Holton Heath is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Holton Heath postcode: BH16 6NL

Retail in Holton Heath

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

Towns to visit near Holton Heath include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.

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

The area around Holton Heath boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury.

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

The area around Holton Heath's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Places near Holton Heath feature a number of interesting ancient sites including Eggardon Hill.

Eggardon Hill is one of Holton Heath's best, nearby hills to visit in Holton Heath.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Holton Heath.

There are a number of ruins near to Holton Heath including Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is a great place to visit close to Holton Heath if you like airports.

Holton Heath History

There are some historic monuments around Holton Heath:

• Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm
• Two bowl barrows 760m north east of Miller's Farm
• Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation
• Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
• Roman camp, forts and a vexillation fortress 240m north of Lake Farm
• Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm
• Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows on Great Ovens Hill, 650m and 570m NNW of Sandford Bridge
• Former Royal Naval Cordite Factory
• Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 660m north east of St Peter's Church
• Mound on The Leaze
• Four bowl barrows 70m east of Seven Barrows Farm
• Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm
• Bowl barrow 850m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow and cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 500m NNE of St Peter's Church
• Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs
• The Icen Barrow on Creech Heath, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 1020m south east of Charisworth Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
• Windmill Barrow, a bowl barrow 40m south west of Windmill Barrow Farm
• Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
• Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down
• Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn
• Bowl barrow on Northport Heath, 200m south east of Forest Lodge
• Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall
• Bowl barrow 650m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross
• Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep
• Bell barrow and seven bowl barrows, forming a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Worgret Heath, 645m north west of Worgret Manor Farm
• The White Barrow, a bowl barrow 660m south west of the Round House
• Three bowl barrows on Northport Heath, 940m and 985m north east of Alpha Farm
• Bowl barrow 650m south west of Gorcombe Farm
• Five bowl barrows and a bell barrow forming a round barrow cemetery on the western part of Godlingston Heath
• The Henbury Barrow, a bowl barrow 800m west of Henbury Hall
• Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
• The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs
• Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
• Bowl barrow 200m south east of East Orchard
• Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Bowl barrow on Creech Barrow hill
• Two bowl barrows on Furze Hill, 800m north east of Miller's Farm
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View
• Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow 1120m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow 930m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm
• Bowl barrow in Morden Park 350m south west of Hunting Bridge
• Two sections of Roman road on Barrow Hill and Corfe Hills
• Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 200m south of Arne Dairy House
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
• Group of medieval strip lynchets at Knitson Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m NNW of West Morden Farm
• Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm
• Beacon mound on Beacon Hill
• Remains of medieval standing cross adjacent to St Mary's Church, Almer
• Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
• Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm
• Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort called Crawford Castle
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Worgret Manor Farm, forming an outlier of the Worgret Heath round barrow cemetery
• Roman camp, forts and a vexillation fortress 240m north of Lake Farm
• The northern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
• Roman fort at Crab Farm
• Woolsbarrow, a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath
• Decoy pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath
• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
• The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
• Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
• Bell barrow on Stoborough Heath 380m NNE of Hill View
• Town wall W of Thames Street
• 'Three Barrows': Group of three round barrows on the southern edge of Middlebere Heath, 240m NNE of Halfway Inn
• Length of Roman road on Eye Mead
• Group of three bell barrows and a bowl barrow on Godlingston Heath
• Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow cemetery and earlier long barrow on Ailwood Down
• Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbrake Cottage
• Hillfort at Bulbury Camp
• Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy
• Romano-British villa 560m north east of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow 900m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 430m south of East Creech Farm
• Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm
• Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard Bridge
• A shrunken medieval village and earlier prehistoric settlement remains at Walnut Tree Field
• Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Field Dairy Farm
• The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe Castle
• Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath 650m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
• The Harp Stone
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill
• Bowl barrow 350m south of Gorcombe Farm
• Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
• Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 270m south west of Arne Dairy House
• Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
• Bowl barrow 500m south west of Gorcombe Farm
• The Leaze medieval site
• Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
• Bowl barrow on Stonehill Down, 250m south of East Creech Farm
• Group of three bowl barrows on West Hill, 650m NNE of The Glebe House
• Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Roman site N of Brenscombe Farm
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 80m north west of Hill View
• Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
• Medieval settlement at Afflington
• Linear earthwork on Wareham Common, 350m north west and 420m north east of Little Farm
• Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
• Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages
• Medieval standing cross 15m south west of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow 470m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Combe Ditch, linear dyke
• The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 470m SSE of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 700m south of Icen House
• Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House
• Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
• Rempstone Stone Circle
• St Martin's Church
• Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 390m west of Little Farm
• Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill
• Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 630m north east of St Peter's Church
• Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages