Hampton is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Hampton postcode: DT2 9DY

Retail in Hampton

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

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

Places near Hampton feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

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

The area around Hampton's best historic buildings can be found at The Cobb.

The area around Hampton's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Hampton has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Eggardon Hill is a great place to visit close to Hampton if you like hills.

Hampton is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

There are a number of ruins near to Hampton including Corfe Castle.

The area close to Hampton boasts some of the best airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Hampton History

There are some historic monuments around Hampton:

• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Maiden Castle
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• 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 barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• The Castle hillfort
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• 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
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Round barrow SW of village
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• St Peter's Abbey
• Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Frampton Roman villa
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• 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
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• 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
• Two barrows at Rew
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Barrow on College Down
• Preston Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Hampton stone circle
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Herringston round barrows
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Helstone burial chamber
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• 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
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Churchyard cross
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood