Burleston is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Burleston

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

Burleston's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Burleston is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near Burleston if you like villages.

The area close to Burleston boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.

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

There are a number of ancient sites near Burleston including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

The area around Burleston's best hills can be found at Eggardon Hill.

There are a several good castles in the area around Burleston like Corfe Castle.

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Burleston if you like ruins.

Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Burleston.

Burleston History

There are some historic monuments around Burleston:

• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
• Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
• Deserted town of Milton Abbas
• Obelisk on Fir Hill
• Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
• Deserted medieval village at West Farm
• Roman road W of Ashley Barn
• Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
• Stable Barrow 230m NNE of Frogmore Farm
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• Three round barrows on Puddletown Down
• Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
• Bowl barrow 590m north east of Bere Down Farm
• Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation 200m east of The Retreat
• Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
• Two bell barrows 630m north west of West Down Barn
• Romano-British settlement site
• Roman road in Kingston Park
• Deserted village of Bardolfeston
• Four barrows on Moigns Down
• Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
• Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation
• Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
• Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Bowl barrow 150m north east of Dunbury
• Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
• Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
• Court Close settlement remains
• Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
• Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 515m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
• Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
• Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
• Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church
• Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
• Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
• Tadnoll Barrow
• The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit Farm
• Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
• Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
• Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
• Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill
• Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton
• Round barrow cemetery on Deverel Down 380m west of Longthorns
• Bowl barrow 120m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
• Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Dennet's Bottom Barn
• Two bowl barrows 350m north of Bere Down Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
• Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
• Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
• Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
• Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
• Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m south of Bulbarrow Farm
• Bowl barrow 320m east of Bere Down Farm
• Earthworks SE of Park Wood, including round barrow
• Medieval settlement at Holworth
• Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
• Three bowl barrows 650m south west of Bere Down Farm
• Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
• Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
• Round barrow S of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Bere Down Farm
• Huck Barrow in Knighton Heath Wood
• Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
• Tudor and 17th century farmstead and Romano-British settlement
• Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
• Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
• Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
• Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
• Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
• Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrows
• Bowl barrow 190m north west of Bere Down Farm
• Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Medieval standing cross 6m north east of St Martin's Church
• Ancient settlement E of Lyscombe Bottom
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
• Earthwork SE of Foxpound
• Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
• Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
• Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
• Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House
• Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
• Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
• Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• Bowl barrow 650m north west of Long Ash Farm
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
• Bowl barrow in East Plantation on Turner's Puddle Heath
• Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
• Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
• Melcombe Horsey deserted village
• Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
• Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
• Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
• Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
• Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
• Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
• Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
• Milton Park boundary bank
• Milling House, West Farm
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House
• Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
• Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn
• Lyscombe Farm chapel
• The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
• Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Barrow on Galton Heath
• Earthwork S of Meriden Wood, and adjoining round barrow
• Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
• Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
• Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
• Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
• Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
• Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm
• Bowl barrow 460m north east of Bere Down Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
• George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
• Barrow S of Common Plantation
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
• Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 350m north west of Keepers Cottage
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 200m north east of Haywards Farm
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
• Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
• Bowl barrow 570m south east of Heatherdown
• Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
• Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
• Round barrow on Hog Leaze
• Bingham's Melcombe deserted village
• Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
• Sandy Barrow
• The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 420m north west of Frogmore Farm
• Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
• Medieval settlement of North Louvard
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 790m north east of Haywards Farm
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Field system on Green Down
• Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor