Barrack Road Recreation Ground
Barrack Road Recreation Ground is a recreation area in Christchurch, England. Barrack Road Recreation Ground is situated nearby to the park New Zealand Gardens, as well as near Druitt Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stocks and Christchurch Castle.
Stocks
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stocks are a feet restraining device that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. The use of stocks is seen as early as Ancient Greece, where they are described as being in use in Solon's law code. Stocks is situated 1,700 feet east of Barrack Road Recreation Ground.
Christchurch Castle
Christchurch Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle in Christchurch, Dorset, England. The earliest stonework has been dated to 1160. The castle's site is inside the old Saxon burh dominating the River Avon's lowest crossing. Christchurch Castle is situated 1,700 feet east of Barrack Road Recreation Ground.
Red House Museum and Gardens
Museum
Photo: Ykraps, Public domain.
The Red House Museum and Gardens is a museum of local history located in Christchurch, Dorset. The red-brick Georgian building was constructed in 1764 as the parish workhouse. Red House Museum and Gardens is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Barrack Road Recreation Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wick and Southbourne.
Wick
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick is a village on the south bank of the River Stour in Dorset, England, just short of the Stour's entry into Christchurch Harbour. Along with the nearby village of Tuckton, it originally formed a tithing in the Hundred of Christchurch, before becoming part of the Civil Parish of Southbourne in 1894.
Southbourne
Suburb
Southbourne is a suburb of Bournemouth, in the unitary authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.
Iford
Suburb
Iford is a suburb of Bournemouth, situated in the eastern part of the borough. It is also known as a bridging point over the River Stour, connecting Bournemouth with Christchurch. The parish church of St Saviour's was built in 1935–36.
Barrack Road Recreation Ground
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73455° or 50° 44′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.78198° or 1° 46′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C2WP6M9+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 28914721OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Zealand Gardens and Druitt Gardens.
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