Visit Kingston, Purbeck Places

Welcome to Visit Kingston, Purbeck Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kingston, Purbeck

  

Kingston, Purbeck Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kingston, Purbeck

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Kingston, Purbeck history

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Kingston had been a chapelry of Corfe Castle since the 12th century. A chapel stood on the east side of the village and it was served by the Rector of the castle. The village is notable because it has two churches.

You can visit Kingston, Purbeck places with Walkfo Kingston, Purbeck to hear history at Kingston, Purbeck’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kingston, Purbeck has 28 places to visit in our interactive Kingston, Purbeck map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kingston, Purbeck, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kingston, Purbeck places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kingston, Purbeck & the surrounding areas.

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28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Kingston, Purbeck tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kingston, Purbeck

  

Best Kingston, Purbeck places to visit

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Kingston, Purbeck has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kingston, Purbeck’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kingston, Purbeck’s information audio spots:

Mortons House Hotel, Corfe Castle Mortons House Hotel is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England . It was built in 1590 and was the home of several notable families over the next four centuries . It is now a hotel in Corfe Castle, Dorset .

Isle of Purbeck The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula in Dorset . It is bordered by water on three sides: the English Channel, the River Frome and Poole Harbour . The most southerly point is St Alban’s Head (archaically St. Aldhelm’s Head)

The Etches Collection The Etches Collection is an independent fossil museum based in the village of Kimmeridge, Purbeck, Dorset . It is based on the lifetime collection of Steve Etches, a fossil hunter for whom some of his finds have been named .

Smedmore House Smedmore House was originally built by Sir William Clavell around 1620 . It is not normally open to the public, although there are regular open days . English Heritage have designated it a Grade II* listed building .

Encombe House Encombe House is a Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston in Dorset. It is 1-mile inland of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast in southern England. The parkland is Grade II listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

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