Dorset Visitor Guide 2019

“ L eave the car, you w i ll want to explore on foot ” In the footsteps of smugglers Join the South West Coast Path at Abbotsbury or Langton Herring and pass woodland and open rolling fields on your way to the shores of the Fleet Lagoon and Ferry Bridge. Enjoy the views as you imagine the thrilling tale of smuggling and dastardly deeds made famous by the J. Meade Faulkner novel, ‘Moonfleet’. Treasure trail Explore somewhere new with a fun quiz element. An easy to follow route gives you clues to crack whilst taking in some of the most fascinating sights along the way. Town trail leaflets are also available from Tourist Information Centres. Carfree A bando n Walking with animals Get acquainted with a friendly donkey and take them along as you wander coast and countryside - they will even carry your picnic. 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. Quarries and tramways Follow Portland’s Tout Quarry Route along the original horse-drawn tramway that carried wooden wagons of stone to the dock. Discover amazing geology, history and wildlife along the way. Parks and gardens Grand and imposing or small and quirky. Enjoy wild plants and wildlife with a stroll around one of Dorset’s many country house gardens, nature reserves and country parks. Trainspotting Teeming with wildlife, The Rodwell Trail follows the track bed of the old Weymouth to Portland Railway, or, you may choose to discover the chocolate-box villages of the Blackmore Vale as you trace the old Somerset and Dorset Railway line on the North Dorset Trailway. North Dorset Trailway