Discovery Centre

Discovery Centre is a building in , which is located on Knoll Beach. Discovery Centre is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the shipyard .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Henry and Studland Beach.

Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Grade II listed World War Two observation bunker overlooking Studland Bay, in . It was built in 1943 to defend the bay from possible German invasion along with other beach defences such as gun emplacements, Type 25 pill boxes and concrete Dragon’s Teeth anti-tank obstacles. is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Discovery Centre.

Beach
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, also known as the Devil's Anvil, is a sandstone block of about 400 tonnes weight, perched on a conical hill, approximately 1-mile from the village of , south . is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Discovery Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandbanks and Nine Barrow Down.

Suburb
is an affluent of , , on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of . is situated 2½ miles north of Discovery Centre.

Locality
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an elongated hill forming the northern ridge of the on the in , England. The chalk down is part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Discovery Centre.

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is a coastal town of 9,600 people in . It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. The town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.

Discovery Centre

Latitude
50.65196° or 50° 39′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.95592° or 1° 57′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C2WM22V+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 839818563
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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Highlights include Knowl Hill and Knoll Beach.

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