The Great Jurassic Coast Fossil Tour

Fossils are hugely popular in these parts, with people flocking to the coast of Dorset and East Devon, eager to embark on a Great Jurassic Coast Fossil Tour. Many of them are drawn by the promise of seeing the remains of real prehistoric monsters. Others hope to find a small relic of their own; a…

Walkers at Golden Cap

A walk in the holloways of West Dorset

I took a walk on my Birthday. My wife, Lydia, came with me, both of us freed from sleeping children by a kindly babysitter. It was evening, late August. Dusk was spreading its purple-yellow tinge across the clear sky and the day’s warmth was slowly fading from the air. The route I had picked out…