Dorset – the place to be

If you decide to settle in Dorset
You’ll discover as the years go by
That you’ve come to a very unique country
And here I’ll tell you why.

We’ve cottages with thatch a-plenty
And some are very famous indeed
Like the one where our own Thomas hardy
Wrote stories to give us a good read.

There’s castles like Lulworth and Maiden
And a fallen one high up called Corfe
At Cerne Abbas there’s even a giant
And believe me this fellows no dwarf!

In Bridport we have the net factory
A ‘dagger’ was once fashioned here
It’s the noose that the hangman slipped over
Unless you were proved in the clear.

Strange names abound here in Dorset
Like Tolpuddle and Toller Porcorum
Then there’s Puncknowle and Piddletrenthide
And what about Whitchurch Canonicorum!

Quiet hamlets nestle under hillsides
And villages right by the sea
Rolling green fields and high hedges
Yes, this is the place for me.

So pay us a visit in Dorset
There’s so much to see and do
Come on down and make it a holiday
You’ll find that you’ll soon love it too.

Ma Baker