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Although this charming Dorset village features
strongly in Thomas Hardy’s sweeping novel
‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’, it is probably
better known for its evocative 16th
century bridge over the River Frome. Hardy
called this town ‘Wellbridge’ and based his
tragic tale around a legend involving the
Turberville family who lived at Jacobean
Woolbridge Manor – now a hotel. His heroine,
‘Tess Durbeyfield’, spent her fictional
honeymoon in the manor with her husband-to-be,
Angel Clare. Nearby stand the ruins of 12th
century Bindon Abbey. |
Wool Bridge - Photo:
Chris Shaw
CCL |
