Kimmeridge
Kimmeridge is a Town in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Kimmeridge including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham are some of Kimmeridge best towns to visit near Kimmeridge.
Kimmeridge is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,
The area around Kimmeridge features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury.
The area around Kimmeridge's best historic buildings can be found at The Cobb.
King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Kimmeridge if you like historic monuments.
Kimmeridge is near some unmissable ancient sites like Eggardon Hill,
Eggardon Hill is one of Kimmeridge's best, nearby hills to visit in Kimmeridge.
The area close to Kimmeridge boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.
Kimmeridge is near some unmissable ruins like Corfe Castle,
There are a number of airports near to Kimmeridge including Bournemouth Airport.
Kimmeridge History
There are some historic monuments around Kimmeridge:
- Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall
- Bowl barrow 900m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- Bowl barrow 930m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
- Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Worgret Manor Farm, forming an outlier of the Worgret Heath round barrow cemetery
- Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 430m south of East Creech Farm
- Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
- Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 390m west of Little Farm
- Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
- Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls
- The northern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
- Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation
- The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
- St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 660m north east of St Peter's Church
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- Bowl barrow 470m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of East Orchard
- Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
- Bell barrow on Stoborough Heath 380m NNE of Hill View
- Bowl barrow on Swyre Head
- Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill
- Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill
- Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
- Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep
- The Icen Barrow on Creech Heath, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow on Boat Knoll
- The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Roman site N of Brenscombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbrake Cottage
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
- Bowl barrow on Stonehill Down, 250m south of East Creech Farm
- Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
- The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe Castle
- Bowl barrow on Emmett's Hill
- Lulworth Castle
- Two bowl barrows on Great Ovens Hill, 650m and 570m NNW of Sandford Bridge
- Bowl barrow on North Hill, 400m north east of Renscombe Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Northport Heath, 940m and 985m north east of Alpha Farm
- Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross
- Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
- Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
- Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay
- Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill
- Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm
- Early Christian enclosure on St Aldhelm's Head
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Bell barrow and seven bowl barrows, forming a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Worgret Heath, 645m north west of Worgret Manor Farm
- Bindon Abbey (site)
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
- Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
- A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Romano-British villa 560m north east of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 700m south of Icen House
- Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
- Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
- Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
- Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
- Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 200m south of Arne Dairy House
- Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech Farm
- Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 470m SSE of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn
- Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 80m north west of Hill View
- A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Bowl barrow and cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 500m NNE of St Peter's Church
- Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
- Bowl barrow 650m 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
- 'Three Barrows': Group of three round barrows on the southern edge of Middlebere Heath, 240m NNE of Halfway Inn
- Four bowl barrows 70m east of Seven Barrows Farm
- Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
- Bowl barrow on Creech Barrow hill
- Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
- Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
- Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 270m south west of Arne Dairy House
- Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
- Kingston Down Romano-British farm
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
- Linear earthwork on Wareham Common, 350m north west and 420m north east of Little Farm
- Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
- Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
- Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath 650m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
- Pillow mound 145m south east of Eastington Farm
- Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm
- Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs
- Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
- Group of medieval strip lynchets at East and West Man
- Bowl barrow on St Aldhelm's Head, 470m north east of St Aldhelm's Chapel
- Bowl barrow on Northport Heath, 200m south east of Forest Lodge
- Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages
- Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard Bridge
- Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
- Medieval settlement at Afflington
- Bowl barrow 1120m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 630m north east of St Peter's Church
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
- Group of three bowl barrows on West Hill, 650m NNE of The Glebe House
- The Harp Stone
- Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
- 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 850m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm
- Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn
Places to see near Kimmeridge
Lakes near Kimmeridge
Rivers near Kimmeridge
- Bow Brook South
- Henstridge Stream
- Allen Trib (Gussage Stream)
- Stour (Headwaters)
- Lydden (Lower)
- Cale
- Caundle Trib (Caundle Marsh)
- Caundle Brook (Upper)
- Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)
- Bow Brook North
- Divelish
- Tarrant
- Mannington Brook
- Lodden
- Crane (Dorset)
- Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)
- Lydden (Upper)
- Allen Trib (Crichel Stream)
- Stour Trib (Pimperne Brook)
- Moors
- North Winterbourne
- Allen (Lower)
- Cam (Dorset)
- Stirchell Brook
- Key Brook
- Stour (Upper)
- Bourne Stream
- Lydden (Middle)
- Stour Trib (Bibbern Brook)
- Wonston Brook
- Caundle Brook (Lower)
- Stour (Lower)
- Allen (Headwaters)
- Iwerne
- Manston Brook
- Shreen Water (including Ashfield Water)
- Uddens Water
- Fontmell Brook
- Char
- Monkton Wyld Stream
- Bride
- Mangerton Brook
- Simene
- Swan (Swanage)
- Brit (Upper)
- Asker
- Wey
- Brit (Lower)
- Wraxall Brook
- Sydling Water
- Bere Stream
- Frome Dorset (Lower) u/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Wareham Forest Stream
- Corfe River
- South Winterbourne
- Piddle (Upper)
- Frome Trib (Luckford Lake)
- Tadnoll Brook (including Empool Bottom)
- Devils Brook
- Frome Dorset (Lower) d/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Frome Dorset (Upper)
- Cerne
- Hooke
- Piddle (Lower)
- Frome Dorset Trib (River Win)
- Sherford River
- Frome Dorset (Headwaters)
- Wellhams Brook
- Broad
- Stockland Bristol Stream
- Wriggle
- Fivehead River
- Isle - Upper
- Currypool Stream
- Yeo Ds Over Compton
- Corton Denham Stream
- Hornsey Brook
- Closworth Stream
- Ding
- Parrett - R Isle to R Yeo
- Durleigh Brook
- Merriot Stream
- Parrett - headwaters to Broad River
- Parrett - Lopen Bk to R Isle
- Bearley Brook
- Yeo
- Wriggle River
- North Moor Main Drain
- Sutton Bingham Stream - East Arm
- Cary - source to conf with KSD
- Lopen Brook
- Sutton Bingham Stream - upstream conf Closworth Str
- Cannington Bk - Lower
- Isle - Upper to conf Cad Bk
- Fiddington Brook
- Cannington Bk - Upper
- Sutton Bingham Stream - West Arm
- Isle
- West Sedgemoor Main Drain
- Eighteen Feet Rhyne
- Parrett - R Yeo to West Sedgemoor Drain
- Parrett - Broad River to Lopen Bk
- Beer Hackett Stream
- Westmoor Main Drain
- Chinnock BK
- Yeo Us Over Compton
- Isle - Cad Bk to Fivehead River
- Dodham Brook (Yeo (Somset))
- Dowlish Brook
- King's Moor Main Drain (Yeo (Somset)
- Cam - Lower
- Lam Brook
- Stogursey BK
- Petherton Stream
- Cam - Upper
- Cam Tributary
- King's Sedgemoor Drain - Henley Sluice to mouth
- Upper River Otter
- Love
- Tale
- Middle River Otter
- Wolf (Otter)
- Sid
- Lower River Otter