Hooke is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Hooke

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

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

The area around Hooke features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Hooke including The Cobb.

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

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are great places to visit near Hooke if you like ancient sites.

Eggardon Hill is one of Hooke's best, nearby hills to visit in Hooke.

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

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

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

Hooke History

There are some historic monuments around Hooke:

• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m 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
• 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 pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Moated site 800m NNW of Pipplepen Farmhouse
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• 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
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• The Castle hillfort
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• 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
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Corscombe Court barn
• 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 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• 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
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Mohun Castle (site of)
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery