Buckham Down

Buckham Down: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buckham Down

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Buckham Down — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.82733, -2.73341. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buckham Down

• Toller Down · viewpoint · Dorset · ~4 km · Must-see
• Waddon Hill (Roman Fort) · fort · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
• All Saints · church · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lewesdon Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Church · church · Dorset · ~8 km · Must-see
• Netherhay Methodist Chapel · church · Dorset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pilsdon Pen · viewpoint · Dorset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marshwood Castle · fort · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Coneygar Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Eggardon Hill Fort · fort · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Church · church · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Bridport · church · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Group Of Monuments In Line, In Churchyard, About One Metre North Of North Chapel, Church Of St George · fort · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Old Church · church · Dorset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hardown Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~15 km · Must-see
• St Peter's Church · church · Dorset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Forde Abbey · fort · Dorset · ~16 km · Must-see
• St Peter · church · Dorset · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buckham Down

Other parks near Buckham Down

• Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens · park · Dorset · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nothe Gardens · park · Dorset · ~40 km · Must-see
• Vivary Park · park · Somerset · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hestercombe Gardens · park · Somerset · ~44 km · Must-see
• Victoria Gardens · park · Dorset · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hartland Moor · park · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~62 km · Must-see
• Longleat Safari and Adventure Park · park · Bath and North East Somerset · ~65 km · Must-see
• Poole Park · park · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tropiquaria · park · Somerset · ~71 km · Must-see
• Alexandra Park · park · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~72 km · Must-see

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