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Eat & drink Things to do What's on Map Add yours

Find what’s worth doing in Dorset.

A local guide to independent places, events and things to do.

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Casa GourMex

Casa GourMex

Bournemouth

No-frills Mexican restaurant on Poole Hill — tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas and burritos, plus sandwiches, from owner Francisco, originally from Guadalajara. Homemade drinks include a hibiscus tamarind tea. Small and easy to walk past — look closely on the way up from the Triangle.

White Elephant's dining room

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The Project Climbing Centre

Poole

Indoor bouldering centre with a yoga studio and café attached,…

The Saltwater Sauna

Christchurch

The second of three Dorset sites from the same wood-fired sauna…

Slomo

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COYA by Nicholas James

Bournemouth

The Nicholas James group's Peruvian-leaning small-plates and…

Resneaked

Bournemouth

Independent sneaker and streetwear boutique on Westover Road.

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Outdoors

White Elephant

Bournemouth

Thai

30-plus-year family-run Thai restaurant in Westbourne.

Chez Fred's shopfront

Chez Fred

Bournemouth

Three generations of the same family running one of Bournemouth's best-known fish and chip restaurants, since 1989. Lunch and evening sittings only, closed Sunday and Monday.

Da Mario's shopfront

Da Mario

Bournemouth

Independent wood-fired Neapolitan pizzeria — BYOB and cash-only.

South Deep Café's terrace

South Deep Café

Poole

Outdoor seatingSeafood

Waterside café at Parkstone Bay Marina — dog-friendly, seafood-focused.

Little Red Roaster

Poole

Independent coffee roastery and café in Ashley Cross — roasts its own coffee on site.

Helch Market

Bournemouth

Bournemouth's first dedicated street-food hall — four independent kitchens under one roof, plus Below Zero Bar downstairs. Weekly live music: "Second Line" jazz-funk on Thursdays, and a separate "YA LIKE JAZZ?" jazz night.

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Christchurch

Pop-up wood-fired saunas and a seven-foot ice bath at Elkins…

Studland Sauna Hut

Studland

Two sauna huts on Knoll Beach with views out to Old Harry Rocks — a…

West Hants Club

Bournemouth

Members' tennis, gym, pool and squash club in Talbot Woods, running…

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Vintage Clobber

Bournemouth

Independent vintage clothing shop and vintage buyer on Christchurch…

Christchurch Priory

Christchurch

One of the longest parish churches in the country, on a site dating…

Corfe Castle

National Trust castle ruin on the Isle of Purbeck, between Wareham…