Product Description
The is the 5th edition of Hidden Places titles exploring Dorset and Hampshire, two counties which are blessed with an impressive coastline and beautiful countryside. Dorset is a county that encompasses rolling chalk downs, dark heathland (so beloved of Thomas Hardy), the long ridge of the Purbeck Hills and an imcomparable coastline with its wealth of magnificent rock formations sculptured by the sea. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight offer the visitor a wonderful combination of seafaring tradition in the many coastal towns and villages as well as wonderful countryside epitomized by the New Forest and the rolling hills of northeast Hampshire. Both counties are a haven for "hidden places" and the book provides the reader with plenty of interesting historical facts. It is packed with information on the more secluded and little known venues for food, accommodation and places of interest as well as the more enduring attractions of the region. The previous edition has had very favourable reviews from readers - "The book is a marvellous companion for me as I explore the beautiful county of Dorset" - a reader from Poole. "This book is very helpful and interesting" - a reader from Southampton. The attractive cover design incorporates photographs of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, Brightstone, Isle of Wight and Rockboume, Hampshire.
About the Author
Peter is an Oxford Classics graduate who dabbled briefly in financial planning before deciding that words are more appealing than numbers. He subsequently spent many years as an inspector and writer with Egon Ronay's Hotels & Restaurants Guides before joining the Hidden Places team.
