Dorset: Local, characterful guides to Britain's special places

by Alexandra Richards

Overview

Many of Dorset’s attractions are well-hidden and known only to locals, who like to keep the county’s treasures to themselves. The Slow Guide, written by a native of Dorset, takes you to those secret places and introduces you to some delightful Dorset locals, both living and dead. Practical information covers accommodation, eating and drinking, and travelling in this unspoilt region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841628677
Publisher:	Bradt Publications UK
Publication date:	03/07/2016
Series:	Bradt Travel Guides (Slow Travel)
Edition description:	2nd edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	1,120,123
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Alexandra Richards (www.alexandrarichards.net) grew up in Dorset, where she developed a love of rural life, the natural world and outdoor pursuits. During her studies at the University of Durham she spent a year on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, teaching English, practising her French, getting to grips with Creole and travelling the region. Later Alex evolved into a freelance travel writer and photographer and has written four editions of the Bradt guidebook Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion. In 2004, she undertook a writing/photography assignment travelling to Australia on a cargo ship via the Suez Canal, and has divided her time between Dorset and Australia ever since.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Going Slow in Dorset
North Dorset - the Blackmore Vale, Cranborne Chase &
Sherborne
Dorchester & the Piddle & Frome valleys
The Marshwood Vale & West Dorset
Weymouth & the Southern Coast
Isle of Purbeck
Poole, Bournemouth & the east
Accommodation
Index

Editorial Reviews

It is impossible to praise this book too highly.

Dorset Wildlife Trust

A brilliant guide.

Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall

Recommended reading.

Wanderlust

Perhaps the greatest compliment we can pay this beautifully written and carefully researched book is to say that it should be on every Dorset-lovers' bookshelves - or in the passenger's seat pocket of every Dorset driver's car. It is a treasury of fascinating facts, delicious food and drink, extraordinary events and a celebration of the history, landscape and people of this beautiful county.

The Fine Times Recorder

Recommended reading

Wanderlust magazine

Eye-opening and wonderful.

The Sunday Times Magazine