Dorset and New Forest websites
Christchurch and other neighbours websites
Useful and interesting websites
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*  Dorset County Council
(dorset4you.com)


Christchurch Borough Council info now incorporated into Dorsetforyou.com - a county wide web portal - a UK first
*  This is Bournemouth The Bournemouth Echo, includes local news
*  Dorset and New Forest The only one I've found that covers both
*  Images of Dorset Fantastic photos of Dorset - a 'must see' site
*  Dorset Beaches Details of every beach in the county
*  Dorset Villages Now replaced with Southern Life (UK) website below
*  Hampshire Villages Now replaced with Southern Life (UK) website below
*  Southern Life (UK) History, photos, much more - all about Southern England's villages
*   The separate Hampshire and Dorset links pages are now combined into this Wessex site.
Comprehensive
lists of businesses and organisations. Very useful.
*  Dorset Facts and Figures Facts and figures from the Census on this fascinating County Council site
*  Go-Dorset A site intending to provide comprehensive information on Dorset events. It's much more than that though, and has lots of information on all kinds of subjects. Well worth a look
*  BBC Dorset The BBC site just for Dorset
*  Dorset Link A very nice site absolutely stuffed with information and news for both residents and visitors. Definitely worth visiting regularly.
*  Active Sport Dorset Sport and activities for all, including the young, and people with disabilities
*  iDorset iDorset is an online web directory dedicated to providing infomation on businesses and services in Dorset.
*  Dorset Only Search engine that only lists sites with a connection to Dorset
(A bit slow to load)
*  Dorset's Jurassic Coast Dorset's very own World Heritage Site
*  Dorset Coast Forum County Council site about issues facing the Dorset coast
*  Introducing Dorset Lots of interesting stuff
*  This is Dorset The Daily Echo - news and local info
*  Dorset Community Pages Another Echo service
*  Dorset Community Action They work to support voluntary organisations and local communities
*  Dorset Fire and Rescue More interesting than you might think
*  Dorset Police County Police and Police Authority site
*  Monkey World Monkey World at Wool. If you haven't been - go!
*  Alice In Wonderland Lots of family fun - voted best attraction in Dorset in 2003
*  Dorset Visual Guide Nice site - well worth a look
*  My Home Town - Dorset The Dorset section of My Home Town - sites from all over the UK
*  Dorset Long Distance Walkers This association organise monthly walks, social events, and more. part of the national organisation.
*  Dorset Ramblers The Dorset branch of the countrywide organisation
*  Dorset Animal Rescue Just what it says
*  Nutbags They provide quality wild bird foods and accessories at low prices, and with free local delivery
*  Dorset Magazine The online version
*  Dorset Life The online version
*  Bournemouth.Com Bournemouth leisure industry guide
*  Bournemouth Red Arrows Assoc Bringing the Arrows to Bournemouth. Pictures, sales, downloads, etc
*  Aviation Museum Dedicated to maintaining operational historic aircraft
*  Westbourne Orchestral Society Formed in 1930, this a high quality orchestra. See their performance lists, and go see them
*  East Dorset Smugglers A very interesting site about smuggling in our area.
*  The Dorset Pages A big collection of Dorset websites. From business and economy, to history and theology
*  Dorset Wildlife Trust Local information from the Wildlife trust
*  Dark Dorset Dorset's dark and mysterious history.
*  Days Out in Dorset Just what it says
*  Streetwise Dorset Interactive site, all about safety education
*  Dorset Family History Society Helps trace your ancestors, among other things. Interesting
*  Visit East Dorset Guide to Wimborne, Cranborne, Verwood, etc
*  Gardens in Dorset A good starting point if you like to visit gardens
*  More gardens More Dorset gardens, suggested by Tour UK

*  New Forest National Park The National Park Authority website - lots of information about the park
*  The New Forest Holiday Bureau An excellent tourist guide. Very good content - lots of information
*  NFNP Online Magazine The National Park Authority online magazine. Full of useful info - what's on, where to eat, etc etc.
*  Forestry Commision There is even more about the New Forest on this site, especially about what's on and what to do
*  New Forest District Council Official website
*  The New Forest Comprehensive site
*  Hants CC New Forest site County Council tourism site
*  Naturescene - New Forest Excellent photos and slideshows of the Forest, plus lots more.
*  New Forest Villages Link not currently working A really interesting site. Histories and photos of local villages - including Barton and Milton Green
*  Hampshire Cam Superb photos of Hampshire. Includes plenty of the New Forest area, and of Mudeford, and of the Castle. (As the owner points out - we used to be part of Hampshire until we were pinched by Dorset.)
*  Milford On Sea Very nice community website for Milford
*  Milford On Sea Parish Council All about the Parish Council
*  New Forest Holidays For camping, caravan, and cabin holidays
*  New Forest Equine Society Everything related to horses in the New Forest area. Links to related sites
*  New Forest Dog Owners Group Take a look if you walk your dog in the Forest. (Membership also gets you a discount at Happy Pets at Saulflands Place.)
*  New Forest Verderers Their official site - very interesting
*  New Forest-Photographic Tour Sit back and watch the show, or pick and choose photos manually.
This site also has lots of other Forest related links
*  The New Forest Hants County Council site. Includes beautiful photos, Forest history, current situation
*  New Forest Drivers Maps From the same site, but not what it seems - these are from 1786/87.
*  New Forest Walks A selection of walks, with maps and details
*  Brockenhurst Community website for Brockenhurst
*  Beaulieu Village website - from UK Villages
*  Beaulieu - Montagu Ventures Motor Museum, Abbey, Palace House
*  Flying Films They produced the New Forest at War documentary, among similar titles. (The film is available from Highcliffe Castle and shops in the village.)
*  Winkton Airfield History A history of 9th Air Force (US Army) based at Winkton during WW2
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