Nettlecombe is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Nettlecombe postcode: DT6 3SP

Retail in Nettlecombe

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

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

The area close to Nettlecombe boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

There are a number of villages near Nettlecombe including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around Nettlecombe.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Nettlecombe if you like historic monuments.

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

Hills to visit near Nettlecombe include Eggardon Hill.

Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Nettlecombe.

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Nettlecombe if you like ruins.

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

Nettlecombe History

There are some historic monuments around Nettlecombe:

• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Corscombe Court barn
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bind Barrow
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black 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
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• 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 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• 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
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Four bowl barrows 500m 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
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Mohun Castle (site of)
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Bowl barrow 230m north east of Great Strode House
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• St Peter's Abbey
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Roman fort on Waddon Hill
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• 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
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Old Warren earthwork
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down