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.

Towns to visit near Waddon include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Waddon is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

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

There are a number of historic buildings near to Waddon including The Cobb.

Places near Waddon feature a number of interesting historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

There are a several good ancient sites in the Waddon area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

There are a number of hills near to Waddon including Eggardon Hill.

Waddon is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

Waddon is near some unmissable ruins like Corfe Castle,

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

Waddon History

There are some historic monuments around Waddon:

• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Frampton Roman villa
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of village
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows at Rew
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Bowl barrow 220m 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
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• 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
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• 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
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Sandsfoot Castle
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• St Peter's Abbey
• Herringston round barrows
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• 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
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Hampton stone circle
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Helstone burial chamber
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Old Warren earthwork
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument