A holiday guide to Dorset
A guide to help you plan the perfect trip to Dorset, including where to stay and eat, family days out and stunning walks
Top 10 live music venues in Dorset
Dorset has a wealth of places to hear live music, and you've a good chance of spotting the odd legend strolling around the area, perhaps on holiday, perhaps lost after a heavy after-show party. The editors of Dorset Music Guide pick their top 10 venues
Happy campers: a retro caravan in Dorset
Our writer may not have been as intrepid as the inventor of the Airstream caravan, who led globe-trotting expeditions in his, but she finds it the perfect base for exploring a beautiful corner of east Dorset
Top 10 Dorset campsites
There are some gorgeous campsites in Dorset, many overlooking the Jurassic Coast. The founder of the Cool Camping Guides picks his favourites
Top 10 family days out in east Dorset
Whether you like sand castles or real castles, there's plenty of choice for a family day out in east Dorset
10 of the best Dorset walks
Dorset is home to some of the UK's most unique geology and natural habitats, including the Jurassic coast, England's only natural world heritage site. We asked the local National Trust rangers for their favourite walks on and around this dramatic coastline
Top 10 hotels and B&Bs in Dorset
Top 10 family days out in south and west Dorset
Sea foraging in Dorset - video
Top 10 Dorset fish and seafood restaurants
Dorset deserves a gold medal for its fantastic fish and seafood restaurants. Nick Fisher, co-author of The River Cottage Fish Book, chooses 10 of the best family-friendly places, many overlooking the water from where their catch originated
West Dorset's top 10 budget restaurants and cafes
From cream teas to fresh seafood, Dorset's beautiful stretch of Jurassic Coast has a fine, summery reputation for food and drink. Lesley Gillilan tells you where to enjoy it on a budget
Hotel review | The Wild Garlic, Dorset
The best thing about the new apartment above this Beaminster restaurant, owned by MasterChef winner Mat Follas, is that you only have to go downstairs for top grub, says Sally Shalam
Accommodation review | B+B Weymouth
The decor may be a little stark, but this lovely building is a great alternative to the frilly seaside B&B
Launceston Farm, Tarrant Launceston, Dorset
This gorgeous B&B on a working farm is perfect for a nano-break from London, says Sally Shalam
Self-catering review: Chaffeymoor Grange, Dorset
This house, near Bourton in Dorest, holds the promise of long evenings, lazy chatter and the clink of ice in glasses - the perfect spot for a luxurious house party
Updown Cottage, Shaftesbury, Dorset
This self-catering Dorset getaway combines the idyllic English setting immortalised in the Hovis ad with an extraordinary attention to detail, says Sally Shalam
