Tag: Dorset
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The Nine Stones, Winterbourne Abbas

Right next door to the busy A35 between Bridport and Dorchester there is a small stone circle. Despite being so close to the side of the road it was not easy to reach let alone access. We passed it 3 times before I was able to find a small but safe place to park the…
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Fossil Hunting at Charnmouth

30 September The stormy weather continued to be determined to make sure September finished with a howl. The day offered a short window in the morning that didn’t have any rain forecast and so the beach beckoned. Nestled in a narrow valley leading down to the sea Charnmouth is famous among fossil hunters here in…
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West Bay, Dorset

After a warm, dry, sunny and unseasonable first 2 weeks of September this year, of course as we went away for a few days recently Autumn arrived with a passion. Torrential, heavy downpours of rain accompanied by strong almost gale force winds hit as soon as we had set up the caravan. I suppose I…
