Hooke is a small, rural village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, tucked into a steep, wooded valley carved by the River Hooke. The settlement sits beneath the rolling chalk of the Dorset Downs and enjoys quick access to the coast and countryside, making it popular with walkers and anyone after a quiet, nature-rich base close to the Jurassic Coast.
The community is modest and agricultural in character, with farms, smallholdings and a handful of local businesses; many residents commute to larger towns for work. Its history is visible in a compact village core, a historic manor house known as Hooke Court and earthworks on the surrounding hills that hint at centuries of rural life, while seasonal birdlife and limestone grassland add to the parish’s low-key appeal.
Postcode districts covering Hooke
Most populated places nearby
- Taunton 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Weymouth 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Yeovil 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Dorchester 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Bridport 6.2 miles10 km
- Chard 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Chard Town 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Street 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Portland 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Sidmouth 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Blandford Forum 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Honiton 23.2 miles37.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Eggardon Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- North Poorton Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Rampisham Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Mapperton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Toller Porcorum Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Wraxall Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Powerstock Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Chilfrome Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- West Chelborough Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Cattistock Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Toller Fratrum Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Beaminster Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Hooke
DT8 3NZ, DT8 3PB, DT8 3PD, DT8 3PF, DT8 3PG, DT8 3NX, DT8 3PH, DT8 3PA
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 32.9 miles53 km
- Bournemouth Airport 36 miles58 km
- Maiden Newton Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Chetnole Railway Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
Hotels near Hooke Ad
- Summer Lodge Country House Hotel 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Ollerod 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- George Albert Hotel & Spa 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Parrett Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Eype's Mouth Country Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Haddon House Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Lanes Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.8 km
- The Crooked Swan 8.3 miles13.4 km
Local points of interest
- Huish Park Stadium 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 11 miles17.6 km
- Charmouth Beach Beach 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Forde Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Newenham Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Portland Marina Marina 18.3 miles29.4 km