Dorset Visitor Guide 2020

Dorset’s towns and villages mix a contemporary fusion of old and new. High street names, small independent shops and boutiques selling unique quality gifts, handcrafted jewellery, art, antiques and fashion. Museums, attractions, galleries and eateries beckon. Many towns have a Town Trail leaflet to follow with points of interest highlighted along the way. Pick up a Sherborne Visitor Guide and follow the town trail to discover this picturesque town. TOWNS and VILLAGES SPOOKY FUN Take a guided ghost tour around Poole, Dorchester, Bridport, Weymouth or Lyme Regis. Learn the town’s dark secrets as you tiptoe down narrow streets and alleyways. TAKE IN A SHOW Theatres, art centres and concert halls provide a year round programme of shows, music and exhibitions and attract international A-list entertainers to centre stage. FETES, FAIRS AND FESTIVALS Dorset’s towns and villages provide a diary bursting with events. The Great Dorset Steam Fair, Bournemouth Air Festival and Sherborne Abbey Music Festival are widely recognised and traditional country life is showcased at county shows and bunting clad fairs. See page 49 for Dorset events. visit-dorset.com #visitdorset 8 Blogger Dorset was packed full of cute towns with cobbled streets, lovely traditional pubs and the friendliest of people ” “