Postcards from Dorset :: day 1

Hellloooooooo from sunny, beautiful Dorset! I'm here spending the week pootling and relaxing by the sea (again), and as it's the half term holiday I'm delighted to have company this time - yay!! Not only is J here, but we also have Little B and Little Lady with us. We arrived yesterday and I thought it would be fun to write to you each day I'm here, a bit like sending you some postcards.

In a break from tradition, we're staying somewhere new this time and it is absolutely luverleeeee. In the photo above, you can see our home for the week - it's a small, family run caravan site in a beautiful rural location surrounded by hilly fields and overlooking the sea. It's the first time we've ever rented a static caravan, but of course from our years holidaying with Connievan we knew that we would love this kind of simple accommodation.

After we'd settled in yesterday and had a picnic dinner outside our little home on legs, we decided to walk down across the fields to the beach.

You can just make out the caravan site in the above photo, nestled into the crest of the hill up there.

This is part of the long stretch of Chesil Beach which we are very familiar with as we've been here many, many times on family holidays over the years. It was so, so lovely to sit on the sun-warmed shingle last night and listen to the soothing lull of the sea. And yes, of course I had a crochet blanket with me :)

This part of Chesil beach is made up from very distinctive small pebbles, they are the size of peas and beans and extremely tactile. I l-o-v-e just sitting and sifting my hands through them, it's something I've loved since being a child and it gives me a deep sense of calm.

The return walk back to the caravan site is uphill the whole way, passing through the very small, quiet village of West Bexington. At this time of year the gardens are brimming with flowers, and with palm trees and giant spires of echiums there is something of a Mediterranean feel to it all. I fall in love with this village a little more each time I visit.

There happens to be a wonderful pub half way up the hill with a beautifully manicured garden overlooking the sea. We stopped to enjoy a drink and I felt so relaxed being there with J and the LP enjoying the start of what I hope is going to be a lovely family holiday to add to the memory bank. Cheers!

Continuing on our way... a slow, steady climb past idyllic looking cottages....

....admiring all the gorgeously wild blooms in the hedgerows.

The beautiful light at the end of a hot, sunshiny day....

.....and continuous sea views made me feel full to the brim with happy vibes.

I sat outside our caravan into the evening, snuggled in my crochet blankets, drinking tea and waiting for the dark to descend. It was wonderful to watch the sky slowly change colour and see the first stars appear in the sky. It's 9.30pm in the above photo, at the end of a long but lovely day. So good!

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Comments

[Lisa Smith]

You need to visit Golden Cap caravan site in Seatown- right by the beach with amazing views and 150 yards to the pub!

[Susan]

Lovely.thank you for sharing your experience xxx

[Natalie Green]

Gorgeous, isnt it? I am so lucky to live there!

[Francesca]

So Beautiful! I've just come home from a weekend in Dorset visiting my in-laws and for the first time on Saturday I went to West Bay and Chesil Beach. Such a beautiful place! Enjoy your holiday!

[Charlotte]

Beautiful, you have certainly struck lucky with the weather. Hopefully you will all be able to see a bit of your Dad, without disrupting his usual routine, while having a fantastic family holiday in your own space at the same time. Cx

[Karen Dodgson]

Oh Lucy it looks beautiful!
As you know I’m lucky enough to be permanently at the beach now we live in St Anne’s, and as we have our grandsons with us this week it’s been manic but magical memories too!
Your holiday reminds me so much of Beer in Devon, we’ve stayed at the caravan park there a few times and it looks so similar to your holiday.
Hope you have a wonderful week xx

[Gwen]

Looks lovely! Enjoy your family and time away!

[Michelle Gladwish]

Have a happy time away and thank you for sharing Day 1 with us x

[Juliana]

Thank you for these lovely blog posts, Lucy!
I haven't been writing much lately, but hope you are doing ok, and that you enjoy your family vacation. Thanks again, best wishes! 🌅

[Femke]

That looks so delightful! Thank you for sharing and enjoy your stay!

[Kate Buckley]

It's lovely that you're all getting a holiday as well as seeing your dad. And I'm thrilled that you're going to write every day. Your posts are a real comfort to me in the way they make me appreciate the everyday joys of life.

[Cheryl]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

[Martine Zijderveld van Mourik]

Een hele fijne tijd toegewenst! Ik lees altijd de berichten! Ik haak en brei, ben nu 100 kopenhaagse huisjes aan het breien. Hartelijke groeten voor allen die bij je horen. Martine Zijderveld.

[Anita Pearson]

Have a lovely time away X

[Kristine S]

👏👏👏🥰👌 love seeing your views, from your perspective. Enjoy 😉 😘💖🐝🌾💐🌻🌞⛱️

[Annie Chermak]

SO peaceful!! Are there no crowds? Enjoy!!

[Ruth]

Lovely idea, sending postcards each day. Have a wonderful holiday, and enjoy some Vitamin Sea! Xx

[Louise]

Postcards from the coast sounds just lovely! Have arrived back home from my little trip into winter and all of the jetlag. Ugh! Warm, sunny images are just what the doctor ordered! Xox

[Sharon Sellens (nee Rickets)]

hope you all have a good week there Lucy, please send my love to your Dad xx

[Rosie]

Is it Gorselands Lucy??! I used to go with my parents, and we spent our honeymoon there in August 1986 (poor and just left uni!) Just seeing those photos melts my heart - such happy memories of walking down through the gorse-lined paths to the beach at West Bexington. I'd love love love to be able to afford to buy a van on that site for my children and grandchildren to make memories too 🥰

[Tineke]

Had to search where you are now, aaaaaah, sea, of course. Enjoy it, dear.

[Janet Marchant]

What a lovely idea to show off your childhood home.
Hope you have your rods with you??
When my children were young we used to go to West Bexington and fish through the night-- sleeping on the beach, under the stars, and frying what we caught for breakfast.Thanks for reminding me of very happy times.
Do have a lovely relaxing time and enjoy your holiday-- at least you will have good weather.
Janet from just along the coast in Seaton Devon.

[Sarah]

Lovely! Thanks 😊

[Lynne Hawtree]

Love seeing pictures of your adventures . Am loving doing your coast blanket atm.

[Sally Spragg]

That is so lovely! Looking forward to the daily postcards for the rest of the week! Have a lovely time!xx