Bere Regis – What it’s like to live in…
Alison Bennett is justifiably proud of the village in which she has spent most of her life
Published in December ’20

The church of St John the Baptist contains not only horizontal figures of the Apostles but the family tomb of the Turbervilles, on whom Hardy drew for the d’Urbervilles
THE residents of Bere Regis are fortunate to be able to enjoy wonderful countryside walks, host many wildlife appearances, particularly hedgehogs, and are treated to the most remarkable recitals of birdsong. These all contribute greatly to a general sense of well-being and an affinity with this rural village in which we live.
The land purchased by the legendary Queen guitarist, Brian May, on the west side of the village is now beginning to…
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