Dorset Hotels

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A hotel stay in Dorset’s Thomas Hardy country puts you within reach of the Jurassic Coast. Famous for fossil finds and funny village names like Ryme Intrinseca, nearly half of this sunny south-west county is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Town and city breaks in Dorset

Poole Harbour sits in a millionaire’s playground where you can learn to skipper a powerboat. Brownsea Island, a ferry ride away, is one of the last strongholds of the red squirrel. There’s the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester with full-size T-Rex and kids come face to face with sharks at the Weymouth Sea Life Park.

Holidays in the Dorset countryside

At Abbotsbury Swannery youngsters can see swans hatching. There are jousting demonstrations at the 17th-century Lulworth Castle. Poole’s Cockle Trail takes in smuggling and sailors’ stories as well as the odd ghost.

Beach holidays in Dorset

Three-mile-long Sandbanks Beach has more blue flags than any other in Britain. If you’re staying in a Dorset hotel, bucket and spade fun at Bournemouth is hard to beat, while Lulworth Cove is rock pooling heaven.

Attractions in Dorset

At the Tank Museum in Bovington you can cross a knife-edge ravine in 30-ton war machine. The Swanage Steam Railway takes you to ruined Corfe Castle that inspired Enid Blyton. Kids can hug people-sized bears at the Teddy Bear Museum in Dorchester, while the electric grapefruit sparks young minds at the Museum of Electricity in Christchurch.

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