We love a public art trail and were delighted to find ourselves at Lyme Regis at the start of the Stampede by the Sea art trail. For eight weeks you can discover a special herd of decorated elephants around Lyme Regis, West Bay and Bridport. Stampede by the Sea art trail {Lyme Regis} The free…
Dorset
{Exploring} Max Gate, Dorchester
As I told you about our family visit to the pretty cottage where Thomas Hardy was born yesterday, today I’m going to share our visit to Max Gate. This was the house designed by Thomas Hardy (who trained as an architect) and built by his father and brother. Thomas Hardy lived in the house until…
{Exploring} Hardy’s Cottage, Higher Bockhampton
Over the summer we spent a week exploring Dorset, surely one on the prettiest counties in England? The weather was pretty good to us and we were able to use our National Trust membership to explore some new properties, such as Hardy’s Cottage and Max Gate, the home he built in later life. Thomas Hardy…
Fossil walk with Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
We’re currently on our glamping holiday in Devon which we have been looking forward to for ages. We made sure to book a fossil walk as this seemed like a great family activity, and we even found a dog-friendly one! Fossil walk with Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre We met outside the fascinating Charmouth Heritage Coast…




