Dorset
Dorset Tourist and Visitor Information with links to heritage, nature and tourist attractions, many with brief details of disabled access.
The county of Dorset with its rolling hills and dramatic coast has long been a popular tourist destination. It has a coastline that attracts families and fossil hunters, countryside appreciated by walkers and cyclists, there are photogenic country villages and modern holiday resorts. Situated between Devon and Hampshire along the South Coast it has a maritime heritage and stunning scenery that blend to form a wonderful visitor experience, enjoy.
Official Tourist Website
Other Tourist information websites
Tourism Videos
Coast With The Most from www.coastwiththemost.com
Poole Sea Train Adventure from Spectacular Journeys
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site
jurassiccoast.org
AONB’s
The Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) www.dorsetaonb.org.uk
Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs AONB cranbornechase.org.uk
Wildlife Trust & Nature - www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
Historic or architectural important Properties (Castles, Abbeys, Churches, Houses, Estates and Gardens) (English Heritage / National Trust / other) - see the Dorset Heritage page
Literary connections
Jane Austen (Persuasion)
Enid Blyton (Famous Five, Secret Seven)
John Meade Falkner(Moonfleet
John Fowles(The French Lieutenant's Woman)
Thomas Hardy (Tess of the D'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Far From The Madding Crowd)
T. E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
