Things to do in Dorset, events & lifestyle

We've gathered ALL the Dorset restaurants involved in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme (photo: Getty Images)

Elijah and Ava Wolf of The Gravity Drive

We have chosen the winners of Landscapes for Life Photo Competition

new Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival to go ahead this September

Thu, 12:43 Helen Stiles

Worldbeaters and Dundu performing A Sense of Unity at a previous ABS Photo Scott M Salt

The Arts by the Sea Festival will be taking place this September with free pre-booked outdoor events in Bournemouth and livestreamed performances and workshops

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Exclusive 4 Astronomy highlights for August

Thursday, August 6, 2020 Helen Stiles

From meteor showers to starry jewel boxes, astronomer Bob Mizon tells us what to look for in Dorset’s dark skies this month

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Join the Cattistock Countryside Road Show this Sunday!

Friday, July 31, 2020 Helen Stiles

The Dorset village of Cattistock has reinvented their countryside show to bring families a covid-sensitive day out with a treasure hunt style adventure

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Last chance to see Comet NEOWISE

Thursday, July 30, 2020 Bob Mizon

Comet NEOWISE seen from Wimborne on July 13 at 3.47am Photo by Bob Mizon

Grab your binoculars to see this spectacular comet before it disappears for another 6,000 years

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Dorset

Video The Gravity Drive Wildlight

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Somewhere in deepest West Dorset STU LAMBERT discovers The Gravity Drive preparing their second album The Wildlight for lift off

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Nostalgia 5 free children’s audiobooks inspired by the British countryside

Sunday, April 5, 2020 Vijay Arogyasami

We’ve chosen some of our favourite books that were inspired by the that take your outside while staying in.

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Recipe: How to make summer berry milk lollies

Mon, 22:23 Helen Stiles

Summer berry milk lollies Photo: Richard Budd

Oliver Wadham and Jake White, the dynamic duo behind the new Dorset-based business Pastore Pasta, have been working with Hollis Mead Dairy to create some easy to make at home recipes using their organic milk like these fruity summer lollies

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Dorset

Recipe: Gill Meller’s Blackcurrant Ripple Goat’s Milk Sorbet

Mon, 21:44 Helen Stiles

Blackcurrant ripple goat's milk sorbet Photography ©Andrew Montgomery

Looking for a cooling dessert with wow factor? Try this easy to make milk sorbet with ripples of summer blackcurrant

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Map shows all Eat Out to Help Out restaurants in Dorset

Mon, 13:43 Samuel Mathewson

We’ve gathered all of the Dorset restaurants, cafes and pubs taking part in the government scheme in this handy map

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Win Win a luxury cream tea hamper for two with Rodda’s worth £100

Monday, August 3, 2020

WIN a Rodda's cream tea hamper worth �100

It wouldn’t be a British summer without a scone or two, so we’ve teamed up with Rodda’s to offer a luxury cream tea hamper

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Exclusive Recipe: How to make Dorset Apple Cake

Friday, July 31, 2020 Helen Stiles

My Dorset Apple Cake is lightly spiced, dairy free and heavily laced with apple

International private chef, food writer and Dorset girl Philippa Davis shares her secret recipe to make this West Country classic at home

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Last minute bid to buy Mary Anning letter

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Helen Stiles

Mary Anning and the letter that is coming under the hammer at 2pm today

The Jurassic Coast Trust in partnership with Lyme Regis Museum has launched an emergency Crowdfunding campaign to purchase a letter written by fossil hunter Mary Anning

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Dorset

Walk: Around Corfe Castle with Ninebarrow

Friday, May 1, 2020 Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere

Corfe Castle Village, phoro credit: Greg Funnell Photography

This 5 mile walk has been devised by local folk music duo Ninebarrow, and it makes the most of the area’s breathtaking views

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Video The Gravity Drive Wildlight

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Somewhere in deepest West Dorset STU LAMBERT discovers The Gravity Drive preparing their second album The Wildlight for lift off

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Exclusive Tiggy Walker: ‘How I became my husband’s side-kick on his BBC Radio 2 show’

Friday, July 10, 2020 Tiggy Walker

Tiggy Walker reading out requests on air during Sounds of the 70S from their Dorset home Photo: Bella West

Our new columnist Tiggy Walker tells us how she ended up sharing the airwaves with her husband DJ Johnnie Walker on his BBC Radio show

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Dorset

The winners of Landscapes for Life Photo Competition

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Over the next three months we will reveal the 12 photographs of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that a panel of judges chose for our 2021 calendar

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Homes & Gardens

new Time to design: here is everything you need to know about Neptune Home

Friday, May 22, 2020

It started with a hammock. Made around a kitchen table, their first-ever product was stitched with careful hands, a trusty sewing machine and a large dose of optimism.

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Ad Feature Share values down, dividends cancelled. Not for Acorn’s Property Bonds

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Property continues to defy the odds and remains an asset you can rely on

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new Top video chat apps to stay connected with friends and family during self-isolation

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Hesham Abdelhamid

The top video call apps to keep you connected with your loved ones

There are tons of apps to choose from, and it seems like we use different ones depending on the situation. Here are some of the best video calling apps.

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Things to do in the garden during self-isolation

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Hesham Abdelhamid

The best activities to keep your family busy and happy

It’s the perfect time to get out in the garden and get some motivation. Here is a roundup of all the fun and relaxing activities you can do in your garden.

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