Lovely Old Newsreel of Shaftesbury, Dorset from British Pathe Films
I found this little gem on the British Pathe films website – a great archive of old British newsreel footage. It’s a short travelogue on Shaftesbury, Dorset – my favorite village in England. What’s...
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Thomas Hardy’s House to Open to the Public in 2011
I’m definitely going to add this to the list of things I want to do on our next trip to England (slated for November 2011). This news comes via Dark Dorset: The country home where Thomas Hardy wrote...
View ArticleVideo: West Dorset’s views around Beaminster and Bridport
From Mapperton to Pilsdon Pen, Beaminster to Bridport, this tiny part of West Dorset is what I now call home. Here is a French view of this sleepy corner of the world. The post Video: West Dorset’s...
View ArticleVideo: Exploring Athelhampton House & Gardens in Dorset
Athelhampton Manor was around prior to 1066 and was mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086. The present house and gardens date from around 1485, when Sir William Martyn received a license to enclose...
View ArticleVideos: Check out Thomas Hardy’s House and Max Gate in Dorset
Max Gate was Thomas Hardy’s home for over 40 years from 1885 to his death in 1928. He bought the 1.5-acre site, on the windswept ridge a mile from the centre of Dorchester, from the Duchy of Cornwall....
View ArticleVideo: Discover Dorset’s Hidden Treasure – Little Bredy Village
Midway between Dorchester and Bridport and just a few miles inland from Dorset’s spectacular Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site lies the beautiful small village of Littlebredy. Missed by most visitors...
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Be Beside The Seaside in Britain: Brighton, Blackpool or Bournemouth?
There’s nothing like holidays to the British seaside. Fish and chips, games arcades, buckets and spades and sticks of rock candy have formed a popular image in the minds of travellers everywhere. But...
View ArticleVideo: Secrets of Dorset – What to See and Do in Dorset
I recently found an older show that chronicled the secrets of various counties in Britain and I downloaded the Dorset episode. I really enjoyed it and decided to throw it on YouTube for everyone else...
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Top 12 things to do in Dorset – Best Tourist Sites in Our Favorite County –...
Here’s another great article from our friends at Visit Britain that highlights the best sites to visit in Dorset – our favorite English county. 1). Explore the glorious Dorset countryside by following...
View ArticleDorset: Bridport by Night
Check out this stunning timelapse video of Bridport Dorset at night. Definitely going to add a visit to Bridport on our itinerary for May. From the video description: A labour of love, four months in...
View ArticleDorset beach hut on sale for £126,000
Estate Agent Andrew Denison says he thinks the beach hut on Mudeford Spit is good value for money, despite it having no electricity or running water. The hut costs £126,000 which is about $200,000....
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Weird Britain: Giant deckchair towers over Bournemouth beach
A deckchair higher than a double decker bus has been erected to celebrate summer on Bournemouth beach in Dorset. Report by Sam Datta-Paulin. Very cool! The post Weird Britain: Giant deckchair towers...
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Laura’s London: Laura Visits Enid Blyton Country and Corfe Castle in Dorset
The children’s author Enid Blyton was born in south London and holidayed in Dorset three times a year for about twenty years. These happy trips inspired the ‘Famous Five’ series about siblings Julian,...
View ArticleVideo: Beautiful Film of Dorset at Night
A few months ago we brought you a lovely video of the city of Bridport in Dorset at night. The photographer has released another beautiful video, this time of all of Dorset as his subject. About the...
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Guest Article: 6 Ideas for an Amazing West Country Road Trip
From castles and moors to pasties and wine – the south-west has a lot to offer rural-bound Londoners eager to swap the Big Smoke for a taste of the country… Sometimes you need to get out of London....
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British Landscapes Photography: Britain’s Beautiful Heritage Coasts
Until now we have made brief visits to two-thirds of the National Parks so I thought we would have a change and take a look at some of the Heritage Coasts. The scheme was started in 1972 to protect...
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Desktop Wallpapers – England’s Green and Pleasant Land – Dorset
In our new ongoing desktop wallpaper series, this week we visit the skies above our favorite place to visit: Dorset and let the words of William Blake’s Jerusalem inspire us. Click the image to...
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England’s Longest Coastal Path – A Roller Coaster – The South West Coastal Path
The South West Coastal Path is one of the top walks to be found anywhere in the world with 630 miles of stunning scenery running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to...
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Diamond Jubilee Trip Diaries – Day 7 – Bath and Beyond
Editor’s Note: This post is about 1 year in the making. We planned to publish this last year but got bogged down making our web series then the arrival of our baby, so things just got away from us....
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Picture: Stunning Image of Shaftesbury’s Gold Hill at Night with the Milky Way
A local Dorset photographer has taken a stunning picture of Gold Hill, our favorite place in Britain, framed against the night sky. It’s simply stunning. You can read about how he captured the picture...
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