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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Jul 6

Grade II listed Blandford Bridge, crossing the River Stour at West Street.

If you’re lucky, you can spot otters 🦦 there.

#BlandfordBridge #RiverStour #Dorset #Blandford

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Jun 27

Oh we do love to be beside the seaside, and with its gorgeous soft sand it’s hard to beat somewhere like Weymouth.

#Sand #Weymouth

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Jun 12

Replica Columbus tall ship Nao Santa María will be docked in #Poole Quay from Wednesday 11 June to Sunday 22 June.

The #NaoSantaMaría was the largest of the three ships that Christopher Columbus used during his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. The ship will serve as a floating museum.

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Jun 7

West Bay ☀️

Enjoying the view on a sunny evening.

#WestBay #JurassicCoast #Sunset #Summer #BeachLife #Dorset

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Jun 2

Celebrating the 185th Birthday of Thomas Hardy. Born on this day (2 June) in 1840.

He was one of Britains greatest writers and called #Dorset home.

His heart is buried at St Michael’s Church in Stinsford.

#ThomasHardy #Stinsford #OnThisDay

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · May 22

The ancient wounded of Maiden Castle yield their secrets - with Dr Miles Russell concluding, “The Roman army committed many atrocities, but this does not appear to be one of them.”
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2025-05...

The Roman massacre that never happened according to a new study of an iconic archaeological site

www.bournemouth.ac.uk

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · May 16

The light evenings are certainly bringing some impressive sunsets.

West Bay ☀️

#WestBay #JurassicCoast #Sunset #Summer #BeachLife #Dorset #Sunrays

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · May 16

Waterfall at Littlebredy, the backdrop for a scene in TV drama Broadchurch.

A recent sale of the Bridehead Estate means it will close to the public from 2 June 2025.

#Littlebredy #Dorset #Waterfall #Broadchurch

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · May 13

Bluebells on Colmer’s Hill. Last chance to see them for the year - they won’t be in flower for much longer.

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · May 2

Pink Cottages on Marine Parade, Lyme Regis.

#PinkCottages #LymeRegis

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Apr 24

Beautiful sunset in #Weymouth on Monday evening.

It’s a great place to catch the sun go down. Watching the boats whilst enjoying fish and chips.

#Sunset #Dorset

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Apr 23

The fantastic mural featuring the RNLI Ernest and Mabel is currently underway in #Weymouth at Custom House Cafe.

Created by artist Peter Sheridan, the work is due to be completed soon.

#Dorset #RNLI #ErnestAndMabel

Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Apr 23

The Knitaholics created a fun display for Easter in Weymouth. Various Minions adorn bollards in Cove Row.

Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Apr 15

The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2025 - held in Mary Anning’s home town of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast.

Be sure to add the date to your diary!
🗓️ 14-15 June 2025

#MaryAnning #LymeRegisFossilFestival #LymeRegis #JurassicCoast #FossilHunting

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Apr 2

Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hillforts in Europe. It would once have been densely populated.

It’s now owned by English Heritage and is a lovely place to walk around, with views over #Dorchester, #Poundbury and the Hardy Monument.

#hillfortwednesday #hillfort

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Mar 30

View of The Needles from Mudeford Sandbank.

#TheNeedles #Mudeford

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Mar 26

The Pinnacles near Old Harry Rocks. If you're standing at Old Harry Rocks, look towards Swanage to see these fabulous chalk sea stacks. Walk there from South Beach Studland (National Trust) but watch out for the cliff edges. #Dorset

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Mar 24

Beautiful Dorset homes - 3 and 5 Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas. These early 16th century buildings are now private homes but they were once Abbey tenements.

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Chris Chibnall @chrischibnall.bsky.social · Mar 14

Just some of the places I’m going to be talking about Death At The White Hart over the coming weeks. Come along! More places and festivals to be announced, as well.

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Mar 17

Fishing on Poole Quay on Sunday.

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Mar 17

Sunlit flock of pigeons in Poole, lit by the final rays of the sun on Sunday. It was a glorious, if still a bit cold, day.

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Bournemouth Writing Festival @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social · Mar 14

SIX weeks to go until the Bournemouth Writing Festival!

Check out the programme of 100 free and ticketed writing events and activities. www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Mar 11

Hengistbury Head in the sunshine ☀️

#HengistburyHead #Dorset #SunnyDay

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Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Mar 10

Enjoy the view.

A sunny stroll at Hengistbury Head and there’s so much to see.

Sit down and enjoy the view of Christchurch Harbour and Mudeford Quay.

#HengistburyHead #ChristchurchHarbour #MudefordQuay

Inside Dorset @insidedorset.bsky.social · Mar 6

#ThrowbackThursday

On 16th August 2014 a World War One load weighing 72 tons and measuring 80 feet long travelled from Bovington to the Great Dorset Steam Fair site at Tarrant Hinton.

#Steam #BovingtonTankMuseum