Cheese Race Up Gold Hill Shaftesbury
Cheese Race Up Famous Hill! One of the UK’s steepest streets has a whacky annual ritual race up it! And to make it even more of an event the competitors have to carry a 23kilo cheese too. The Gold Hill…
50 Walks In Dorset From The AA
A surprise in the post today a book focused on 50 walks around my home county of Dorset. I guess from the AA? However, Veuve Clicquot please feel free to adopted the same idea? Described as gentle strolls and longer…
Romantic Choice For Dorset Coastal Break
Romantic Wareham An award winning romantic hotel turns out to be perfectly placed for a getaway to explore the Dorset coast too. The Priory Hotel in Wareham has been recognised as being the most romantic hotel in the South West…
Bournemouth Airport In Which Top Six
Top Six For Bournemouth Airport My local airport, Bournemouth has made the top 6 in a recent ‘Which’ survey. And is now finding itself ranked among the UK’s top six airports. All by consumer champion ‘Which’. Thus now securing for…
World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship Moves Home!
Stinging Nettle Eating Competition Sometimes when you are a travel writer you do not have to move too far to encounter the weirdness from around the world. Last weekend was the annual world nettle-eating competition held at The Bottle Inn…
Brownsea Island Reopens For The 2024 Season
A famous haven for Red Squirrels the National Trust's Brownsea Island reopens this weekend. Springtime on Brownsea is a great time to look out for a number of key species including red squirrels, which can often be seen foraging for…
Cerne Giant Dorset Icon Dated At Last
Cerne Giant Dated At Last! After many years of researching the Cerne Giant in Dorset it has been finally dated according to the University of Oxford. Two academics from the University concluded that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved…
Wanted History Of DUKW At Dorset D Day Centre
Owner of one of the few remaining working World War 2 DUKW’s or duck as they are called. He is looking to fill in his knowledge about the one he has acquired. Derek Luckhurst from Portland in Dorset UK is…
Argy Bargy… Port Hit By Immigration Barge Protest
Cruise ship business at Portland Port appears to now been affected by the imminent arrival of an immigration barge. Due to arrive this week. It has created an un-foreseen situation for the cruise ship business at the port. https://youtu.be/84uV5iOduY8 With…
SPANISH GALLEON EL GALEON VISITS WEYMOUTH
Residents and visitors to Weymouth Dorset will have the chance to travel back in time to around the time of the Spanish Armada during this coming weekend. The visit of El Galeon a replica Spanish Galleon from that period will…
