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Dorset
Dorset lies on the south west coast of England, with its many stunning beaches facing the English Channel. Even though the county is only 3 hours away from London, Dorset is mainly rural with some small towns, pretty villages and no cities within its bounds. With the coastline part of the Jurassic Coast Heritage site, Dorset is the perfect idyllic getaway.
Places to visit
Jurassic Coast, Durdle Door, Brownsea Island, Lulworth Cove and Castle, Chesil Beach, Poole harbour, Monkey World, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Lyme Regis, Dorchester, Sherbourne.
Bookshelf
Books based in this county:
Authors associated with this county
Authors who are associated with this county (born or lived here) or who have based their books here.
Thomas Hardy (Mayor of Casterbridge
Sylvia Townsend Warner
John Cowper Powys
T E Lawrence
Jane Austen
Enid Blyton
Book
Our Dorset box visited Purbeck in Dorset with the book, Should You Ask Me, by Marianne Kavanagh.
Box
Included: book, tea, bookmark, chocolate bar, biscuits, Dorset designed mug, photos, personal postcard.
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