Hardown Hill

#2807 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Hardown Hill is a hill between Ryall and Morcombelake in the county of Dorset, England. It rises west of the South Dorset Downs, close to the Dorset coast, and overlooks the Marshwood Vale to the north. Its prominence qualifies it as one of Dorset's four Marilyns and it is listed as one of the "top 12 Dorset views to take your breath away" by Dorset's official tourist website. ()

Elevation: 679 ftProminence: 505 ftCoordinates: 50°44'43"N, 2°50'39"W

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Hardown Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lyme Regis Museum, Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Golden Cap, Bridport Museum.

4.1 miW
Museum, Natural history museum
Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis
105 min walk • Lyme Regis Museum is situated in the town of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. It is a registered charity under English law.
2.7 miW
History museum, Natural history museum, Museum
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Charmouth
68 min walk • The Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre is based in the upstairs floor of a long-disused cement factory on the foreshore of Charmouth in Dorset, England.
1.3 miS
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Golden Cap, Charmouth
34 min walk • Golden Cap is a hill and cliff situated on the English Channel coast between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. At 191 metres, it is arguably the highest point on the south coast of Great Britain and is visible for tens of miles along the coastline.
3.9 miE
Museum
Bridport Museum, Bridport
99 min walk • Bridport Museum is a museum in Bridport, Dorset, England. It is housed within an early 16th century building known as the Castle, located on South Street. The building has been Grade II* Listed since 1950.
3.8 miE
Antiques, Shopping, Georgian architecture
Bridport Town Hall, Bridport
98 min walk • Bridport Town Hall is an 18th-century town hall on South Street in Bridport, Dorset, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
0.9 miNW
Church
Church of St Candida and Holy Cross
23 min walk • The Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is an Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England. A Saxon church stood on the site but nothing remains of that structure. The earliest parts of the church date from the 12th century when it was rebuilt by Benedictine monks.
4 miE
Concerts and shows, Art gallery, Museum
Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport
101 min walk • Bridport Arts Centre is an arts centre in Bridport, Dorset, England. Founded in 1973, it is housed in and around a 19th-century, Grade II listed building, formerly known as the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.
3.9 miE
Church
St. Mary's Church, Bridport
100 min walk • St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Bridport, Dorset, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Part of the Bridport Team Ministry, it is the civic church of the town and principal church of the Parish of Bridport.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Lambert's Castle Hill
90 min walk • Lambert's Castle Hill rises between the villages of Marshwood and Fishpond Bottom in the county of Dorset, England. It is part of the South Dorset Downs and its prominence qualifies it as one of the so-called HuMPs.
2.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Coney's Castle
74 min walk • Coney's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, England. The name Coney is from the Old English for rabbit, suggesting medieval use as a domestic warren, as at nearby Pilsdon Pen.
1.8 miSE
Beach
Seatown, Bridport
47 min walk • Seatown is a coastal hamlet in Dorset, England, sited on the English Channel approximately 3 miles west-southwest of Bridport. It lies within the civil parish of Chideock.