Dorset: Country and Coast

1h

Documentary

Exploring the rolling countryside, charming seaside towns and dramatic coast of Dorset.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

55min

26th Jul 2023

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.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

1h

2nd Aug 2023

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.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

1h

9th Aug 2023

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.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

55min

16th Aug 2023

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.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

1h

23rd Aug 2023

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.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

1h

30th Aug 2023

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.

First air date

26th Jul 2023

Last air date

30th Aug 2023

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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