Holt is a small rural parish in Dorset, England, set amid rolling farmland and patches of lowland heath. The parish includes areas of heathland such as Holt Heath, valued for its biodiversity, and its quiet lanes and footpaths make it popular with walkers while keeping a distinctly agricultural, countryside character.
Historically a farming community, Holt still centres on a compact village core with a parish church of medieval origins and a handful of listed cottages and farmsteads. Local life is shaped by small-scale agriculture, conservation work and community events in the village hall or on the green, with many residents also commuting to nearby market towns for work and services.
Postcode districts covering Holt
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 24.6 miles39.7 km
- Bournemouth 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Poole 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Salisbury 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Christchurch 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Totton 20 miles32.2 km
- Totton and Eling 20.3 miles32.7 km
- New Milton 13.7 miles22 km
- Hythe and Dibden 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Ferndown 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Ferndown Town 3.4 miles5.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Holt Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Broom Hill Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Gaunt's Common Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Chalbury Common Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hinton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Horton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Colehill Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Furzehill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Colehill & Wimborne Minster East Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Chalbury Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Wimborne Minster Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Woodlands Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Holt
BH21 4HU, BH21 7DU, BH21 7DP, BH21 7DA, BH21 7EG, BH21 4JT, BH21 4JW, BH21 7DX, BH21 7DL … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Southampton Airport 26.8 miles43.2 km
- Branksome Railway Station 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Parkstone Railway Station 8 miles12.8 km
- Ringwood Bus Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Poole Bus Station 8.4 miles13.5 km
Hotels near Holt Ad
- 1777. at the Albion 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Horton Inn 2 3 miles4.8 km
- Rnli College 8.6 miles13.8 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Tregonholme Hotel 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Hedley Townhouse 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Washington House Hotel 4 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Derby Manor 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Museum Inn 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
Local points of interest
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Crichel House Estate 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Dean Court Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 10 miles16 km
- Western Downs Hill 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Christchurch Harbour Harbour 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Studland Beach Beach 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Avon Beach Beach 12 miles19.2 km