We spent two mainly sunny weeks exploring this area with an interesting coast and fine places to visit inland.
Abbotsbury from St Catherine’s Hill
Lilies at Abbotsbury Gardens
Abbotsbury Swannery
Sherborne
Cross outside Sherborne Abbey
Fishing nets at Lyme Regis
A storm coming in at West Bay
View over the rooftops of Bridport
Outside Thomas Hardy’s house
Trying out a violin (with permission) at Thomas Hardy’s house
Exploring Dorset’s ancient roads
Over-the-top grandeur at Queen Mother Square, Poundbury
Giant deckchair at Sidmouth
Sidmouth: wired for sound
On top of a very windy Chesil Bank, with the Isle of Portland in the background
Kitesurfer on the bay next to the Isle of Portland
Portland lighthouse
The Portland coast from the top of the lighthouse
Rural scene near Portland Bill
Fine bronze work at Sculpture by the Lakes
Sculpture by the Lakes