Bovington is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Bovington postcode: BH20 6PJ

Retail in Bovington

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

Towns to visit near Bovington include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Jericho Weir is one of Bovington's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Bovington.

There are a several good villages in the Bovington area like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The area around Bovington's best historic buildings can be found at The Cobb.

Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Bovington.

Bovington has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Hills to visit near Bovington include Eggardon Hill.

There are a several good castles in the area around Bovington like Corfe Castle.

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

Places near Bovington feature a number of interesting airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Bovington History

There are some historic monuments around Bovington:

• Barrow on Galton Heath
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 200m north east of Haywards Farm
• Three bowl barrows 515m south east of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of East Field Farm
• Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows
• Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
• Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
• Romano-British settlement site
• Bowl barrow 550m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
• Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
• Bowl barrow 420m north west of Frogmore Farm
• Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls
• Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
• A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
• Stable Barrow 230m NNE of Frogmore Farm
• Milling House, West Farm
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
• Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill
• Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
• Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages
• The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Warren Heath, 350m south west of Warren House
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm
• Bowl barrow in East Plantation on Turner's Puddle Heath
• Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
• Earthwork SE of Foxpound
• Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross
• Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
• Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown
• Bowl barrow 570m south east of Heatherdown
• Bowl barrow 470m south east of Down Barn: an outlier of the Chaldon Down barrow group
• Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall
• Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
• Tadnoll Barrow
• Bowl barrow 1000m SSE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
• Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
• Bush Barrow: a bowl barrow 650m north east of Chideock Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
• Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
• Deserted medieval village at West Farm
• Bowl barrow 610m east of Bere Heath Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m ENE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
• Bowl barrow 790m north east of Haywards Farm
• Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
• Bowl barrow 590m north east of Bere Down Farm
• Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Bere Down Farm
• Bowl barrow 515m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
• Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
• Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
• Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m ESE of East Field Farm
• Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
• Bowl barrow 250m north of Oak Cottage
• The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down
• Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
• Four bowl barrows 240m east of Oak Cottage
• The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
• Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
• Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
• Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
• Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
• Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
• Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
• Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
• Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
• Bowl barrow 800m NNW of West Morden Farm
• Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
• Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down
• Round barrow S of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
• Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
• Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 350m north of Bere Down Farm
• Lulworth Castle
• Deserted village of Bardolfeston
• Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
• Two bell barrows 630m north west of West Down Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
• Section of Roman road north of Bagwood Coppice
• Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
• Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
• Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church
• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
• Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
• Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Dennet's Bottom Barn
• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
• Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north of North Down Barn
• Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
• Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
• Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn
• Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn
• Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m east of Chideock Farm
• Bowl barrow 120m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
• Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
• Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
• Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry
• Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
• Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
• Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
• Two bowl barrows 560m and 650m north west of Newlands Farm
• Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 320m east of Bere Down Farm
• Bowl barrow 560m NNE of North Down Barn
• Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 760m north east of Bere Heath Farm
• Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
• Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
• Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
• Bindon Abbey (site)
• Court Close settlement remains
• Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
• Round barrow on Boat Knoll
• Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
• Bowl barrow 460m north east of Bere Down Farm
• Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill
• Bowl barrow 190m north west of Bere Down Farm
• Roman road W of Ashley Barn
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
• Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
• Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
• Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
• Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
• Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
• Tudor and 17th century farmstead and Romano-British settlement
• Round barrow cemetery on Deverel Down 380m west of Longthorns
• Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• Bindon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
• Medieval settlement at Holworth
• Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 820m south west of Lower Woodbury Farm
• The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit Farm
• Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
• The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House
• Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
• Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage
• Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
• Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
• Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
• Obelisk on Fir Hill
• Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
• Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
• Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm
• Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn
• The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
• Medieval standing cross 6m north east of St Martin's Church
• Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• The Warren field system
• Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
• Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
• Manorial settlement at Court Farm
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
• Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
• Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
• Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
• Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
• Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
• Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
• The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
• Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 650m south west of Bere Down Farm
• Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Woolsbarrow, a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath