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Beautiful honey-coloured Sherborne with its medieval Abbey is full of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and pubs.
129 locals recommend
Sherborne
Beautiful honey-coloured Sherborne with its medieval Abbey is full of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and pubs.
Wonderful, typical english seaside town with lots going on from Punch and Judy shows and dodgem cars to sailing lessons. Sandy beach is of the highest quality for sandcastles!
160 locals recommend
Weymouth
Wonderful, typical english seaside town with lots going on from Punch and Judy shows and dodgem cars to sailing lessons. Sandy beach is of the highest quality for sandcastles!
Food scene
Amazing seafood café on the beach where you can get anything from crab sandwich to lobster and champagne
148 locals recommend
Hive Beach Cafe Burton Bradstock
Beach RoadAmazing seafood café on the beach where you can get anything from crab sandwich to lobster and champagne
Amazing spot for lunch or to browse vintage and antique French furniture
D'Urberville Contemporary Living
90 Cheap StAmazing spot for lunch or to browse vintage and antique French furniture
The Rose & Crown
Excellent food in a beautiful sleepy village setting
The Seaside Boarding House
Cliff RoadDelicious food in a unique spot overlooking the beach
Delicious food in a wonderful typical traditional Dorset pub in the beautiful village of Evershot
11 locals recommend
Acorn Inn
28 Fore StreetDelicious food in a wonderful typical traditional Dorset pub in the beautiful village of Evershot
Delicious food in a charming Dorset market town, but you need to book in advance.
40 locals recommend
Brassica Restaurant
4 The SquareDelicious food in a charming Dorset market town, but you need to book in advance.
Amazing restaurant and hotel with 5 michelin stars for a special occasion. There is also a wonderful spa with a beautiful pool and hot tub.
12 locals recommend
Summer Lodge Country House Hotel & Restaurant
9 Fore StAmazing restaurant and hotel with 5 michelin stars for a special occasion. There is also a wonderful spa with a beautiful pool and hot tub.
Fabulous contemporary art exhibitions with amazing restaurant, The Roth Bar
272 locals recommend
Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Dropping LaneFabulous contemporary art exhibitions with amazing restaurant, The Roth Bar
Sightseeing
The National Trust's ancient naked figure sculpted into the chalk hillside. The New Inn in Cerne Abbas is a great spot for lunch after a beautiful walk in the surrounding hills with stunning views.
67 locals recommend
Cerne Abbas Giant
24 Long StThe National Trust's ancient naked figure sculpted into the chalk hillside. The New Inn in Cerne Abbas is a great spot for lunch after a beautiful walk in the surrounding hills with stunning views.
Beautiful Sherborne Abbey with its rich history, originally established as a Saxon cathedral in 705.
43 locals recommend
Sherborne Abbey
Abbey CloseBeautiful Sherborne Abbey with its rich history, originally established as a Saxon cathedral in 705.
Beautiful gardens just outside Beaminster with a good café where you can join a tour of the Wildlands - the 350 acre rewinding project.
37 locals recommend
Mapperton House & Gardens
Beautiful gardens just outside Beaminster with a good café where you can join a tour of the Wildlands - the 350 acre rewinding project.
Unique National Trust tudor house, well worth a visit.
127 locals recommend
National Trust - Montacute House
Unique National Trust tudor house, well worth a visit.
Beautiful gardens with its own tropical microclimate
128 locals recommend
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Bullers WayBeautiful gardens with its own tropical microclimate
The swannery is quite spectacular, wonderful for children especially during hatching season
119 locals recommend
Abbotsbury Swannery
New Barn RoadThe swannery is quite spectacular, wonderful for children especially during hatching season
This is a spectacular Iron Age hill fort with breathtaking views where you feel on top of the world
43 locals recommend
Eggardon Hill Fort
King's LaneThis is a spectacular Iron Age hill fort with breathtaking views where you feel on top of the world
Sherborne Castle and gardens, and the nearby ruins of 12th Century Sherborne Old Castle, are historical landmarks with beautiful gardens that will take a whole day to explore.
55 locals recommend
Sherborne Castle
New RoadSherborne Castle and gardens, and the nearby ruins of 12th Century Sherborne Old Castle, are historical landmarks with beautiful gardens that will take a whole day to explore.
Activities
Great spot for a picnic, or for sailing lessons in the summer. There are very good sailing classes for children.
Sutton Bingham Sailing Club
Sutton HillGreat spot for a picnic, or for sailing lessons in the summer. There are very good sailing classes for children.