When we set off in the car I wasn’t sure exactly where we would end up, but knew it would be somewhere in Dorset.

The journey took longer than expected due to lots of flooding after Storm Bert. I was very hungry when we arrived at Portland Bill, so the first stop was The Lobster Pot restaurant.

I shared a hot baguette with my human as it was nearly as big as me.

With a full tummy I set off to explore. Unfortunately the lighthouse and visitor centre wasn’t open, they only open weekends in winter. It was still nice to see the splendid lighthouse towering above the other buildings with the sun low in the sky behind it.

My first mission was to have a look at the beach huts. You may probably know I am rather fond of beach huts! I enjoyed some winter sun while letting my lunch go down.

I think this beach hut was my favourite!

The winds were picking up and blowing my ears backwards as I walked past the lighthouse to have a look a large monument.

The monument at Portland Bill is The Trinity House Obelisk which was erected in 1844 to warn ships to keep away from the rocks of Portland Bill. Trinity House is a charity which supports seafarers and shipping.

This more recent monument had information about the nature reserve on the side of it. One of my humans was hiding behind it while I posed for a photograph!

After leaving Portland Bill we stopped for a brief visit to Chesil Beach. The sun was starting to go down and it was beginning to feel quite chilly.

It is quite hard work walking on pebbles even in my sturdy boots!

In the distance I could see Portland Bill on one side and Portland Port on the other.

The Chesil Beach pebble and shingle ridge is 18 miles long, I quickly gave up any ideas of walking along the top to the end.

I did sit and watch the waves for a while, though we couldn’t stay and watch the sunset as the humans (and me) were getting cold.

A very interesting place and well worth a visit if you are in Dorset.

Horace the Alresford Bear 1/12/2024