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 features a number of interesting towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Hooke like The Cobb.

Historic Monuments to visit near Hooke include King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Hooke best ancient sites to visit near Hooke.

Hills to visit near Hooke include Eggardon Hill.

The area close to Hooke boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.

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

The area around Hooke's best airports can be found at Bournemouth Airport.

Hooke History

There are some historic monuments around Hooke:

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