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English Counties - DORSET - A Whistle Stop Tour

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cathyml
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quotePosted at 22:18 on 18th August 2010
STURMINSTER NEWTON
Sturminster Newton in Dorset
Picture by Graham Rains


Sturminster Newton in Dorset
Picture by Graham Rains


Sturminster Newton Mill
Picture by Luc Dejonghe


Gorgeous place
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quotePosted at 22:26 on 18th August 2010

We are now heading to Shaftesbury - an ancient town set on and around a hill

SHAFTESBURY

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
Picture by Peggy Cannell


Shaftesbury
Picture by Cornelius Keulen




Hope you are all fit enough to walk up those hills, lol

 

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quotePosted at 22:29 on 18th August 2010

We will return to Blandford Forum via

FONTMELL MAGNA (another gorgeous name)

Fontmell Magna in Dorset
Picture by Graham Rains


Springhead Gardens, Fontmell Magna, North Dorset.
Picture by Graham Rains


Fontmell Magna in Dorset
Picture by Graham Rains


That is a beautiful looking village

 

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quotePosted at 22:32 on 18th August 2010

Passing through Blandford Forum and heading on to Wimborne Minster & Kingston Lacey

WIMBORNE MINSTER

The Corn Market, Wimborne Minster, Dorset 2007
Picture by Chris Rawson


Wimborne Minster
Picture by Ruth Gregory


KINGSTON LACEY
Kingston Lacy House, Dorset
Picture by Robin Granse


 

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quotePosted at 22:36 on 18th August 2010

On our way now to Poole - back to the coast and the sea! & Brownsea Island

POOLE

Old Town, Poole
Picture by Fred in't Hout


Crab pots on the quay.
Picture by Adie Ray


BROWNSEA ISLAND CASTLE & NATURE RESERVE
Brownsea Castle on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour
Picture by Richard Elson


 

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quotePosted at 22:44 on 18th August 2010

Next stop Bournemouth, where we can go up in the Bournemouth Eye, visit the Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum and Compton Acres Gardens

BOURNEMOUTH

Bournemouth Centre
Picture by Fred in't Hout


Bournemouth
Picture by Fred in't Hout


The Bournemouth Eye


Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
Russell Cotes Museum, Bournemouth
Picture by Anna Chaleva


Compton Acres Gardens


 

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quotePosted at 22:47 on 18th August 2010

And the last stop for the day CHRISTCHURCH, where we can visit the Priory, Castle Ruins and Highcliffe Castle

CHRISTCHURCH

Christchurch
Picture by Christine Cooney


Christchurch Castle
Picture by Simon Larkins


The Constables House, Christchurch, Dorset
Picture by Bernard Davis


 

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quotePosted at 22:51 on 18th August 2010
HIGHCLIFFE CASTLE
Highcliffe Castle gardens
Picture by Ruth Gregory


Lovely place to finish the day wandering around these gardens.  And then a sundowner before heading to bed.  I rather liked the look of the Fisherman's Haunt Hotel, a 1673 building.  Hope you all had a wonderful day and will join me on this tour very early tomorrow, meanwhile sleep well!
Sunset over Christchurch Harbour
Picture by Reg Talbot

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quotePosted at 03:42 on 19th August 2010

OMG, Cathy, you're killing me!  If I don't get to go to England again before I die, I'm gonna die!  lol

Here's a couple of lovely shots of Charmouth:

Charmouth
Picture by Ken Brazier




Beach huts
Picture by karen lawson




And what a way to begin a new day, a lovely Bournemouth morning....

East Cliff Bournemouth
Picture by Rod Burkey


 

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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 04:03 on 19th August 2010

Here's another fabulous Dorset shot:

Shillingstone in Dorset
Picture by Graham Rains




My avatar is in Dorset BTW, Lulworth Cove.

 

 

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