Dorset

Weymouth is lovely if you enjoy a bit of tranquility with a picture postcard harbour. It is by far my favorite UK holiday venue from the time I first went 40 years ago. If you have a look on their website colly they permanently have a few live webcams going showing you various views of the place. We're thinking of going in August when the carnival is on as not been for 3 years.

Corfe is pleasant. They very considerately built a castle near all the tea shops and pubs so there's something to see there too.

the harbour view in brixam is a nice place to stay.

Lyme Regis is up the road from Weymouth and that is also supposed to be nice. Never been but Bridport also looks nice, it's where they filmed a lot of the River Cottage series. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall did the majority of the sea fishing parts out of Weymouth harbour.

Bridport is just a market town really. Steer clear of Lyme Regis at bank holiday weekends but it is nice.

If you've got kids, take a little pick-axe/fossil hammer with you and take them fossiling at Charmouth beach.

had a few dirty weekends in brid port, nice beach walks. found a few fossils there.

pixie were you the jammy bugger that had a fishing boat moored down that way?

lol pixie.

Thanks B-B we're staying in Weymouth for 3 nights sounds lovely.
How you doing?
Corfe Castle now on the list pixie. (lol)

Will try Brixham, have had a hankering for Lyme Regis (just because it's called Lyme Regis) for ages, will definitely go there.

Nah, not me, unfortunately BB.

No kids, but have a pick-axe. Charmouth Beach noted.

its a very nice area and if you can travel around thats good.

we are in leckford hampshire till friday and mat take a drive to devon for a couple of nights.

you will need jimmy69's permission to even set foot on the county

Yes really looking forward to it MT. Starting off in Weymouth then staying wherever we fancy for a few days and booked the last two nights in Cornwall.
Enjoy the rest of your break.

cheers just had some local salmon and trout best fish ive had for ages.

Yes Mr B, I was trying to remember the quizzerer who's from Dorset
jimmy of course!

try Bennetts fish and chip shop in Weymouth harbour colly, they have an amazing selection of food and there is an eat in option

Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door

I was there a couple of weeks ago.

lyme is a terrific place if you have romantic intentions - can't fail, especially if the weather is a bit choppy 

Coach

^ if I'm not mistaken that's a fossilised dinosaur having a drink

yes  it does  badger , lovely place maykbe - hot day and had been swimming when i took that pic  but the water was freeeezing cold

Pixie, I took my kids fossil hunting on that beach.
Rented a hammer and let them forage around for an hour or two.
I then dumped a sh1**y fossil that I'd bought from one of the shops in the town into the rubble so that they "found" it.
I only told her the truth a couple of months ago!
Do you think she will still look after me when I'm old and ill?

^ what do you mean, "when"? 

Myself and the wife spent a week there last month a very beautiful part of the world, We visited Thomas Hardys cottage , hard to find if you're driving but worth the effort .Weymouth, Lyme Regis , and my personal fav Swanage, also worth a look.We based ourselves in Poole which was ideal for the area.Enjoy yourself where ever you decide to visit..

There is a fab free fireworks display in swanage at 9pm every Saturday night.
Park on the seafront next to the beach, about quarter of a mile from the town for the best view, get there early to park then go to pub and/or chippy tea.

Poole

Snooker

Brownsea Island

red squirells on brownsea

We didn't see any brown squirrels but we did have a very tame peacock follow us around

Of course I mean red squirrels