Bovington
Bovington is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Bovington postcode: BH20 6PJ
There are great places to visit near Bovington including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Bovington's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Bovington like Jericho Weir.
The area around Bovington features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The Cobb is one of Bovington's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Bovington.
King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Bovington if you like historic monuments.
Ancient Sites to visit near Bovington include Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
The area close to Bovington boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.
Castles to visit near Bovington include Corfe Castle.
The area around Bovington's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.
There are a several good airports in the area around Bovington like Bournemouth Airport.
Bovington History
There are some historic monuments around Bovington:
- Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn
- Bowl barrow 600m ESE of East Field Farm
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
- Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
- Section of Roman road north of Bagwood Coppice
- Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
- Medieval settlement at Holworth
- Bowl barrow 790m north east of Haywards Farm
- Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Bowl barrow 515m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Oak Cottage
- Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
- Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
- Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm
- Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Lulworth Castle
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
- The Warren field system
- Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
- Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
- Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
- Round barrow cemetery on Deverel Down 380m west of Longthorns
- Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Down Barn: an outlier of the Chaldon Down barrow group
- Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls
- Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
- Round barrow S of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 820m south west of Lower Woodbury Farm
- A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
- Four bowl barrows 240m east of Oak Cottage
- Two bowl barrows 350m north of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
- The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
- Roman road W of Ashley Barn
- Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
- Bindon Hill camp
- Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
- Bowl barrow 370m east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn
- Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock Farm
- Two bowl barrows 560m and 650m north west of Newlands Farm
- Barrow on Galton Heath
- Bowl barrow 800m NNW of West Morden Farm
- Two bell barrows 630m north west of West Down Barn
- Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
- Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry
- Bowl barrow 120m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
- The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit Farm
- Bowl barrow on Lockyer's Hill, 760m north east of Bere Heath Farm
- Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown
- Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- 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 Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Earthwork SE of Foxpound
- Romano-British settlement site
- Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
- Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
- Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
- Three bowl barrows 650m south west of Bere Down Farm
- Court Close settlement remains
- Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
- Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
- Bindon Abbey (site)
- Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m east of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
- Tadnoll Barrow
- Bowl barrow 400m ENE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Tudor and 17th century farmstead and Romano-British settlement
- Bowl barrow 550m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 570m south east of Heatherdown
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall
- Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow 190m north west of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Bowl barrow 1000m SSE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 320m east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow 450m east of Dennet's Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow 590m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Stable Barrow 230m NNE of Frogmore Farm
- Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
- Deserted village of Bardolfeston
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
- Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
- The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House
- Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church
- Milling House, West Farm
- Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn
- Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
- Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- Bowl barrow 610m east of Bere Heath Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
- Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
- Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
- Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
- Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
- Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
- Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage
- Bush Barrow: a bowl barrow 650m north east of Chideock Farm
- Manorial settlement at Court Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
- Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 200m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
- Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill
- Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
- Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
- Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross
- Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
- Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
- A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Bowl barrow 560m NNE of North Down Barn
- Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
- Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
- Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
- The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows
- Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
- The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
- The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages
- Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
- Deserted medieval village at West Farm
- Bowl barrow on Warren Heath, 350m south west of Warren House
- Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
- The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down
- Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down
- Bowl barrow 600m south east of East Field Farm
- Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill
- Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
- Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
- Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
- Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
- Three bowl barrows 515m south east of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow
- Bowl barrow 550m north of North Down Barn
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm
- Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
- Round barrow on Boat Knoll
- Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
- Bowl barrow 420m north west of Frogmore Farm
- Woolsbarrow, a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath
- Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow 460m north east of Bere Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
- Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
- Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Medieval standing cross 6m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
- Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation
- Obelisk on Fir Hill
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
- Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
- Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
- Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
- Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
- Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
- Bowl barrow in East Plantation on Turner's Puddle Heath
- Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
Places to see near Bovington
Lakes near Bovington
Rivers near Bovington
- 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
