Temperatures have soared this week, setting the tone for the summer ahead – here are the beaches our travel desk loves best ...

The hamlet of Seatown, seven miles east of Lyme Regis ... fossils among the shingle. Brooks House (brookshouse.traveleto.com), a comfy B&B around one kilometre from the beach, is known for ...

We explore the glorious Dorset coastline in this series of articles, including a tale of a village that was 'decimated by pirates' ...