Blandford Forum is a small market town and civil parish in Dorset, set on the banks of the River Stour. The centre is notable for its coherent Georgian architecture, largely rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1731, with a traditional market square, town hall and a local museum that traces the town’s social history.
Surrounded by Dorset chalk downland and rolling farmland, and close to the military base at Blandford Camp, the town functions as a local service and shopping hub with regular markets, festivals and an active community of independent traders and craftspeople. Its position makes it a handy base for exploring nearby countryside such as Cranborne Chase and the rural heart of north Dorset.
Postcode districts covering Blandford Forum
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Poole 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Weymouth 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Yeovil 21.8 miles35 km
- Salisbury 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Christchurch 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Frome 24.6 miles39.6 km
- New Milton 23 miles37.1 km
- Ferndown 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Ferndown Town 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Warminster 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Dorchester 16.4 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Blandford Ward 0 miles0 km
- Blandford Forum Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Bryanston Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Langton Long Blandford Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Ash Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Pimperne Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Blandford St. Mary Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Durweston Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Stourpaine Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Charlton Marshall Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Winterborne North Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Blandford Forum
DT11 7SF, DT11 7DE, DT11 7FA, DT11 7JY, DT11 7SQ, DT11 7GQ, DT11 7PU, DT11 8AR, DT11 7UY … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Southampton Airport 35.5 miles57.1 km
- Holton Heath 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Hamworthy Railway Station 11.5 miles18.5 km
Hotels near Blandford Forum Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 0.7 miles1.2 km
- The Talbot 2 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Museum Inn 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Plumber Manor 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- 1777. at the Albion 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Horton Inn 2 8 miles12.9 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
Schools in Blandford Forum
- Archbishop Wake C of E Primary School Primary
- Milldown C of E Academy Primary
- The Blandford School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Crichel House Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Western Downs Hill 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 16 miles25.8 km