Bridport and Burton Bradstock

Friday 19 August
Drove to Bridport and finally arrived after a few roadworks diversions. The local history centre is of course closed on Fridays, however at the Bridport Museum  we were given contact details to follow up back in Australia. They do have information on Shipton Gorge. It was also suggested that we should try the Dorchester Records Office which we shall also do from home. We had a good look around the museum with the area's well presented history on display.

As the sun was shining when we woke this morning it was decided to go to the beach.

Needless to say it was cloudy by the time we arrived at Burton Bradstock but we still went for a walk along the coastal path and observed how the English enjoy a day at the beach. Some brave souls even go swimming!

We then had an ice-cream and returned to the hotel. Burton Bradstock is only one and a half miles from Shipton Gorge.