Slow Dorset

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

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.

'...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