Top Things to do in Christchurch
10 Sights & Landmarks in Christchurch That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Christchurch, United Kingdom including Saxon Cross, Town Bridge, Christchurch Ducking Stool, Christchurch Priory Church, Red House Museum & Gardens, Prototype Bailey Bridge, Mudeford Quay, Christchurch Quay, Former Trolley Bus Turntable, The Bandstand.
Restaurants in Christchurch
1. Saxon Cross
2. Town Bridge
3. Christchurch Ducking Stool
4. Christchurch Priory Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 936 reviews
Reviewed By trudyh51 - Maesteg, United Kingdom
Always make a visit to the priory it’s a beautiful building with fine architecture and historical interest. Kids are fascinated with the tombs inside and the graves in the floor. You’d expect teenagers to grumble but they loved it
5. Red House Museum & Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 140 reviews
A former Georgian workhouse, the Red House is now a museum exploring the story of Christchurch from before the Ice Age to modern times. Find out about the town’s ancient past with our displays about Saxon princes and Iron Age dwellers at Hengistbury Head, then take a glimpse at life in the 19th century in our Victorian bygone gallery. In our family area, you’ll find hands-on activities and dressing-up costumes, as well as quizzes and spotter trails. There are plenty of corners to escape to at the museum, including our charming herb garden and south garden, which holds unexpected dinosaur surprises. The Red House has a charming shop with a wide selection of gifts to browse or buy and the café is the perfect setting for a bite to eat or something to drink, inside or out. Throughout the year, we also run a programme of fun, family-friendly events.
Reviewed By Mike1717 - Christchurch, United Kingdom
Free to enter, this is a lovely place to visit. It’s building is big, in mellow red brick, and in the past has been a workhouse and a fusee factory. A fusee is a small chain used in clock and watchmaking. There is an eclectic mix of exhibits, ranging from the prehistoric to ictorian times. There is a small shop. An exhibition room attracts varying displays of art, photography and crafts. The garden is small, but beautifully maintained by volunteers. An hour will allow you to see everything, after which, cross the road to the exquisite priory church, the longest in England, and then stroll the 200 metres to the town High Street.
6. Prototype Bailey Bridge
7. Mudeford Quay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,297 reviews
Mudeford Quay is a small beautiful corner of the Borough of Christchurch in Dorset, England. Situated at the entrance of Christchurch Harbour, Mudeford Quay benefits from spectacular views along the coast, over to the Needles on the Isle of Wight & back to Christchurch town. Mudeford Quay is made up of two areas, the Quay itself and Mudeford Spit, a natural sandbank which leads to Hengisbury Head all the way to Boscombe & Bournemouth. The Quay is a hub of activity with beautiful beaches, the lush grassed area ideal for picnics and enjoying the beautiful scenery and the Quayside itself which has a small shops, a pub, a fish stall and plenty of vantage points to watch the world go by.
Reviewed By Lizzieslikes - Watford, United Kingdom
This beach is excellent for families with all age children. There are cafes, ice-cream shops and toilets plus loads of sandy beach. For water sport enthusiasts you can wind surf, paddle board, canoe and even surf on some occasions. There is a promenade that stretches all the way from the quay to the beach where in the less busy winter months children can scoot and ride their bikes. In the summer the quayside is a popular place for children to go crabbing, however watch them as the water is deep and fast flowing. Food: The Noisy Lobster is a beach-side cafe that serves breakfast, coffees, cakes and a variety of meals, whilst there is also a fish and chip bar and an ice cream parlour. If you go to the quayside area there is another cafe. You can also catch a ferry from the quayside across to Mudeford Spit, where there are the most expensive' beach huts' and you can also catch a land train to Hengistbury Head, a prominent headland..
8. Christchurch Quay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 232 reviews
Reviewed By adriang16 - Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Sit and have a bag of chips or an ice cream and watch the world go by lot's of boats and wild life, there is a small ferry that takes you to the other side of the water, near the Captains Table. Boat hire available but not cheap. Catch the ferry to Hengestbury Head or Tucton tea rooms for a game of crazy golf, or just walk along the waters edge
9. Former Trolley Bus Turntable
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
10. The Bandstand
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