Charminster
Charminster is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Charminster postcode: DT2 9QR
There are great places to visit near Charminster including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Towns to visit near Charminster include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Places near Charminster feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Jericho Weir.
The area around Charminster boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
Historic Buildings to visit near Charminster include The Cobb.
The area around Charminster's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).
The area around Charminster features a number of interesting ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
Places near Charminster feature a number of interesting hills including Eggardon Hill.
Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Charminster.
The area around Charminster's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.
There are a several good airports in the area around Charminster like Bournemouth Airport.
Charminster History
There are some historic monuments around Charminster:
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Earthwork on Church Hill
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House
- Medieval settlement at West Ringstead
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Barrow on College Down
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Frampton Roman villa
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Melcombe Horsey deserted village
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Round barrow SW of village
- Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Churchyard cross
- Preston Roman villa
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Two barrows at Rew
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Herringston round barrows
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Round barrow on Church Hill
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Sandy Barrow
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Ancient settlement E of Lyscombe Bottom
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
- Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
- Maiden Castle
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Colliton Park Roman house
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
Places to see near Charminster
Lakes near Charminster
Rivers near Charminster
- 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
