English Heritage sites near Charmouth Parish
BLACKBURY CAMP
11 miles from Charmouth Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
14 miles from Charmouth Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
ABBOTSBURY, ST CATHERINE'S CHAPEL
14 miles from Charmouth Parish
Set high on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury Abbey, this sturdily buttressed and barrel-vaulted 14th-century chapel was built by monks as a place of pilgrimage and retreat.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
14 miles from Charmouth Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
14 miles from Charmouth Parish
Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot’s lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey, Henry VIII ordered its destruction during the Dissolution in 1538. St Catherine's Chapel is nearby.
THE NINE STONES
16 miles from Charmouth Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
Churches in Charmouth Parish
Charmouth: St Andrew
Pubs in Charmouth Parish
Charmouth House Hotel
George Inn
The Street, Charmouth, DT6 6QE
(01297) 560280
thegeorgecharmouth.com
Royal Oak Inn
The Street, Charmouth, DT6 6PE
(01297) 560277
royaloakcharmouth.co.uk