F YOU’RE after clear air, sweeping cliff walks, breathtaking views and cute little towns brimming with places to eat and shops to explore, Dorset is for you!
Make sure you visit Dorset’s spectacular Jurassic Coast - a stunning stretch of 200 million-yearold shoreline where dinosaurs once walked.
Much of the charming countryside Dorset has to offer has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and you can wander ancient green lanes and numerous way-marked trails that criss-cross lush meadows and take in the stunning vistas. Dorset’s coast offers something for everyone… beautiful, long, sandy beaches offer the ideal playground
to build sandcastles and walk in the waves. Beautiful beaches, stunning countryside, rolling hills, history and heritage... and Dorset probably has some of the best food and drink that you’ve ever tasted!
Jurassic Coast
Millions of years ago this area was a swampy tropical sea, home to wonderful sea creatures like Ammonites and fearsome marine reptiles such as Pliosaurs. Along the coast you’ll find lots of ways to find out more about Dorset’s pre-historic past.
The South West Coast Path follows the entire length of the Jurassic Coast and carries on around the coastline through Devon and Cornwall to Minehead in Somerset. Fossil hunters big and small will have
Fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast
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great fun looking for their own piece of history on the beaches at Lyme Regis and Charmouth. Fossils of Ammonites and Belemnites are often found at the shoreline and are easy to find once you know what you’re looking for! See the fossils in their collection or take part in a guided fossil walk at Charmouth Heritage Centre.
For families, the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester will excite any young dinosaur fan with life-sized replicas and lots of interactive fun. Explore inland at Dorset’s newest dinosaur attraction - The World of Dinosaur Roar at Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park. Perfect for pre-schoolers, you’ll now find dinosaur characters alongside their Woodland Walk. or
