Bindon

Once called Binedon, The place within the hill and then, after the removal of the monastery it was for a while called Old Bynedon(1297).

Bindon is the massive hill that forms the chalk cliff at the back of Lulworth cove. Bindon Abbey was established here and transferred to a site near Wool in 1172. As a result the flat valley land to the east of Wool is also called Bindon. Bindon Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII and only a gatehouse and ruins remain.

The army have operated a tank firing range near Bindon Hill since 1916. A much greater, adjoining area was added to it during the Second World War forming the Lulworth Ranges.

Stay at The Priory Hotel when you visit Bindon
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