Local News: Poole, Dorset (BH15)
Why Dorchester has much more to offer than retirement life Author: Online Stories Published: 22nd August 2017 13:10 Brewery Square , Dorchester" height="333" src="http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/images/imgstore/459_p638_x66ctsnytn.jpg" title=" Brewery Square , Dorchester" width="500" /> "The town is populous, tho' not large, the streets broad, but the buildings old, and low; however, there is good company and a good deal of it; and a man that coveted a retreat in this world might as agreeably spend his time, and as well in Dorchester, as in any town I know in England." - Daniel Defoe, ‘A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain' (1724-1726) Following research by Prudential highlighting Dorset as the second best place to retire in the UK, the county town of Dorchester can be a popular choice , having previously been listed in Royal Mail's top ten most desirable postcodes in England. The home of Thomas Hardy has ...