The glorious Purbeck coastline plays host to some delicious restaurants and food producers. You can read all our reviews of these establishments here.
Buy local meat direct from your Dorset farm or butcher. Many of us are trying to support local businesses in this season and as lockdown eases enough for us to begin to meet with friends and loved ones, we may be start to look to …
Review of the Greyhound Inn in Corfe Castle Corfe village is not just home to the remains of a big Castle, one of Dorset’s most beautiful landmarks, the picturesque village is also a busy hub of cafes, historical pubs, traditional stone cottages, country walks heading …
Great places to eat in South Dorset and the Purbecks We often get asked for recommendations for great places to eat by people who are visiting for a weekend break or longer holiday. We have gathered together some of our favourite places to eat in …
Review of the Bankes Arms Hotel in Corfe Castle The village of Corfe Castle is quintessentially British – windy roads, cobbled pavements, tea rooms, pubs, sweet shops, a lovely church, steam trains …and a huge ruined castle! I have visited as a tourist but I …
The Lounges in Dorset I have been a fan of these cafes/restaurants/bar hybrids for almost 14 years with fond memories created in different Lounge locations. The Velo Lounge opened in Bath in 2007 and it quickly became a great place to meet friends for coffee …
Dorset Foodie Feed Christmas Gift Guide 2020 Christmas is the time of year when our amazing food and drink producers dust off their festive recipe books and get making. Here are some of the fab products on offer this Christmas but do check out …
Review of Jurassic Coast Farm Shop and their new Farm Shop Delivery service. With autumn here, the nights drawing in and the temperature dropping, finding ways to not have to venture outside can be very tempting. Top that off with a global Pandemic (and a …
Dorset’s Coffee Roasters I am a huge fan of coffee and have personally spent time learning and tasting the beautiful complexities in different coffee flavour profiles. During lockdown, I took the opportunity and the simple pleasure of the routine of grinding the beans and making …
There is something special about popping to the local Bakery and buying a fresh loaf of bread or a sweet treat, especially as a treat in this Lockdown season and the queues around the block are proof that many of us have enjoyed a little …
We have spent time finding Dorset’s amazing independent food and drink businesses and making this Directory as an online resource to help people find their local businesses. We have separated the lists a little to make it hopefully easier to find what you are looking …
