Pictures of Dorset

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. (add/update description)

See below for all the best towns & attractions in Dorset, or see a selection of our Dorset photographs on our picture tour of Dorset..

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Recommended towns & villages in Dorset

	Briantspuddle This remarkable village owes much to the agricultural experiment carried out by Sir Ernest Debenham during the years between the two World Wars... Information \| Pictures (25) \| Hotels
	Corfe Castle Below the castle, the village of Corfe shows picturesque stone houses of the 17th-century... Information \| Pictures (75) \| Hotels
	Milton Abbas Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England... Information \| Pictures (19) \| Hotels
	Minterne Magna .. Information \| Pictures (8) \| Hotels
	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 and help cure his nervous disorder by bathing in the sea... Information \| Pictures (121) \| Hotels

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Recommended attractions in Dorset

	Durdle Door On a coast of fabulous high white cliffs there are few views to rival the spectacular Durdle Door. This natural phenomena,..... Information \| Pictures (28) \| Hotels
	Kingston Lacy Set in 250 acres of spectacular parkland landscaped in the latter half of the 18th century and now roamed by a herd of Red Devon..... Information \| Pictures (18) \| Hotels
	Portland Castle This is one of the best preserved of all King Henry VIII's mighty fortresses, built by the monarch to guard the south coast..... Information \| Pictures (1) \| Hotels
	Sherborne Castle Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I...... Information \| Pictures (22) \| Hotels