Southwell is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Southwell postcode: DT5 2ET

Retail in Southwell

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

There are a number of towns near Southwell including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

Southwell's best nearby villages can be found at Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Historic Buildings to visit near Southwell include The Cobb.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Southwell's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Southwell.

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 Southwell.

Hills to visit near Southwell include Eggardon Hill.

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

Ruins to visit near Southwell include Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is one of Southwell's best, nearby airports to visit in Southwell.

Southwell History

There are some historic monuments around Southwell:

• RAF Portland, site of Rotor early warning radar station
• Upton Fort, a coastal artillery battery and two searchlight emplacements
• Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe
• East Weare rifle range
• Portland open fields
• Rufus Castle
• Portland Bill stone loading quay
• The Verne Citadel
• Sandsfoot Castle
• Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Mesolithic sites near Culver Well
• Fishpond at West Ringstead, 590m south of Pit House
• Portland Castle
• Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery