I was born and raised in Slough; a diverse and bustling urban environment which is about as far from the green and rural idyll of Dorset that you can get. But that didn’t ever stop me from loving the outdoors or having a passion for the coast. Every year, my family would go for a…
Were you one of the anticipated 8 million viewers who tuned in to watch the ‘Attenborough and the Sea Dragon’ documentary which featured on prime-time TV last Sunday? If you were, I am sure you are now all fired up and ready to turn fossil hunter, to uncover your own hidden treasures which tell stories…
Sometimes, like Dorothy, we all just need to escape, whether for a few hours or a few days, and whilst we usually think of spring or summer as the ideal time for a UK holiday, we should not underestimate the restorative power of a winter coastal break. Dorothy, as you will no doubt recall, left Kansas…
When the giant front flippers, or “paddles”, of a prehistoric sea dragon called an ichthyosaur, were found on a beach in Lyme Regis, it was a very exciting scientific discovery. Not only was the fossil huge in size, but experts were convinced the rest of the creature was still buried under the rocks. Now, in…
Picking a holiday which the whole family will enjoy can sometimes seem like a bit of a nightmare – keeping everyone happy isn’t easy. A trip to the Jurassic Coast in Dorset and East Devon could well be the solution for you: a UNESCO World Heritage Site steeped in geological history, literary heritage, and an…