Cranborne is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Cranborne

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

Cranborne has some unmissable towns nearby like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Jericho Weir is a great place to visit close to Cranborne if you like waterfalls.

There are a number of villages near Cranborne including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The area close to Cranborne boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Cranborne including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

There are a several good ancient sites in the Cranborne area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Eggardon Hill is a great place to visit close to Cranborne if you like hills.

Places near Cranborne feature a number of interesting castles including Corfe Castle.

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Cranborne if you like ruins.

Bournemouth Airport is one of Cranborne's best, nearby airports to visit in Cranborne.

Cranborne History

There are some historic monuments around Cranborne:

• Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down
• Group of round barrows on Oakley Down
• Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus
• Boundary banks on Rye Hill and in Maldry Wood
• Woodhouse Hanging round barrows
• Middle Chase buildings round barrow
• Bowl barrow 330m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Two sections of a linear earthwork north of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
• Barrows in and near The Drive Plantation
• Knowle Hill round barrow
• Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)
• Sandalholme pottery works
• Duck's Nest: a long barrow on Rockbourne Down
• Rockbourne Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm
• Castle mound (or Castle Hill)
• Bowl barrow 120m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Barrow W of village
• Long Barrow 800m north-west of Paradise
• Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley Down
• Three adjoining linear earthworks and three bowl barrows north of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• Two long barrows on Gussage Hill
• Celtic fields on Pentridge Down
• The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
• Parts of Dorset Cursus on Bottlebush Down
• Soldier's Ring
• Two bowl barrows in Plumley Wood, 1020m and 1060m south east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common
• Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common
• The eastern of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
• Croucheston Down Barn round barrow
• Great Ditch banks
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of the junction of Bokerley Dyke and a linear earthwork on Martin Down
• Camp in Mistlebury Wood
• A cross-ridge dyke on South Down 500m north east of Chase Barn
• Two barrows near Ackling Dyke
• Bowl barrow 230m north east of Ebblake Bridge
• Marleycombe Hill earthworks
• Bowl barrow 210m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Penbury Knoll camp on Pentridge Hill
• A linear earthwork and two bowl barrows east of Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Barrows N of St Giles Park
• Bowl barrow on Pistle Down, 800m north east of Burrows Farm
• Bowl barrow cemetery and a cross dyke on Horton Common 800m south of Bridge Farm
• Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common Down
• Earthworks on Gussage Down
• Two linear earthworks in Vernditch Chase
• Vernditch Chase long barrow
• Bowl barrow 90m south west of Reservoir Cottage
• Wor Barrow and two bowl barrows on Handley Down
• Bowl barrow 350m east of the shoulder angle of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton
• Long mound 1500yds (1370m) E of Higher Farm
• Grim's Ditch
• Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings
• Two round barrows S of Cranborne Farm
• Barrows near Dorset Cursus
• Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down
• Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down
• Long barrow 700m west of Bride's Farm
• Woodminton Down round barrow
• Bronze Age and Romano-British enclosure on Martin Down, east of Bokerley Junction
• Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm
• Stephen's Castle, a bowl barrow 720m east of Eastworth Farm
• Barrows in and near St Giles Park
• Long barrow 3/4 mile (1200m) SW of St Rumbold's Church
• Remains of medieval buildings ('Abbey buildings')
• Bowl barrow on Mount Ararat, 550m east of Burrows Farm
• Grans barrow: a long barrow 880m west of Down Farm
• Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner
• Barrows in Salisbury Plantation
• Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity
• Two bowl barrows on Mount Ararat, 865m and 910m north east of Stephen's Castle
• Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn
• Barrow near Burtts Harley
• Garden earthworks south of West Woodyates Manor
• Bowl barrow 620m south of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest
• Bull Barrow on Holt Heath
• Camp at Nine Yews
• Knighton Hill round barrow
• Two bowl barrows in Plumley Wood, 800m and 850m south of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common
• Marleycombe Hill round barrows
• Barrows on Wyke Down
• Bowl barrow 520m north east of the shoulder angle of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm
• Long barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly Down
• Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton
• Long barrow in Round Clump
• A linear earthwork north east of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
• Barrow on Pentridge Down
• Bowl barrow 240m north east of Martin's Farm Bungalow
• Oval barrow on Pistle Down, 1010m north east of Stephen's Castle
• Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles
• Bowl barrow 270m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Potteries at Prairie Farm
• Knighton Hill earthwork
• Bowl barrow on Redman's Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm
• Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
• Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, associated with the Knowlton Circles
• Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm
• Long barrow south-west of Vernditch Chase
• Rockbourne Down, Spring Pond enclosure
• Two bowl barrows 200m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Length of deer park bank and ditch at Alderholt
• Round barrow 860yds (786m) SE of Knighton Hill Buildings
• Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)
• Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm
• Bowl barrow on Summerlug Hill 250m south of Mannington Farm
• Bowl barrow 45m south west of Bowldish Pond
• Medieval manorial buildings (uninhabited parts)
• Long barrow 700m north-west of Tenantry Farm
• Barrows at junction of parish boundaries
• Bowl barrow on Little Toyd Down, 650m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
• Middle Chase Farm ditch
• Two bowl barrows 445m south-west of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest
• Bowl barrow 520m south of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest
• Part of Dorset Cursus
• Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd Clump
• Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm
• Length of Roman road on Sovell Down
• Knoll Camp hillfort, cross dyke, linear earthwork and hollow ways near Damerham Knoll
• Roman road along the south side of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)
• Wayside cross 70m north of St Michael's Church
• Roman buildings N of Witchampton Mill