Dutch theme park proposed as Dorset tourist attraction
Put an artificial skating rink in the Square, glue a few rooks up in trees and invest in a couple of tons of artificial snow and tourists will flock to Bruegeland in Dorset
Read articleArt, science and mischief on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast
I’m looking forward to this very much indeed. How much mischief will Proboscis make at Burton Bradstock?
Read articleNew website for top Dorset parish magazine
The new Eggardon & Colmer’s View website includes a tremendous picture of Colmer’s Hill by Higher Eype photographer Andy White, one of the best images of this famous West Dorset landmark I’ve ever seen.
Read articleOne man; 63 breweries
THIRTY years ago one of the unsung heroes of British brewing began criss-crossing the country with sacks of malt. Brian Wood started carrying malt for Hugh…
Read articleAmanda Wallwork: a blast from the past
Ancient landscapes and archaeological remains have fascinated Amanda Wallwork since childhood. Her images are intended to awake instinctual longings.
Read articleChesil Beach? Turn left at The Angel, Islington
“The mighty roar of London’s traffic” is to be drowned out by the crashing of Dorset surf on Chesil Beach.
Read articleBridport Town Hall’s golden weathervane restored
THE WEATHERVANE on top of Bridport Town Hall has been re-gilded – and very fine it looks too. Bridport artist Jemma Thompson applied sheet gold in her…
Read articleDorset’s un-smart phone: the BT phone box, Leigh
West Dorset is the land of the un-smart phone, and nowhere is there an un-smarter phone than this.
Read articleThe Dorset company whose business was pleasure
AT LEAST 150 YEARS of Dorset history can be explored in fascinating detail through the archives of Cosens, once Weymouth’s largest employer. The spread of tourism,…
Read articleWest Dorset’s answer to Mount Rushmore
I THINK of the sunken lanes of West Dorset as bonsai cliffs, the country cousins of their far more famous coastal counterparts. Walk through these holloways…
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