West Bay beach

A Designated World Heritage Site by Unesco

No, not our lodge specifically, but once you step out the door and head for the coast - then absolutely.

  • The Jurassic Coast is 20 minutes away – great for fossil hunting
  • Neolithic Standing stones 100meters away
  • National Trust owned Coastline
  • Designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • 7 minutes over the hill to Beaminster
  • 15 minutes from Bridport, the nearest town
  • 20 minutes from the coastal town of West Bay, just beyond Bridport

Walking Holidays and Beach Holidays - The sea is 20 minutes away and inland there are 3000 miles of footpaths in Dorset. You can walk in beautiful countryside right outside the lodge door.
For information regarding Ordnance Survey maps for the area, click here
Books of walking routes can be found in local bookshops, or online.

The Jurassic Coast has miles of beaches and coastal paths ripe for exploring.

Beaminster Village

  • (7 minutes by car for the all-important croissant/paper run on Sunday morning)
  • Small Co-Op Super Market
  • Great small shops selling fresh local vegetables, meats and crafts
  • Good pubs, restaurants and a good fish and chip shop
  • The Beauty Room (facials, mani-pedi, massage, waxing etc.)

Bridport

  • 15 minutes away by car
  • Renowned for local produce, seafood and restaurants… nicknamed ‘Notting Hill on sea’!
  • 1920’s Electric Palace Cinema, good bars & pubs, Waitrose, Morrisons supermarkets
  • Saturday and Wednesday street markets

West Bay Harbour and Beach

  • Famous vertical sandstone cliffs
  • Pier and offshore fishing
  • Shops, fish & chip kiosks, boat rides and two beaches
  • The Riverside Restaurant (award winning seafood café/restaurant)

Lyme Regis

  • Famous Harbour (The Cobb)
  • Great fish and chips
  • Sandy Beach
  • Fishing & Sailing

Burton Bradstock Beach

  • National Trust car park
  • ‘The Hive’ at Burton Bradstock (award winning seafood café/restaurant… great food by the sea!)

Chesil Beach

  • 18 mile stretch of shingle beach, including the mysterious lagoon, The Fleet.

Abbotsbury

  • Beautiful sandstone village off the Chesil Beach
  • Including The Swannery, The Sub Tropical Gardens and Children’s Farm

Weymouth

  • Long sandy beach and lots for kids to do. A traditional English seaside resort.

Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door

  • Stunning beaches, cliffs and rock formations. Just an hour from Linhay

Babington House

  • 45 minutes away by car
  • For Boho Sunday lunches, lazy dinners and The Cowshed spa.