built in 1776, this corn mill underwent extensive repair in 1994. Although now too fragile to use, the original elm and apple wood machinery is...
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Stapehill Abbey  (5 Miles)
This attraction offers something for everyone. The Abbey buildings house the beautifully restored Nuns’ Chapel and Cloisters and the recreated Victorian parlour and laundry room....
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Splashdown  (5.2 Miles)
The South’s largest indoor water parks with twelve exhilarating rides. Hop on the Tennessee Twister or Louisiana Leap and spin around in the Spacebowl. The...
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Courtyard Craft Centre  (5.6 Miles)
Located on the site of an eighteenth century farm, the original buildings have been converted into 18 attractive craft units, a function suite and tearooms....
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Saint James’ Church  (5.8 Miles)
Located near Poole Quay, this large parish church has long been associated with the local fishing trade and is known to many as ‘the fishermen’s...
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Poole Park  (5.8 Miles)
Just a quick stroll from the town centre, this spacious park has plenty to offer. There is a large boating lake, putting green, bowling green...
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Poole Central Library  (5.9 Miles)
Poole Central Library is located at the heart of this charming seaside town, and offers one of the most important cultural exchanges in the region....
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Customs House  (6 Miles)
This building is a replica of the previous, eighteenth Century Customs House, which was destroyed by fire in 1813. The ground floor was traditionally used...
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The Old Lifeboat House  (6 Miles)
Once the home of the Poole lifeboat, this nineteenth Century building is now a small R.N.L.I museum. The main exhibit it the former Poole lifeboat,...
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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)
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