What YOU would miss most if you moved away from Dorset

Or have you left our beautiful county behind for pastures new and still miss it?

We invited readers on the Bournemouth Echo Facebook page to tell us what they would miss most about the area and almost 200 people responded, including expats who have shared their memories of the place they once called home.

Here is just a selection of the responses.

1. I moved away and I miss the sea, beaches, Bmth Gardens, Bmth Xmas Market, Poole Quay, Sandbanks & the ferry, Old Harry Rocks, Swanage, Corfe Castle, Lulworth Cove & Durdle Door and lots more...

2. Walks along the beaches and Poole harbour. I live in Canada but get home as often as I can.

Poole Quay by Sharon Wheeler

3. Love Dorset, we moved to Australia. We miss the English countryside and the beaches. Places like Weymouth seafront, Bournemouth beaches, Poole Quay, Christchurch, The New Forest and more. Having everything in close proximity. We are now having to travel hours just to do things. But the downside is the cost of daily life in the UK.

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4. I get sentimental and have good memories of Bournemouth having grown up there 30 years ago...I miss the chines (and my mate Blu).. and I'm sorry to see all the shops closing... Beales was an institution and don't get me started on the ice rink! Greets from South Africa.

Durley Chine by Nigel Morris

5. I have lived away from Dorset for 23 years and don’t miss much. I do miss the beach, long summer evenings and traditional English pubs!

6. I did move and I don't miss a thing! I still see friends and family. Don't miss the town one bit. I live in the New Forest now.

7. I moved and only miss my family, live in Yorkshire now so surrounded by some of the best views in the UK whilst living somewhere that the houses are actually affordable.

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8. The Purbecks and the coastline , Kimmeridge. Left Poole in 05 for New Zealand.

9. Love Dorset, we moved to Cornwall. I miss that view as you drive down the hill on Sandbanks Road, with Lilliput behind you, especially at sunset, just amazing. I don't miss the high rents, and traffic. Love Dorset as much as I love Cornwall, spectacular places.

10. I have moved from Dorset and I miss the scenery and the beaches.

Durdle Door by Sonia Claire Smith

11.  I have lived in USA for over 30 years. Things I miss 1) historical places over 250 years old 2) country pubs in the New Forest 3) AFC Bournemouth 4) the Jurassic Coast. Don’t miss the weather 

12. I would miss Mudeford Quay & Christchurch Priory.

13. We moved to Australia and we love it here in Perth but I miss Dorset, the lush countryside, the New Forest, Christchurch, coastal walks, pubs and my friends. I don’t miss the traffic or the litter.

Old Harry Rocks by Zandra Robinson

14. Corfe Castle, Studland, Old Harry, drive overlooking Chesil beach, Lulworth, Lyme Regis to mention a few.

15. I moved from Dorset to the United States. I miss the beach and the New Forest.

16. I did. As someone who now lives in Scotland the answer would have to be the climate. Especially at this time of year.

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17. The walk / run between Sandbanks and Bournemouth and walking up Old Harry Rocks.

18. The buzz in Bournemouth when the sun is out. Central Gardens in bloom and Southbourne beach.

Hengistbury Head by Matt Pinner

19. I moved from Bournemouth to La Paz, Bolivia. I miss the New Forest walks & pubs, the beach and walks over Hengistbury Head.

20. Corfe Castle, Studland, Old Harry, drive overlooking Chesil Beach, Lulworth, Lyme Regis to mention a few.