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.

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are great places to visit near Nettlecombe if you like towns.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Nettlecombe including Jericho Weir.

Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near Nettlecombe if you like villages.

Nettlecombe is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,

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

Don't miss Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Nettlecombe.

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

There are a several good castles in the area around Nettlecombe like Corfe Castle.

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

Airports to visit near Nettlecombe include Bournemouth Airport.

Nettlecombe History

There are some historic monuments around Nettlecombe:

• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bowl barrow 230m north east of Great Strode House
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• 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 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• 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 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Bind Barrow
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• St Peter's Abbey
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Old Warren earthwork
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• 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
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Corscombe Court barn
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Mohun Castle (site of)
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Roman fort on Waddon Hill
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm