Charlton Down is a small village in Dorset, England, set on the chalk ridges of the Dorset Downs a few miles north of Dorchester. It feels like a modern rural settlement tucked into classic downland scenery: rolling arable fields, hedgerows and wide views, with easy access for walkers and cyclists and within reasonable driving distance of the Jurassic Coast.
The community is largely residential and agricultural in character, with many residents commuting to nearby market towns for work. Locally there’s a strong community feel with village groups and facilities that reflect the village’s relatively recent growth, and the surrounding landscape and nearby historic sites give it a quietly rural, reasonably well connected base for exploring west Dorset.
Postcode districts covering Charlton Down
Most populated places nearby
- Poole 21.5 miles
- Weymouth 8.9 miles
- Yeovil 15.5 miles
- Ferndown 24.4 miles
- Ferndown Town 24.4 miles
- Dorchester 3 miles
- Bridport 13.3 miles
- Chard 23.5 miles
- Chard Town 23.3 miles
- Portland 13.9 miles
- Blandford Forum 14.9 miles
- Swanage 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward 0.9 miles
- Charminster Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Godmanstone Parish 1.7 miles
- Stratton Parish 1.8 miles
- Bradford Peverell Parish 2.2 miles
- Stinsford Parish 2.5 miles
- Nether Cerne Parish 2.6 miles
- Piddlehinton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Dorchester Poundbury Ward 2.8 miles
- Dorchester West Ward 2.9 miles
- Dorchester Built-up area 3 miles
- Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Charlton Down
DT2 9UY, DT2 9UU, DT2 9UZ, DT2 9UE, DT2 9UJ, DT2 9XA, DT2 9XE, DT2 9UG, DT2 9XU … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 26.9 miles
- Exeter International Airport 41.9 miles
- Dorchester West Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Dorchester South Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Charlton Down Ad
- The King's Arms 4 2.7 miles
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 2.6 miles
- The Poachers Inn 4 3.7 miles
- The Black Dog Inn 6.1 miles
- Gresham Guest House 4 9.4 miles
- The Junction Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Summer Lodge Country House Hotel 5 8.8 miles
- No. 98 Boutique Hotel 9.5 miles
- The Sydney Arms 2.7 miles
- George Albert Hotel & Spa 3 6.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 2.5 miles
- Chesil Beach Beach 9.5 miles
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 10 miles
- Portland Harbour Harbour 11.6 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 11.9 miles
- Man O'War Beach Beach 12.1 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.2 miles
- Portland Marina Marina 12.6 miles
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 16 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 16.7 miles