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Marnhull works well as a base: 5 minutes from Manston, 33km from Maiden Castle.
Marnhull is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,500 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Manston, about 4 km away.
Marnhull ( MAR-nəl) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, southern England. It lies in the Blackmore Vale, three miles (five kilometres) north of Sturminster Newton and 18 miles (29 km) north of Dorchester. Marnhull is sited on a low ridge of Corallian limestone above the valley of the River Stour, which forms theRead more
northern and western boundaries of the parish. In the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,035.
Marnhull consists of several conjoined hamlets, connected by a network of minor roads. The village presents a mix of architectural styles, with post-war developments existing alongside properties dating back to Tudor times and earlier. It has three churches (Anglican, Roman Catholic and Methodist), two primary schools, two public houses, a GP surgery, a village hall and a recreation ground, as well as various small shops and services. The parish church of St Gregory has a 15th-century tower which is a landmark and has been described as "the finest in the Vale."
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Within an hour or so of Marnhull: Gold Hill, Shaftesbury (9 km), Stourhead (15 km), Stourhead (Pride and Prejudice proposal) (15 km), Haynes International Motor Museum (19 km).
The nearest famous roads are Cheddar Gorge Road (B3135), Rhinefield Ornamental Drive and Military Road, Isle of Wight.
Marnhull is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Manston.
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photogenic
Steep cobbled street lined with thatched cottages, plunging past the buttressed walls of Shaftesbury Abbey with views over Blackmore Vale. Made famous by Ridley Scott's 1973 Hovis bread advert.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
One of the world's finest landscape gardens with a magnificent lake, classical temples and a stunning Palladian mansion in Wiltshire.
15 km · about 30 min drive
film location
The Palladian bridge and Temple of Apollo in Stourhead's landscape garden host Darcy's rain-soaked first proposal in the 2005 film.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
The UK's largest collection of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles, with over 400 vehicles on display.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A 55 m chalk hill figure of a club-wielding naked man above a Dorset village, now dated to the late Saxon period.
21 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
A 1,000-yard chalk downland hillclimb in Wiltshire with a fearsome uphill Karousel corner, run by enthusiasts since 1967 and one of the best places in Britain to watch sprint cars up close.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Mystical terraced hill crowned by St Michael's Tower, steeped in Arthurian and early Christian legends with panoramic Somerset views.
33 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
One of the largest Iron Age hillforts in Europe, its multiple ramparts enclosing an area the size of 50 football pitches.
33 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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