Summer sunshine in Dorset

I’m all for a holiday in the UK, it’s just always the weather that can be the key difference with travelling overseas, but it’s a beautiful island we live on and worth exploring from one end to the other. This was possibly the furthest I have been since I went to Cornwall as a child!

Dorset was completely new to me and I had the promise of seaside towns and villages, stunning beaches and great fish restaurants so to be honest, I didn’t take much persuading.

Caravanning was never really part of my childhood (we frequented a farmhouse for many years, and my parents remain good friends with the owner to this day and i have wonderful memories of this) but I’ve camped quite a bit as an adult with my own children. And Dorset really does have a lot to offer. We tied this in with going to a great family festival called Camp Bestival which filled a day and evening out, but we also visited some quiet sandy beaches, historical sites, Durdle door and enjoyed lazy days on the pebble beaches with the paddle boards and the children spending hours jumping off rocks into the beautiful warm water. We were lucky, the temperature was on our side and we had many sunny days but just had a jacket nearby for when it cooled off.

Weymouth itself is simply delightful. It really is the picture postcard little town with superb restaurants and places to sit and watch the world go by. We also took the children crabbing in the town centre (which got quite competitive) and were able to take the bus in easily from the caravan, as i know you can from the many campsites around the town.

We visited nearby Lyme Regis on the day that wasn’t quite as dry as the rest and found it’s gorgeous and unique curiosity shops an absolute delight.

You will be spoilt for choice with an array of holiday cottages, camping and caravanning sites but be sure to book early because people really do take the best ones first.