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If you’re looking for a spring break away in the beautiful English countryside, Dorset has everything you need and so much more.
Hit the trail
Spring is a great time to get and about and explore the Dorset coast and countryside and glorious spring walks await you in every corner.
As Dorset bursts into colour there really is no better time to get out enjoy the inspiring scenery whether it’s the jaw dropping coastline and the abundance of breath taking countryside it’ll be a walk you remember forever.
With walking, cycling, an abundance of fantastic golf courses and numerous activities to try getting active in Dorset couldn’t be easier.
Spring colour weekends
Dorset’s splendid houses and gardens are now open again and waiting to show off their spring time bloom.
During the two months of April and May Forde Abbey is an explosion of colour with over 40 thousand tulips in bloom.
Take in the incredible bust of colour at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens as their Camellia Groves and Magnolias burst into life.
With dozens of homes and gardens in Dorset opening their doors for 2018 we’re sure you’ll want to keep coming back throughout the year and we don’t blame you!
Fossiling frenzy
This Spring, engage in the ultimate Dorset activity and go on the hunt for fossils and visit the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival.
Take in a lungful of fresh sea air as you have fun fossiling on the beach. The beach floor is fresh with new exposed fossils after the winter storms so spring is an excellent time of year to hunt for a real life dinosaur.
Our stunning coastline isn’t called the Jurassic Coast for nothing. It gets its name due to the incredible number of prehistoric finds that can be found along Dorset’s beaches with Lyme Regis and Charmouth being hotbeds for some of the most spectacular fossil finds. Keep your eyes peeled and you can find your own unique keepsake from another world!
The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival is an annual event and is a perfect day out for the family. Enjoy walks, talks, theatre, music, comedy, exhibits and lots of hands-on science for all ages.
You can find further information on all the great events happening in Dorset during this spring within our what’s on pages.
Spring Lambs in Dorset
Spring is lambing season in the countryside and visitors will delight in seeing the cute newborns hop and leap in the open fields.
For families with young children this a magical time, with the opportunity to get up close and personal with the new arrivals.
Farmer Palmers and Kingston Maurward Animal Park hold petting and feeding sessions that young and old can enjoy.
Late spring also sees the arrival of the first cygnets at Abbotsbury Swannery, certainly once of the cutest holiday snaps you can take while in Dorset.
Meander through the beautiful Dorset landscape
What can herald the arrival of spring more than the sights and sounds of a steam train puffing its way to the seaside? May sees the return of the Swanage Railway Spring Steam Gala should not be missed!
On route marvel at the inspiring Corfe Castle, where you can visit the magnificent castle ruins and admire the wonderful recreation of a 1950s railway station before you join the train again to the quintessentially British Victorian seaside resort of Swanage.
A nostalgic day out on this heritage railway will be sure to thrill all of your party.
Start planning your Spring break in Dorset now!
There really is no other destination in the UK quite like Dorset during springtime!
Along with the huge range of attractions, activities and events on offer for you and your family this spring, we are also proud to have some of the friendliest B&Bs, the plushest hotels, the prettiest self catering cottages and campsites with the most stunning view.
Find your perfect home from home by browsing our excellent selection of accommodation below. See you soon!
• Dorset Hotels
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