DISCOVER DORSET BEACHES


The Dorset coast is blessed with miles of beautiful, award-winning beaches.

Whether you're after clean, safe waters for your family, or you want breathtaking scenery for a walk along the coastline, Dorset offers the lot.

Dorset Beaches is the perfect opportunity to explore the shores from the comfort of your armchair as we give you a complete guide to all the area's beaches and their facilities from Highcliffe to Lyme Regis.
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Blaze of glory as heatwave continues in Dorset and Hampshire

Blaze of glory as heatwave continues in Dorset and Hampshire

7:00pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

FLAMING June turned into Scorching July as temperatures remained in the high 80s yesterday. And didn’t we love it? Whether it was a paddle in the sea, an ice-cream on the prom or big-screen Wimbledon in the park, everyone was out in force, determined to enjoy the heatwave.

HEATWAVE HEALTH WARNING IN DORSET

FEELING THE HEAT: Rosie, eight, cools off with her bucket in the sea at Sandbanks beach

7:57am Tuesday 30th June 2009

HEALTH chiefs have drawn up emergency plans and issued warnings as a predicted heatwave gets under way.

Are friendly visitors set to stick around Dorset coast?

AMAZING: One of the dolphins leaps from the water off Mudeford  beach

7:00am Thursday 25th June 2009

CLEAR blue skies and a pod of dolphins playing in calm waters. This may sound like a scene in the Mediterranean, but it could easily be witnessed along the coastline of Dorset.

Visitors enjoy Bournemouth's new outdoor cinema

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT: A giant screen in the Lower Gardens in Bournemouth

11:43am Saturday 20th June 2009

WELCOME to Bournemouth’s newest cinema, which has deckchairs for seats and no shortage of ice creams.

Speedboat users urged to go slow near dolphins

Dolphins at Mudeford. Picture by Sallie Longman.

6:40pm Friday 19th June 2009

SPEEDBOAT users should take care while the dolphin pod is off the Dorset coast, conservationists have warned.


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