Dorset: Country and Coast
Season 12023
Exploring the rolling countryside, charming seaside towns and dramatic coast of Dorset.
Exploring the rolling countryside, charming seaside towns and dramatic coast of Dorset.
6 Episodes
Experience the wonder of finding a 200-million-year-old fossil on the beach at Lyme Regis, and marvel at the luscious gardens of Mapperton House.
July 26, 2023
We visit the Isle of Purbeck; Sherborne's oldest working bakery; and 18-mile-long Chesil Beach with its oyster farm. And at Sherborne Abbey, bell ringers practice for the Coronation.
August 2, 2023
This episode features Weymouth with its beautiful golden beaches and historic harbour, where we visit the town's oldest ice cream parlour, Bennetts Water Gardens and Abbotsbury Swannery.
August 9, 2023
Visiting Dorchester, steeped in history and renowned as the home of Thomas Hardy, then refreshments at the Tea House, and on to Sherborne Castle for the Country Fair and Rare Breeds Show.
August 16, 2023
This episode takes in the Gold Hill Cheese Race, Dorset's rich and varied wildlife, including the native Spiny seahorse, a stylish afternoon tea on the water, and luxury treehouses.
August 23, 2023
With miniature steam engines in Poole Quay, a visit to one of Bournemouth's last family-run hotels, and the ancient chalk giant cut into the hillside at Cerne Abbas.
August 30, 2023