Ridge is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Ridge postcode: BH20 5BX

Retail in Ridge

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

Don't miss Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham's towns if visiting the area around Ridge.

Waterfalls to visit near Ridge include Jericho Weir.

Ridge has some unmissable villages nearby like Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury.

The Cobb is one of Ridge's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Ridge.

Ridge is near some unmissable historic monuments like King's Statue (King George III Statue),

Eggardon Hill is a great place to visit close to Ridge if you like ancient sites.

Places near Ridge feature a number of interesting hills including Eggardon Hill.

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

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

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

Ridge History

There are some historic monuments around Ridge:

• Woolsbarrow, a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath
• Bowl barrow on St Aldhelm's Head, 470m north east of St Aldhelm's Chapel
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm
• Bowl barrow 930m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• 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 on Stonehill Down, 250m south of East Creech Farm
• Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard Bridge
• Bowl barrow and cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 500m NNE of St Peter's Church
• Bowl barrow in Morden Park 350m south west of Hunting Bridge
• Bowl barrow 200m south east of East Orchard
• Bell barrow on Stoborough Heath 380m NNE of Hill View
• Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 470m SSE of East Creech Farm
• The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs
• Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm
• The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Boat Knoll
• Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
• Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep
• Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages
• The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
• Round barrow cemetery and earlier long barrow on Ailwood Down
• Three bowl barrows on Northport Heath, 940m and 985m north east of Alpha Farm
• Bowl barrow on North Hill, 400m north east of Renscombe Farm
• A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
• Bowl barrow 800m NNW of West Morden Farm
• Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
• Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 630m north east of St Peter's Church
• Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
• Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall
• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
• Bell barrow and seven bowl barrows, forming a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Worgret Heath, 645m north west of Worgret Manor Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
• Romano-British villa 560m north east of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House
• Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
• A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
• Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn
• The Harp Stone
• Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages
• Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross
• Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm
• Bowl barrow on Swyre Head
• Bowl barrow on Emmett's Hill
• Decoy pond and associated overnight shelter on Decoy Heath
• Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 390m west of Little Farm
• Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
• Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
• Two bowl barrows on Great Ovens Hill, 650m and 570m NNW of Sandford Bridge
• Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm
• Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
• Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Linear earthwork on Wareham Common, 350m north west and 420m north east of Little Farm
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View
• Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
• Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill
• Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
• Group of medieval strip lynchets at East and West Man
• Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
• Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 200m south of Arne Dairy House
• Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbrake Cottage
• Four bowl barrows 70m east of Seven Barrows Farm
• Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay
• Bowl barrow on Northport Heath, 200m south east of Forest Lodge
• Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill
• Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
• Group of three bowl barrows on West Hill, 650m NNE of The Glebe House
• The northern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
• Beacon mound on Beacon Hill
• Rempstone Stone Circle
• Bowl barrow 850m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow on Creech Barrow hill
• Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down
• Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm
• Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
• St Martin's Church
• Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn
• Former Royal Naval Cordite Factory
• Early Christian enclosure on St Aldhelm's Head
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Worgret Manor Farm, forming an outlier of the Worgret Heath round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
• Kingston Down Romano-British farm
• Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
• Bowl barrow 1120m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation
• Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
• Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm
• Bowl barrow 470m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech Farm
• Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 430m south of East Creech Farm
• Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
• Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm
• Hillfort at Bulbury Camp
• Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill
• Two sections of Roman road on Barrow Hill and Corfe Hills
• Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
• Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
• Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
• The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe Castle
• Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 660m north east of St Peter's Church
• Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
• Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
• The Icen Barrow on Creech Heath, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
• Medieval settlement at Afflington
• Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 80m north west of Hill View
• Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
• Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn
• 'Three Barrows': Group of three round barrows on the southern edge of Middlebere Heath, 240m NNE of Halfway Inn
• Pillow mound 145m south east of Eastington Farm
• Bowl barrow 650m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• Bowl barrow 900m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
• 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 Stokeford Heath
• 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 Arne Hill 270m south west of Arne Dairy House
• The White Barrow, a bowl barrow 660m south west of the Round House
• Roman site N of Brenscombe Farm
• Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 700m south of Icen House
• Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House