Askerswell is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Askerswell

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

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are some of Askerswell best towns to visit near Askerswell.

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

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Askerswell like The Cobb.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Askerswell like King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are great places to visit near Askerswell if you like ancient sites.

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

There are a number of castles near to Askerswell including Corfe Castle.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Askerswell.

Airports to visit near Askerswell include Bournemouth Airport.

Askerswell History

There are some historic monuments around Askerswell:

• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bind Barrow
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 730m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Old Warren earthwork
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Hampton stone circle
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• St Peter's Abbey
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• The Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery