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ABBOTSBURY GARDENS

Abbotsbury Gardens, Dorset
Abbotsbury Gardens

Palm Trees at Abbotsbury Gardens, Dorset
Palm Trees at Abbotsbury Gardens

More Exotic Plants at Abbotsbury Gardens, Dorset
More Exotic Plants at Abbotsbury Gardens

Flowers at Abbotsbury Gardens, Dorset
Flowers at Abbotsbury Gardens

ABBOTSBURY SWANNERY

A First Couple of Swans, Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset
A First Couple of Swans, Abbotsbury Swannery

The Swans Begin to Gather, Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset
The Swans Begin to Gather, Abbotsbury Swannery

A LOT of Swans, Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset
A LOT of Swans, Abbotsbury Swannery

Feeding the Swans at Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset
Feeding Time at Abbotsbury Swannery

BROWNSEA ISLAND

Approaching Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset
Approaching Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour

Brownsea Island Castle, Dorset
Brownsea Island Castle

Brownsea Island Harbour, Dorset
Brownsea Island Harbour

Leaving Brownsea Island and heading back to Poole, Dorset
Leaving Brownsea Island and heading back to Poole

CHESIL BEACH

Chesil Beach from Abbotsbury Castle, Dorset
Chesil Beach from Abbotsbury Castle

Andrew overlooking Chesil Beach, Dorset
Andrew on Portland overlooking Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach and Portland, Dorset
Chesil Beach and Portland

Down on Chesil Beach, Dorset
On Chesil Beach

Looking towards Portland from Chesil Beach, Dorset
Looking along Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach looking North, Dorset
Chesil Beach looking North

Chesil Beach - allegedly created in one night in a massive storm! Dorset
Chesil Beach - allegedly created in one night in a massive storm!

Chesil Beach in the distance from Abbotsbury Castle, Dorset
Chesil Beach in the Distance from Abbotsbury Castle

CORFE CASTLE

Approaching Corfe Castle, Dorset
Approaching Corfe Castle


Corfe Castle, Dorset

View of the keep, Corfe Castle, Dorset
The Keep of Corfe Castle

The skeletal remnants of Corfe Castle, Dorset
The skeletal remnants of Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle ruins, Dorset
Corfe Castle ruins

Corfe Castle from the Keep, Dorset
Corfe Castle from the Keep

One of England's best castle ruins - Corfe Castle, Dorset
One of England's best castle ruins - Corfe Castle

DURDLE DOOR

Durdle Door, Dorset

Another view of Durdle Door, Dorset
Durdle Door

DURLSTON HEAD

Durlston Head Castle, Dorset
Durlston Head Castle

"The Castle of the Bank Holiday", Durlston Head, Dorset
"The Castle of the Bank Holiday" - Durlston Head

Durlston Head, Dorset
Durlston Head

The 40-ton Great Globe at Durlston Head Country Park, Dorset
The 40-ton Great Globe, Durlston Head Country Park

LULWORTH CASTLE AND COVE

Lulworth Castle, Dorset
Lulworth Castle

View from Lulworth Castle, Dorset
View from Lulworth Castle

Lulworth Cove, Dorset
Lulworth Cove

Another view of Lulworth Cove, Dorset
Another view of Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove - looking out to sea, Dorset
Lulworth Cove - looking out to Sea

LYME REGIS

The Cobb at Lyme Regis, Dorset
The Cobb, Lyme Regis

Another view of The Cobb, Lyme Regis, Dorset
Another view of The Cobb, Lyme Regis

Old Buildings in Lyme Regis, Dorset
Old Buildings in Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis, Dorset
Lyme Regis

Canon Protecting Lyme Regis, Dorset
Canon Protecting Lyme Regis

MAIDEN CASTLE

Maiden Castle, Dorset

Another view of Maiden Castle, Dorset
The Ramparts of Maiden Castle Iron Age Hillfort

The massive ramparts of Maiden Castle, Dorset

Another view of Maiden Castle, Dorset
Another view of Maiden Castle

Massive Ditches with an Amazing View - Maiden Castle, Dorset
Massive Ditches with an Amazing View - Maiden Castle

Iron Age Ramparts - Maiden Castle, Dorset
Iron Age Ramparts at Maiden Castle

PORTLAND BILL

The Lighthouse at Portland Bill, Dorset
Portland Bill Lighthouse

Big Waves at Portland Bill, Dorset
Dramatic Waves at Portland Bill

The Rock Shore at Portland Bill, Dorset
The Rock Shore at Portland Bill

PORTLAND CASTLE

Portland Castle, Dorset
Portland Castle

Portland Castle and Royal Navy Helicopter, Dorset
Portland Castle and Royal Navy Helicopter

Inside Portland Castle, Dorset
Inside Portland Castle

Another view of the Interior of Portland Castle, Dorset
Another view of the Interior of Portland Castle

SHAFTESBURY

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

View from Shaftesbury Castle site, Dorset
View from Shaftesbury Castle site

View from Shatesbury, Dorset
View from Shaftesbury

SHERBORNE

Both Sherborne Castles overlooking the Lake, Dorset
Sherborne Old and New Castles across the Lake

Sherborne New Castle, Dorset
Sherborne New Castle

Another view of Sherborne New Castle, Dorset
Another view of Sherborne New Castle

Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset
Sherborne Old Castle

Wide view of Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset
Ruins of Sherborne Old Castle

Gatehouse at Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset
Gatehouse of Sherborne Old Castle

Ruins of Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset
Ruins of Sherborne Old Castle

GENERAL VIEWS

Sunset looking towards the Isle of Portland, Dorset
Sunset looking towards the Isle of Portland


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