Bell Hill lies about 5 miles west of Blandford Forum.

To the northwest its escarpment drops steeply in to the Blackmore Vale and Stour Valley, whilst to the southeast the woods of Turnworth Clump and Ringmoor are bracketed by two more ridges, Ibberton Long Down and Turnworth Down, forming a horseshoe with Bell Hill.

Another spur runs east from Turnworth Down to Shillingstone Hill, site of a quarry and a popular cross-country race.

A trig point on the Wessex Ridgeway marks this subsidiary summit.

A disused pit at the foot of the escarpment indicates earlier quarrying activity.