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.

Nettlecombe's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Places near Nettlecombe feature a number of interesting waterfalls 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).

The area around Nettlecombe boasts some of the best ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Don't miss Eggardon Hill's hills if visiting the area around Nettlecombe.

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

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

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

Nettlecombe History

There are some historic monuments around Nettlecombe:

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