Day one of a brief trip to Dorset.

I have not visited Dorset for many year's which after this trip I will definately be back next year.

I wanted to have a long weekend break and found a perfect campsite that was only 113 miles or 2 hours if I had driven straight there from home.

I live in the Cotswolds as my home town.  So many celebrities seem to be moving to the area based on how "pretty" it is.  To me Dorset easily beats it, not only does it have the most picturesque towns and villages, but it has such a fascinating Jurassic coastline.

I was staying within a short walk of Burton Bradstock that had so many thatched cottages.

 

So once I had set up the van at the campsite I set off for a wonder around the village. 

I loved this rambling Rose just making it's way over the roof of the building. 

In my short walk around the village I came across this great bench which was such a focal point for the centre of the village. 

I love noticing the small details like the plants growing out on the stone wall.

 

Just a short twenty minute walk from the village you can make your way to Hive beach

 

It is a beautiful shingle beach that is full of activities from fishing, to swimming and generally just relaxing on the beach. 

There were a couple of men fishing on the beach.  I can't lie when I saw one of them reel in what looked like a really big fish and just leave the fish fighting for breath on the beach, I was so glad another person on the beach went up to them and persuaded him, once he eventually got the hook out of it's mouth to put it back in the sea.  

I am not sure he would have bothered or what he intended to do with the fish, but it was an eye opener seeing how some people fish. 

I know lots of people like sandy beaches.

But for me this shingle beach was so interesting, I mean just look at all the colours and textures in this one small image. 

It had been a long day, so it was lovely to settle into the van with my trusty travel companion and get some shut eye, ready for another busy day the next day.