Dorset

Gothic-style gem in a Dorset field

                              TAKE the A354 from Blandford headed towards Dorchester, turn right at Winterborne Whitechurch, and follow the valley road towards Winterborne Stickland. A short way along the narrow road, that starts off as Whatcombe Lane and then becomes Clenston Road, you’re … Continue reading →

An overcast day on Poole Quay

A Norman church in a Neolithic henge

                                A HIGHLY unusual pairing of a ruined Norman church and a Neolithic henge creates one of Dorset’s most curious if little-known sights. Knowlton Church, not far from Wimborne, dates from the 12th century. Now in a state of ruin, … Continue reading →

A walk around Blandford’s watermeadows

Bright and breezy on the Dorset coast

A bright and blustery Sunday morning on the beach at Sandbanks, Dorset.

A little Norman gem in Dorset

                            ONE of Dorset’s smallest but most historic buildings is a tiny chapel that dates back to Norman times. St Andrew’s Church, in the little-known hamlet of Winterborne Tomson, near Blandford, was built of flint and stone early in the 12th century … Continue reading →

A sunny April day at Weymouth

A RARE full day of sunshine displayed Weymouth at its best today. Here are a few pictures:

A yellow blaze at Martin Down

VIVID yellow gorse brings a blaze of colour to the Martin Down national nature reserve on the Dorset-Hampshire border on a bright spring day. The chalk downland site is home to a vast range of plants and animals.

Sherborne Abbey

THERE has been a place of worship on the site of Sherborne Abbey for more than 1,300 years. In that time it has had many guises: it began as a Saxon cathedral (705-1075), was a Benedictine abbey until 1539 and is now the Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, the imposing centrepiece of what … Continue reading →

Wimborne Minster

THE two great towers of Wimborne Minster have become as much a symbol of this pretty Dorset town as the great cathedral spire has for Salisbury. Wimborne’s handsome towers are highly visible from every approach to the town and lend it a unique identity. Most of the Minster dates back to the 12th century, although … Continue reading →