Friar Waddon is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Friar Waddon postcode: DT3 4EP

Retail in Friar Waddon

There are great places to visit near Friar Waddon 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 Friar Waddon area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

The area around Friar Waddon's best waterfalls can be found at Jericho Weir.

Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are some of Friar Waddon best villages to visit near Friar Waddon.

The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Friar Waddon if you like historic buildings.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Friar Waddon if you like historic monuments.

The area around Friar Waddon 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 Friar Waddon feature a number of interesting hills including Eggardon Hill.

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

The area around Friar Waddon's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.

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

Friar Waddon History

There are some historic monuments around Friar Waddon:

• Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 730m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Two barrows at Rew
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
• Sandsfoot Castle
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Herringston round barrows
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Helstone burial chamber
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• St Peter's Abbey
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom 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
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Preston Roman villa
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Round barrow SW of village
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Maiden Castle
• Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• 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
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Hampton stone circle
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Frampton Roman villa
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation