Slow Dorset
Local, characterful guides to Britain's special places
Published on 17. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-84162-393-1 (ISBN)
Description
Dorset is quintessential rural England: rolling hills, thatched houses, narrow, winding lanes and stunning stately homes and gardens. A large part of the county is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and includes the Jurassic Coast, England's first natural World Heritage Site. Slow Dorset is a personal celebration of what makes Dorset special - an invitation to slow down and enjoy its beauty. The author takes you on a personal journey through the county introducing some of Dorset's best kept secrets and hidden delights including little known walks, cycle rides, pubs, local craftsmen and visitor attractions. Interviews with local artisans and farmers, and contributions from local experts help you to get under the skin of the county. Whether you are looking for fossils around Lyme Regis, taking to horseback for a ride across the exhilarating expanse of Studland Heath,chatting to stallholders at a farmers' market, wandering in the footsteps of Thomas Hardy or walking the South West Coast Path, this book delivers the best of the area with affection and gusto.
Reviews / Votes
'...Alexandra Richards shows us in Slow Dorset how easeful for mind and body it can be simply to wander about a place ..... There is lots of information, too, about where to eat, where to sleep, where to walk, and generally how to get the maximum pleasure from your stay in a very pleasant county.'This England
'Slow Dorset guide is a must for anyone who wants to savour the best of Dorset.'
Blackmore Vale Magazine
'It is impossible to praise this book too highly, it is a MUST HAVE for both visitors and residents.'
Jeremy Powne, Vice-President, Dorset Wildlife Trust
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Language
English
Place of publication
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-84162-393-1 (9781841623931)
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Person
Alexandra Richards was born in Dorset and is now a freelance travel writer and photographer based in Australia. She is currently working on the eighth edition of the Bradt guide to Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion.
Content
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
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