Information about the region Dorset (10), Great Britain

Dorset and its hidden gems. Dorset is situated on the South Coast of England.

Position

Country: Great Britain

Arrival

Arrival by car

M3 from London
M5 from Birmingham

Arrival by plane

Main airports are Bournemouth, Southampton, Exeter and Bristol

Arrival by train

Direct trains from London Waterloo that stop at Christchurch, Wareham, Dorchester and Weymouth

Arrival by bus

National Express Coaches

Arrival by ship

Ferry services are to and from Weymouth, Poole, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Southampton

Activities in summer

Walking, cycling, treasure trails, fishing, golf, sailing, windsurfing. Extreme sport

Thermal baths/outdoor pools/Lakes

Weymouth, Greenhill, Bowleaze, Hive beaches, Ringstead Bay

Extras for children

Donkey rides. Punch and Judy shows. Paintballing. Moors Valley Country Park. Roman Town House, Dorchester.

Activities in winter

Tank museum, Victorian house Max Gate.

Mountain railway

Swanage steam railway.

Skilifte

Snowtrax.

Food and Beverage

The Corner House Cafe, Weymouth. Abbot Tearoom, Dorchester. Marlboro Fish and Chips, Weymouth. The Saxon Arms, Dorchester.

purchase

Antiques in Dorchester. Ceramics in Lyme Regis. Markets in Christchurch, Shaftesbury, Wareham. Large selection of shops in Bournemouth.

Museums

The Blandford Fashion Museum. Dorset County Museum.

Discos/Bars

The Halfway Inn, Wareham. The Village Inn, Swanage. The Thimble Inn, Dorchester.

Places of interest.

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury. Mangerton Mill, Highcliffe Castle

Charming aspects

Cerbe Abbas Giant. Corfe Castle. Fossil hunting. Athelhampton haunted house.

Host/s in region Dorset (10)

Guesthouse
Aquila Heights Guest House | Frome Corner | Harlquin Guesthouse
Hotel
BEST WESTERN Weymouth Hotel Rembrandt | The Grange at Oborne
Farm
Colesmoor Farm | Knaveswell Farm | Launceston Farm
Others
2 Heath Cottages | 3Quaters b&b | Ambrose Cottage | Applegrove | Cashmoor House | Chesil Beach Lodge | Chewton Edge Guest House | Clare House | Corner Meadow | Cumberland House B & B | Dorset Cottage | Durbey Field Guest House | East Creech Farm | Eype's Mouth Country Hotel | Florence House | Florian Guesthouse | Gerrards Farm | Glenlee Guest House | Grand Hotel Swanage | Green Gable Guest House | Guest House A Knights Rest | Highway Farm | Honey Lodge | Hyde Cottage | Kersbrook | Kimmeridge Farm House | Kingston Country Courtyard | Lake Views b&b | Linden Lea | Little Gem Guest House | Longpuddle Bed & Breakfast | Lower Bryanston Farm | Lulworth Mill House | Mortons House Hotel | Morven Guest House | New House Farm | Number 9 | Oaklands Edwardian Guesthaouse | Oxbridge Farm | Oxford House | Pines Hotel | Portmann Lodge | Priory Farm Cottage | Purbeck House Hotel | Queen Anne House | Quigley B&B | Riversmead b&b | Salmons Reach Guest House | Sou' West Lodge | Southernhay Guesthouse | Spring Cottage | Spurwing guest house | Summer Lodge Hotel Country House | Swanage Haven | The Beach House | The Bridge House Hotel | The Bull Hotel | The Casterbridge | The Castleton | The Cavendale | The Eastbury Hotel | The Limes | The Mariners Guesthouse | The Pink House | The Plantation | The Poachers Inn | The Sherborne Hotel | The Tiger Inn | The Wessex Royale Hotel | Yellowham Farmhouse

Cottages & alps

Mallard cottage, Christchurch. The Old Piggery. Harrow Wood Farm and Caravan Park, Christchurch. Crafty Camping, Holditch.

Our neighbours

Dorset borders Devon to the West, Somerset to the North-West, Wiltshire to the North-East, and Hampshire to the East. The county town is Dorchester.

Interesting things

Glamping tent in Holditch. Jurassic coast.

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