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.

There are a several good towns in the Burleston area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

Villages to visit near Burleston include Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Burleston including The Cobb.

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

The area around Burleston boasts some of the best ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

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

The area around Burleston's best castles can be found at Corfe Castle.

The area close to Burleston boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is one of Burleston's best, nearby airports to visit in Burleston.

Burleston History

There are some historic monuments around Burleston:

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