Enid Blyton in Dorset

Enid Blyton’s children’s books might not be the most politically correct in the world, but it’s unlikely that those of us who read them were really affected in any negative way J On the contrary, many people remember fondly her stories of elves and pixies, The Secret Seven, and the Famous Five’s summer holiday adventures in the countryside.

Many of Enid Blyton’s stories are set in Dorset and she spent many holidays here, frequently staying at Purbeck. With her husband, she purchased a farm at Sturminster Newton (which features in the story Five on Finniston Farm) plus the old Isle of Purbeck Golf Club (which features in Five Have a Mystery to Solve). Whispering Islandis said to be inspired by Brownsea Island, and Enid Blyton’s Kirren Castle is widely acknowledged to be inspired by Dorset’s Corfe Castle.

Take a walk in the Dorset countryside, or a ride on a steam train, or cycle down one of Dorset’s leafy lanes and through its quaint villages, and it’s not hard imagine you’re in an Enid Blyton story in search of lost treasure, or hot on the trail of top-secret papers

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