A giant of a day

Today we had a lovely breakfast out on the front porch overlooking Weymouth and Portland. What a way to start the day.

After breakfast we headed off north up to Sherbourne to see the Sherbourne Old Castle, and the Sherbourne New Castle. One the way we passed the Cerne Giant, so we stopped and took a quick photo before heading off to the castles.

The old castle is a ruin, but was really interesting to walk around and we got some really good photos. The new castle was more of a large stately home than a fortified castle, and was furnished with period furniture.

From Sherbourne we headed to Montacute house. On the way we stopped in Yeovil Where there was a market on in the main street. We purchased some bread, olives, and artichokes and then continued to Montacute house where we had a picnic lunch in the gardens.

After Montacute we headed to Dorchester and found the Dorchester circle of nine stones. From here we had a quick drive through Dorchester and then made our way to Portland castle. We only had a few minutes before closing time so it was a quick look through, but it was only a small fort so it really was enough time. To finish the day off we had a look through the Tout Sculptures in the quarry that was not overly interesting, and then to the lighthouse for a quick look around. We had a quick dinner in an Indian restaurant before heading back for the night. Tomorrow we are off to Portwrinkle…