Discover Dorset

View of Chapman's Pool from Hounstout Cliff, Dorset
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Author: JimChampion


Dorset is a county in South East England that faces the English Channel. It covers 2,653 sq km (1,024 sq mi) and has a population of 711,000 (2011 estimate). The county of Dorset is 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 64 km (40 mi) from north to south at its widest.

Dorset is bordered by Hampshire to the east, Wiltshire to the north, Somerset to the northwest, and Devon to the west. It shares with Devon the only natural World Heritage Site in England.

Towns in Dorset

Sights in Dorset

World Heritage Site in Dorset

The Fox Inn, Ansty, Dorset
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Author: Nigel Freeman

Visiting Dorset

The Bournemouth International Airport (BOH) is the main airport in Dorset with flights offered by Ryanair and Thomson Airways to a number of destinations in Western Europe. From London, it is probably easier to reach Dorset by train. Services to Dorchester, Poole and Bournemouth from London takes just about two hours.

Morning mist at Bottlebush Down, Dorset
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Author: Simon Barnes

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