DESTINATION DORSET: Attractions & Culture
Dorset is famous for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, which features landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door, as well as the holiday resorts of Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Swanage, and Lyme Regis. Dorset is the principal setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, who was born near Dorchester.
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Discover BOURNEMOUTH
Bournemouth is a tourist centre for leisure, entertainment, culture and recreation. The award winning Central Gardens are a public park, leading for several miles down the valley of the River Bourne through the centre of the town to the sea and include the Pleasure Gardens and the area around the Pavilion and IMAX ...
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Discover POOLE
The earliest recording of he town of Poole was in the 12th century when the town began to emerge as an important port, prospering with the introduction of the wool trade. In later centuries the town had important trade links with North America and at its peak in the 18th century it was one of the busiest ports in Britain ...
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Discover WEYMOUTH
Weymouth is a tourist resort, and its economy depends on its harbour and visitor attractions; the town is a gateway situated half-way along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms ...
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