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 miles
- Poole 12.8 miles
- Weymouth 21.2 miles
- Yeovil 21.8 miles
- Salisbury 21.3 miles
- Christchurch 19.9 miles
- Frome 24.6 miles
- New Milton 23 miles
- Ferndown 12.1 miles
- Ferndown Town 12.2 miles
- Warminster 23.4 miles
- Dorchester 16.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blandford Ward 0 miles
- Blandford Forum Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Bryanston Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Langton Long Blandford Parish 1 mile
- Ash Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Pimperne Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Blandford St. Mary Parish 2 miles
- Durweston Built-up area 2 miles
- Stourpaine Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Charlton Marshall Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Winterborne North Ward 2.4 miles
- Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Blandford Forum
DT11 7EX, DT11 7JF, DT11 7EW, DT11 7NF, DT11 7NS, DT11 7HF, DT11 7BW, DT11 7BN, DT11 7AJ … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 15.1 miles
- Southampton Airport 35.5 miles
- Holton Heath 11.3 miles
- Hamworthy Railway Station 11.5 miles
Hotels near Blandford Forum Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- The Talbot 2 4.5 miles
- The Museum Inn 4 6.5 miles
- Plumber Manor 4 7.7 miles
- 1777. at the Albion 8.8 miles
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 8.7 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 9.9 miles
- Horton Inn 2 8 miles
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8.7 miles
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 9.5 miles
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 miles
- Crichel House Estate 6.3 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 8.5 miles
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 11.2 miles
- Western Downs Hill 11.6 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 11.9 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.7 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 13 miles
- Poole Harbour Harbour 13.4 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.4 miles
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 15.2 miles
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 16 miles