Kimmeridge
Kimmeridge is a Town in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Kimmeridge 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 Kimmeridge if you like towns.
Kimmeridge is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,
Kimmeridge has some unmissable villages nearby like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The Cobb is one of Kimmeridge's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Kimmeridge.
Historic Monuments to visit near Kimmeridge include King's Statue (King George III Statue).
Ancient Sites to visit near Kimmeridge include Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
Hills to visit near Kimmeridge include Eggardon Hill.
Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Kimmeridge if you like castles.
There are a number of ruins near to Kimmeridge including Corfe Castle.
Bournemouth Airport is one of Kimmeridge's best, nearby airports to visit in Kimmeridge.
Kimmeridge History
There are some historic monuments around Kimmeridge:
- Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
- St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of East Orchard
- Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- Group of linear earthworks on Worgret Heath
- The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
- Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat
- Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill
- Pillow mound 145m south east of Eastington Farm
- Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn
- Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Emmett's Hill
- Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside
- Bell barrow and seven bowl barrows, forming a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Worgret Heath, 645m north west of Worgret Manor Farm
- Medieval settlement at Afflington
- Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill
- Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
- Bowl barrow and cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 500m NNE of St Peter's Church
- Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay
- Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow 1120m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages
- Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm
- Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
- The Icen Barrow on Creech Heath, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on St Aldhelm's Head, 470m north east of St Aldhelm's Chapel
- Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Bowl barrow 850m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn
- Early Christian enclosure on St Aldhelm's Head
- Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
- Bowl barrow 650m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- A bowl barrow 500m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Rookery Cottages
- Bowl barrow on North Hill, 400m north east of Renscombe Farm
- Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages
- Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 430m south of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow on Swyre Head
- Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath 650m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery
- Romano-British villa 560m north east of East Creech Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range 690m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation
- Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls
- Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 270m south west of Arne Dairy House
- Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill
- Bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 880m north west of Povington Farm
- Group of medieval strip lynchets at East and West Man
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 600m north east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow 900m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery
- Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 700m south of Icen House
- Bindon Abbey (site)
- Roman site N of Brenscombe Farm
- Site of St Mary's Church and associated cemetery, 300m north west of Manor Farm
- Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm
- Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Creech Barrow hill
- Round barrow on Boat Knoll
- Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 170m north east of Holmebridge Post Office
- Bowl barrow on Northport Heath, 200m south east of Forest Lodge
- The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- 'Three Barrows': Group of three round barrows on the southern edge of Middlebere Heath, 240m NNE of Halfway Inn
- The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Worgret Manor Farm, forming an outlier of the Worgret Heath round barrow cemetery
- Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill
- Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
- Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
- Three bowl barrows on Northport Heath, 940m and 985m north east of Alpha Farm
- Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
- Kingston Down Romano-British farm
- Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow
- Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs
- Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 470m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
- Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 660m north east of St Peter's Church
- Section of Battery Bank on South Heath
- Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery
- Four bowl barrows 70m east of Seven Barrows Farm
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 80m north west of Hill View
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor
- Lulworth Castle
- Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross
- Linear earthwork on Wareham Common, 350m north west and 420m north east of Little Farm
- Two bowl barrows on Great Ovens Hill, 650m and 570m NNW of Sandford Bridge
- Bell barrow 670m east of Baylea Farm: one of a small group of barrows on Highwood Heath
- Bowl barrow 200m south of East Lulworth village
- The northern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount
- Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
- Round barrow cemetery on Povington Heath 550m north-east of Whiteway Farm
- Bowl barrow on Knowle Hill, 630m north east of St Peter's Church
- Round barrow cemetery on West Holme Heath, 850m north-west of Hurst Mill
- Two barrows 850m north west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth
- Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep
- Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm
- Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 200m south of Arne Dairy House
- Bowl barrow on Stonehill Down, 250m south of East Creech Farm
- Cross dyke on Knowle Hill, 470m SSE of East Creech Farm
- A bowl barrow 320m north-east of Oak Tree Farm: one of a number of barrows on Coombe Heath
- Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech Farm
- The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe Castle
- Bowl barrow known as Povington Barrow, 300m west of Povington Farm
- Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall
- Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm
- Bowl barrow 930m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common
- Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 390m west of Little Farm
- Bell barrow on Stoborough Heath 380m NNE of Hill View
- Group of three bowl barrows on West Hill, 650m NNE of The Glebe House
- Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbrake Cottage
- The Harp Stone
- Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View
- Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm
- Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm
- Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard Bridge
- Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
Places to see near Kimmeridge
Lakes near Kimmeridge
Rivers near Kimmeridge
- Bow Brook South
- Henstridge Stream
- Allen Trib (Gussage Stream)
- Stour (Headwaters)
- Lydden (Lower)
- Cale
- Caundle Trib (Caundle Marsh)
- Caundle Brook (Upper)
- Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)
- Bow Brook North
- Divelish
- Tarrant
- Mannington Brook
- Lodden
- Crane (Dorset)
- Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)
- Lydden (Upper)
- Allen Trib (Crichel Stream)
- Stour Trib (Pimperne Brook)
- Moors
- North Winterbourne
- Allen (Lower)
- Cam (Dorset)
- Stirchell Brook
- Key Brook
- Stour (Upper)
- Bourne Stream
- Lydden (Middle)
- Stour Trib (Bibbern Brook)
- Wonston Brook
- Caundle Brook (Lower)
- Stour (Lower)
- Allen (Headwaters)
- Iwerne
- Manston Brook
- Shreen Water (including Ashfield Water)
- Uddens Water
- Fontmell Brook
- Char
- Monkton Wyld Stream
- Bride
- Mangerton Brook
- Simene
- Swan (Swanage)
- Brit (Upper)
- Asker
- Wey
- Brit (Lower)
- Wraxall Brook
- Sydling Water
- Bere Stream
- Frome Dorset (Lower) u/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Wareham Forest Stream
- Corfe River
- South Winterbourne
- Piddle (Upper)
- Frome Trib (Luckford Lake)
- Tadnoll Brook (including Empool Bottom)
- Devils Brook
- Frome Dorset (Lower) d/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Frome Dorset (Upper)
- Cerne
- Hooke
- Piddle (Lower)
- Frome Dorset Trib (River Win)
- Sherford River
- Frome Dorset (Headwaters)
- Wellhams Brook
- Broad
- Stockland Bristol Stream
- Wriggle
- Fivehead River
- Isle - Upper
- Currypool Stream
- Yeo Ds Over Compton
- Corton Denham Stream
- Hornsey Brook
- Closworth Stream
- Ding
- Parrett - R Isle to R Yeo
- Durleigh Brook
- Merriot Stream
- Parrett - headwaters to Broad River
- Parrett - Lopen Bk to R Isle
- Bearley Brook
- Yeo
- Wriggle River
- North Moor Main Drain
- Sutton Bingham Stream - East Arm
- Cary - source to conf with KSD
- Lopen Brook
- Sutton Bingham Stream - upstream conf Closworth Str
- Cannington Bk - Lower
- Isle - Upper to conf Cad Bk
- Fiddington Brook
- Cannington Bk - Upper
- Sutton Bingham Stream - West Arm
- Isle
- West Sedgemoor Main Drain
- Eighteen Feet Rhyne
- Parrett - R Yeo to West Sedgemoor Drain
- Parrett - Broad River to Lopen Bk
- Beer Hackett Stream
- Westmoor Main Drain
- Chinnock BK
- Yeo Us Over Compton
- Isle - Cad Bk to Fivehead River
- Dodham Brook (Yeo (Somset))
- Dowlish Brook
- King's Moor Main Drain (Yeo (Somset)
- Cam - Lower
- Lam Brook
- Stogursey BK
- Petherton Stream
- Cam - Upper
- Cam Tributary
- King's Sedgemoor Drain - Henley Sluice to mouth
- Upper River Otter
- Love
- Tale
- Middle River Otter
- Wolf (Otter)
- Sid
- Lower River Otter