DORSET is a popular county that many people wish to visit when the sun shines. It has a plethora of natural beauty that can make it somewhat busy on a sunny day. With this in mind, we've compiled ...

Nick Thornley, on behalf of the Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership, said: “It’s great news for Dorset to be named in the Top 40 holiday destinations for 2015.

The one place people need to visit in Dorset according to readers More than 160 comments were left on the Facebook post, with a fair few places being highlighted.

In the height of summer, Sandbanks beach can attract thousands of visitors on a busy day - and it's the RNLI lifeguards' job to watch over them. BBC South's Inside Out followed them at work.

Most Dorset place names are of Old English or Anglo-Saxon origin. The oldest place names are of Celtic origin – river names like Cerne, Char, Lim, Trent and Wey. Old Harry Rocks ...

The owners of a special school in Dorset have heard there is a growing interest in places for children from outside the county. The managing director for Coombe House near Shaftesbury, Andy Holder ...