Where to buy food: Blagdon Fruit Farm, Weymouth Farmers Market.

What better way to enjoy the Dorset countryside than to pack up a summery picnic? Freshly picked strawberries en-route with Dorset Clotted Cream and you already have the ultimate recipe for a lazy afternoon in the sun!

The Weymouth Farmers Market on the second Sunday of each month sells fresh bread, local cheese, meat, preserves, fruit and veg and wines that will contribute to a great picnic that will be remembered.

The Blagdon Fruit Farm in Chickerell has an adundance of fresh strawberries ready for picking, a mornings haul will provide the perfect way to round off your picnic. With that hefty dollop of cream!

Now the food is sorted there are plenty of ideal spots to host your picnic, personal favourites include White Horse, Ringstead, or Tyneham Village.