Guidebook, Blackmore Vale, Dorset
Food scene
It couldn’t be easier to try out the friendly popular local pub (The Gaggle of Geese), which can be found just down the road.
Gaggle of Geese
Sightseeing
Dorchester is a vibrant town for sightseeing and shopping but also a fantastic centre for visiting the area! Visit Dorchester's museums and shops, walk the walks, drink great coffee, eat great food and take trips to the Jurassic coast.
Visitors find a town with one foot in the past and another firmly in the future, with some of this country's best preserved Roman ruins moments away from a thriving high street and one of the most exciting current retail and residential re-development projects in the UK at Brewery Square.
131 locals recommend
Dorchester
Dorchester is a vibrant town for sightseeing and shopping but also a fantastic centre for visiting the area! Visit Dorchester's museums and shops, walk the walks, drink great coffee, eat great food and take trips to the Jurassic coast.
Visitors find a town with one foot in the past and another firmly in the future, with some of this country's best preserved Roman ruins moments away from a thriving high street and one of the most exciting current retail and residential re-development projects in the UK at Brewery Square.
Welcome to Sherborne in Dorset, a picture perfect town full of history, independent shops and plenty to see and do. Browse the headings and drop down menus to find out what’s happening in this vibrant market town and what events are coming up. You’ll also find useful information about where to stay and what to visit in the surrounding area. We hope you enjoy your visit!
With its quaint, quintessential high street overseen by romantic castle ruins decorating the top of the hill, and Capability Brown designed gardens in a location once enjoyed by dashing Tudor Sir Walter Raleigh while residing in the “new” castle, Sherborne is perfect for the Instagram Generation.
129 locals recommend
Sherborne
Welcome to Sherborne in Dorset, a picture perfect town full of history, independent shops and plenty to see and do. Browse the headings and drop down menus to find out what’s happening in this vibrant market town and what events are coming up. You’ll also find useful information about where to stay and what to visit in the surrounding area. We hope you enjoy your visit!
With its quaint, quintessential high street overseen by romantic castle ruins decorating the top of the hill, and Capability Brown designed gardens in a location once enjoyed by dashing Tudor Sir Walter Raleigh while residing in the “new” castle, Sherborne is perfect for the Instagram Generation.
With the stunning golden glow of the majestic sandstone cliffs and the shimmering radiance of Golden Cap, West Bay, Dorset is the Golden Gateway to the Jurassic Coast. West Bay nestles south of Bridport, between Eype with Seatown to the west and Freshwater with Burton Bradstock to the east. Situated at the western end of Chesil Beach / Chesil Bank, the area forms part of the Dorset Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site within Lyme Bay. West Bay, Dorset is a wonderful seaside location for family holidays, coast and countryside walks, fossil hunting, fishing / angling trips, scuba diving, paragliding, golfing, river boating and so much more. The Dorset historic market town of Bridport lies one and a half miles inland from the West Bay coast.
167 locals recommend
West Bay
With the stunning golden glow of the majestic sandstone cliffs and the shimmering radiance of Golden Cap, West Bay, Dorset is the Golden Gateway to the Jurassic Coast. West Bay nestles south of Bridport, between Eype with Seatown to the west and Freshwater with Burton Bradstock to the east. Situated at the western end of Chesil Beach / Chesil Bank, the area forms part of the Dorset Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site within Lyme Bay. West Bay, Dorset is a wonderful seaside location for family holidays, coast and countryside walks, fossil hunting, fishing / angling trips, scuba diving, paragliding, golfing, river boating and so much more. The Dorset historic market town of Bridport lies one and a half miles inland from the West Bay coast.