Dorset: Country and Coast

E1. Episode 1

Jul 26, 2023 · 55m

Experience the wonder of finding a 200-million-year-old fossil on the beach at Lyme Regis, and marvel at the luscious gardens of Mapperton House.

E2. Episode 2

Aug 2, 2023 · 60m

We visit the Isle of Purbeck; Sherborne's oldest working bakery; and 18-mile-long Chesil Beach with its oyster farm. And at Sherborne Abbey, bell ringers practice for the Coronation.

E3. Episode 3

Aug 9, 2023 · 60m

This episode features Weymouth with its beautiful golden beaches and historic harbour, where we visit the town's oldest ice cream parlour, Bennetts Water Gardens and Abbotsbury Swannery.

E4. Episode 4

Aug 16, 2023 · 55m

Visiting Dorchester, steeped in history and renowned as the home of Thomas Hardy, then refreshments at the Tea House, and on to Sherborne Castle for the Country Fair and Rare Breeds Show.

E5. Episode 5

Aug 23, 2023 · 60m

This episode takes in the Gold Hill Cheese Race, Dorset's rich and varied wildlife, including the native Spiny seahorse, a stylish afternoon tea on the water, and luxury treehouses.

E6. Episode 6

Aug 30, 2023 · 60m

With miniature steam engines in Poole Quay, a visit to one of Bournemouth's last family-run hotels, and the ancient chalk giant cut into the hillside at Cerne Abbas.