Abbotsbury is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Abbotsbury

There are great places to visit near Abbotsbury including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.

Abbotsbury's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.

Places near Abbotsbury feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

The area around Abbotsbury features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Abbotsbury including The Cobb.

Places near Abbotsbury feature a number of interesting historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Ancient Sites to visit near Abbotsbury include Eggardon Hill.

Abbotsbury is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,

Corfe Castle is one of Abbotsbury's best, nearby castles to visit in Abbotsbury.

Places near Abbotsbury feature a number of interesting ruins including Corfe Castle.

There are a several good airports in the area around Abbotsbury like Bournemouth Airport.

Abbotsbury History

There are some historic monuments around Abbotsbury:

• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Two barrows at Rew
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 730m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Frampton Roman villa
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Hampton stone circle
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Helstone burial chamber
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Pigeon House long barrow
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Round barrow SW of village
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm