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.

The area around Hooke boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Hooke is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

The area around Hooke boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Historic Buildings to visit near Hooke include The Cobb.

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

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

Hooke is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,

Castles to visit near Hooke include Corfe Castle.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Hooke.

There are a number of airports near to Hooke including Bournemouth Airport.

Hooke History

There are some historic monuments around Hooke:

• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay 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
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Mohun Castle (site of)
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• The Castle hillfort
• 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 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black 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
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Moated site 800m NNW of Pipplepen Farmhouse
• Corscombe Court barn
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn