Contents
Going Slow in Dorset v
The Slow mindset v, Dorset vi, Some practical matters ix, Making the most
of Slow Dorset x
1. North Dorset - the Blackmore Vale, Cranborne Chase
and Sherborne 1
Getting there and around 1, Accommodation 3, The Blackmore Vale 7, Cranborne Chase
39, Sherborne and around 47
2. Dorchester and the Piddle and Frome Valleys 57
Getting there and around 57, Accommodation 60, Dorchester and around 61, North
from Dorchester towards the Blackmore Vale 74, The Piddle Valley and Bere Regis 77,
The Frome Valley 83, Bulbarrow Hill, Milton Abbas and surrounds 87
3. The Marshwood Vale and West Dorset 95
Getting there and around 95, Accommodation 97, Lyme Regis to Bridport and West
Bay 101, East of Bridport via the Bride Valley to Abbotsbury 113, From the Somerset
border to the Marshwood Vale 122, Eastwards from Beaminster 125
4. Weymouth and the Southern Coast 129
Getting there and around 129, Accommodation 133, West of Weymouth, including
Chesil Beach 134, The Isle of Portland 143, East of Weymouth 148
5. Isle of Purbeck 151
Getting there and around 153, Accommodation 157, Wareham to Swanage and
north of the A351 160, Beyond Swanage to Lulworth Cove 181
6. Poole, Bournemouth and the east 191
Getting there and around 192, Accommodation 196, Poole and surrounds 198,
Bournemouth and Christchurch 208, Wimborne Minster and surrounds 220
Index 230
