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.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Burleston including Jericho Weir.

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

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

The area close to Burleston boasts some of the best historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Ancient Sites to visit near Burleston include 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.

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

Ruins to visit near Burleston include Corfe Castle.

The area around Burleston's best airports can be found at Bournemouth Airport.

Burleston History

There are some historic monuments around Burleston:

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