The County of Dorset
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Discover Dorset
This site will help you find out everything that you need to know about Dorset and what it has to offer. We have detailed information on places to stay, local food and drink, as well as things to do while staying in Dorset. A guide to visitor attractions, walking, cycling and detailed history of each area.
Dorset is famous for its beautiful coastline, the Jurassic Coast, which features landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door, as well as the holiday resorts of Poole, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Swanage, West Bay and Lyme Regis. Dorset is the setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, who was born near the county town of Dorchester. The county has a long history of human settlement and some notable archaeology, including the hill forts of Maiden Castle and Hod Hill.
