STEEPED IN HISTORY and surrounded by verdant rolling countryside, Dorchester is Dorset's county town.
Once a successful Roman settlement, the market town now bustles with history buffs and holidaymakers.
It's also the perfect base for exploring south Dorset and is just eight miles from the sandy stretches of Weymouth's coast.
HOUR BY HOUR
Day 1
10am Roman rooms
Kick off a day of discovering Dorchester's history with a trip to the Roman Town House.