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About Dorset

Dorset is a county of great beauty, situated on the South Coast of England, bounded by the Counties of Devon, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Dorset boasts an outstanding 75 mile long shore fronting the English Channel which separates the United Kingdom from mainland Europe. A traditional English county rich in archaeology, unspoilt rural villages and countryside. Nearby attractions include the picturesque and homely Town of Weymouth, Historic Sherborne Castle Built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594, Mapperton House and Gardens of Elizabethan origin, home of the Earl and Countess of Sandwich.
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Abbotsbury
Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset. Situated near the coast in one of the most...
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Bournemouth
Bournemouth has been a place of international acclaim since Edward VII brought his mistress Lillie Langtry here in 19th and...
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Burton Bradstock
This in one of the most enchanting villages to be found along the sweeping Dorset coast. It has gorgeous little lanes where...
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Cerne Abbas
Interestingly, it is said that the first bootees worn by Queen Victoria as a young child, came from Cerne, so too in earlier...
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Langton Herring
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Langton Matravers
This is an interesting old village with access to one of the loveliest stretches of the Dorset coast. It has a long association...
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Pilsdon
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Swanage
Casting a glance around this popular coastal resort town few would imagine Swanage Bay to have been the scene of a fierce naval...
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Weymouth
Weymouth is one of the most finest and famous of all England's seaside resorts, having first been used by King George III to try...
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Worth Matravers
Picturesque Dorset village with a history pre-dating Roman times as evidenced by the medieval lynchets cut into the steep...
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