Waddon is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Waddon postcode: DT3 4ER

Retail in Waddon

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

There are a several good towns in the Waddon area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Waddon is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

There are a several good villages in the Waddon area like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The Cobb is one of Waddon's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Waddon.

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

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Waddon best ancient sites to visit near Waddon.

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

Waddon is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

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

Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Waddon.

Waddon History

There are some historic monuments around Waddon:

• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Round barrow SW of village
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• 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
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Herringston round barrows
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Maiden Castle
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Helstone burial chamber
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe
• 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
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Old Warren earthwork
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Frampton Roman villa
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton 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 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Two barrows at Rew
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Sandsfoot Castle
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Hampton stone circle
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Six round barrows W of Came Down