Hardy's Cottage

 Information board

 Monument by American admirers in woods close to cottage

 Family fire

 The cottage

 Outside soil loo!

 Information leaflet on organic soil loo!

 Looking over garden to cottage

Lovely thatched cottage

Wednesday 26th September Woke to another sunny day & had planned to Thomas Hardy's birth place & brought up with his two sisters http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardy-country/ set in a wonderful location on the edge of woods such a wonderful feel to the place. Was surprised to see the soil loo from the 1800! as people say nothing is new! Afterwards we had a walk around the town of Dorchester a very trendy place with lots of lovely shops to visit even with a Marks & Spencer's!