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Category: Dorset Past

Of Four Mills, Two Churches, a Fountain of Youth, Snowdrops, and a Spring in My Step!

What a glorious February day this was, bright sunshine, clear blue skies, birds singing; it was truly like spring even … More

all saints, chalbury, church, crichel house, crichel mill, didington mill, Dorset, fountain, hinton martell, history, new town, pictures, snowdrops, stanbridge mill, sunset, The Dorset Rambler, walking, witchampton, witchampton paper board mill

Red Post – Distinctively Dorset

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – Dorset is well known for its traditional fingerposts and around 700 still remain … More

Botony Bay Farm, fingerposts, Judge Jeffreys, Quirky Dorset, Red Post, signpost, The Dorset Rambler

But Who is Old Harry?

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – In my last post, we paid a visit to St Lucas’ Leap, an … More

Ballard Down, cliffs, coast, Handfast Point, Old Harry Rocks, Purbeck, St Lucas' Leap, studland, sunset, The Dorset Rambler, The Pinnacle

Mind the Gap

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – Towns have names, villages have names, headlands have names, hills have names, in … More

chalk, dorset coast, erosion, Handfast Point, No Man's Land, Old Harry Rocks, ridge, St Lucas' Leap, The Dorset Rambler, walking

Quirky Dorset 25 – The Smugglers’ Cave

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – Continuing our theme of quirky things in Dorset – I think this must … More

Dorset Coast Path, Firing Range, Lulworth, MOD, Mupe Bay, Mupe Rocks, Smugglers' Cave, The Dorset Rambler

When is a Well not Well?

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – Well 🙂 its not when its ill that’s for sure. The answer is … More

leat, Lepers' Hospital, Lepers' Well, Lyme Regis, River Lim, River Lym, spring, The Dorset Rambler, water source, Well

At Hartland Quay Again!

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – Continuing yesterday’s post, we are back at Hartland Quay again but this is … More

beach, coast, colours, detail, Devon, Hartland Quay, rocks, strata, The Dorset Rambler

At Hartland Quay

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – So, continuing our theme for the week and a brief hop across the … More

coast, Devon, Hartland Quay, rocks, sea, strata, The Dorset Rambler

What Is Life…….

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – ‘What is life if, full of care, we have no time to stand … More

focussing on now, life, lifestyle, living in the present, living slowly, mobile phones, poetry, social media, The Dorset Rambler

Family Outings…….Old Style :)

– – – Exploring The Countryside and Lanes of Dorset – – – Those of you who read my last blog post about the Hardy Monument … More

childhood, Dorset, holidays, life, Morris 10, motoring, old days, past times, reminiscences, The Dorset Rambler

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