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The unique and beautiful Lyme Bay traverses West Dorset and East Devon in south west England a part of the coastline known as The Jurassic Coast. A great place to visit all year round. The unique and beautiful Lyme Bay traverses West Dorset and East Devon in south west England a part of the coastline known as The Jurassic Coast. As England's first natural World Heritage Site the coastline is up there with the world's most famous attractions such as the Grand Canyon in the USA and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The Jurassic Coast covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline from West Dorset to East Devon with landscape recording 185 million years of the Earth's history. World Heritage status was achieved because of the site's unique insight into the Earth Sciences as it clearly depicts a geological walk through time' spanning the Triassic Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Charmouth beach in West Dorset is one of the best places along the Jurassic Coast to search for fossils. Guided fossil walks led by experts are organised from the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre situated just by the beach the walks take place throughout the year and help to bring to life the...
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The Bishop of Norwich is an awfully nice fellow but he neverremembers to pass the Port. Port Wine goes back a long way and Douro the region in Portugal thatproduces it is the third oldest protected wine region in the world. TheGeneral Company of Viticulture of the Upper Dourowas established in 1756 with the purpose of ensuring both the quality and theprice of the product. It was the English who took Port Wine to their hearts afterthe Methuen Treaty in 1703 allowed merchants to import Portuguese wine.However ships often arrived in English ports with spoiled wine so a process offortification was adopted which improved the longevity of the wine. This was atime when England was at warwith France so an alternative to French wine had to be sought and the habit of drinkingPort Wine developed into a tradition which has lasted through the years. Someof the most famous shippers are still in existence today amongst the most wellknown are Sandeman Cockburn Osborne and Croft.The partaking of Port is not merely a case of having adrink. There are rules and rituals to follow if you want to do it properly. Itwas and probably still is a custom in the British Navy...
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The unique and beautiful Lyme Bay traverses West Dorset and East Devon in south west England a part of the coastline known as The Jurassic Coast. A great place to visit all year round. The unique and beautiful Lyme Bay traverses West Dorset and East Devon in south west England a part of the coastline known as The Jurassic Coast. As England's first natural World Heritage Site the coastline is up there with the world's most famous attractions such as the Grand Canyon in the USA and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The Jurassic Coast covers 95 miles of truly stunning...
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The Bishop of Norwich is an awfully nice fellow but he neverremembers to pass the Port. Port Wine goes back a long way and Douro the region in Portugal thatproduces it is the third oldest protected wine region in the world. TheGeneral Company of Viticulture of the Upper Dourowas established in 1756 with the purpose of ensuring both the quality and theprice of the product. It was the English who took Port Wine to their hearts afterthe Methuen Treaty in 1703 allowed merchants to import Portuguese wine.However ships often arrived in English ports with spoiled wine so a process offortification...
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