medieval ruins, golden beaches, quaint traditional cottages and summer's packed full of events as Brits and Europeans seek a quiet break. This idyllic landscape setting is like reading Beatrix Potter - the familiar villages have grasped it's unique cultural heritage and repackaged it as events with rabbits perched on their hind legs peering in wishing to be part of the action!Check the event calendar of the Daily Echo of Bournemouth and you'll find The Real Ale and Cider Festival, The Dorset Steamfair, Bournefree and The Dorset Cheese Festival, to name just a few. My Facebook status proved that even locals can be amazed at the different events in Dorset.
I booked the date with my parents and godson and drove down to Sturminster Newton first thing - left London at 8am, stopping at Stonehenge for a photo on the way, and we were there by 10.30am. While British weather cannot be guaranteed I've learnt in recent years that September is humid, moist, blustery with frequent outbreaks of intense sunshine - call it four seasons in one day! 
