This tiny cottage at Higher Bockhampton, about two miles east of Dorchester and now also a National Trust property, was Thomas Hardy's childhood home. His heart is buried close by in Stinsford Churchyard. .... Egdon Heath is Thomas Hardy's collective name for several individual heaths to the south and east of Dorchester. This unproductive wasteland of gorse, heather and bracken was a familiar part of Hardy's childhood and retained a powerful atmosphere of hostility to ...
The county of Dorset in the south west of England is an ideal destination for the big family vacation in the UK.It has a beautiful coastline, some beautiful scenery and a great deal of picturesque villages, as well as numerous ...
Back at Wrackleford, the Pope estate, we sat on the terrace and dined on pheasant eggs, Dorset knobs (biscuits) and Stilton cheese, while he helped plot our remaining walking days. Day Three, Wednesday: Reality exceeds expectations ...
