Holnest is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Holnest

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

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are great places to visit near Holnest if you like towns.

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

There are a several good villages in the Holnest area like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The Cobb is one of Holnest's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Holnest.

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

There are a several good ancient sites in the Holnest area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Holnest is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,

There are a number of castles near to Holnest including Corfe Castle.

Corfe Castle is one of Holnest's best, nearby ruins to visit in Holnest.

Holnest is near some unmissable airports like Bournemouth Airport,

Holnest History

There are some historic monuments around Holnest:

• Barrow on College Down
• The Conduit Cross
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Sherborne Old Castle
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Chapel W of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Roman villa 900yds (820m) NW of parish church
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
• The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Wyke barns
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages
• Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Fishpond
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Churchyard cross
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Roman temporary camp at East Farm
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• Roman villa SE of East Farm
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• The Castle hillfort
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port