Longdown Farm is the sort of place that kids love – open from February through to October the farm allows kids to get hands on with the animals. Kids will love feeding the baby goats or handling the smaller animals (think chicks, rabbits). All the traditional farm animals are here to enjoy. Situated in Ashurst [...]
Archive | March, 2008
Great Pub Walks in Dorset
Posted on 29 March 2008.
Dorset has many things going for it – the climate – the scenery (great coasts, villages, new forest etc) and fantastic local brewerys www.badgerbrewery.co.uk, http://www.palmersbrewery.com/, Dorset Brewing Company Ltd to name a few. So with this backdrop – why not combine the two facets of this great county and enjoy some of the best pub [...]
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Historical Wareham – entrance to Purbeck, Dorset
Posted on 24 March 2008.
Heading into rural Dorset, the historic market town of Wareham, situated to the west of Poole is one of the first towns you’ll come to as you head on down the A351. Often overlooked by those heading west or further south to the pretty seaside coves – Wareham is well worth a visit with picturesque [...]
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Brownsea Island – Days out in Dorset
Posted on 23 March 2008.
For those wanting a day away from the hustle and bustle of city life Brownsea Island, situated in the magnificent Poole Harbor, offers some fine walks and beautiful scenic views enabling the visitor to relax in some of the best countryside that Dorset has to offer. Brownsea, now owned by the National Trust, is perhaps [...]
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Bournemouth Oceanarium – fantastic marine attraction
Posted on 23 March 2008.
While Bournemouth and nearby Poole have a long association with the sea (it helps being one of the UK’s most formative seaside holiday destinations!) – for those looking for a more detailed investigation of marine life Bournemouth’s Oceanarium is hard to beat. Based directly opposite Bournemouth’s famous pier on west beach, the Oceanarium features a [...]
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Purbeck’s Blue pool Dorset’s hidden gem
Posted on 22 March 2008.
Up the road from Corfe Castle, off the A31, is the scenic Dorset gem the Blue Pool at Furzebrook which every year attracts thousands of visitors. The pool is set in a clay bowl in the Purbeck hills. The pool is known for its often turquoise colour, this is due to the clay held in [...]
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- Longdown Activity Farm – Hampshire
- Jane Austen House – Chawton in Hampshire
- Bournemouth Oceanarium – fantastic marine attraction
- Historical Wareham – entrance to Purbeck, Dorset
- Worth Matravers – in the heart of Purbeck
- Picket Post New Forest views
- Worbarrow Bay and Tyneham Village – Dorset beaches
- Manor Farm – Hampshire – part of Manor Farm Country Park
- Worth Matravers – in the heart of Purbeck
- Jane Austen House – Chawton in Hampshire
- Best gardens to visit in Dorset and Hampshire - Visitdorsetandhampshire.co.uk: [...] Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum Hin...
- Mudeford sandbank, the most expensive beach huts in the UK? - Visitdorsetandhampshire.co.uk: [...] the water from Mudeford Quay is Mudeford Qua...
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