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An idyllic setting, pared-down designs, top-notch linen and pamper-yourself toiletries combine to make this a memorable place to stay – especially if you opt for a room with Lulworth Cove views. Or just lounge beside the pool, which also overlooks that circle of bay.
Also serves tasty lunches and dinner (mains £7 to £20), spanning lobster, risotto and moules.
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
29.68 MILES
The centre has engaging displays about the Jurassic Coast and also runs between one and seven fossil-hunting walks a week (adult/child £8/4). They're…
10.46 MILES
A red-brick, mid-18th-century building (now a bank) that's named as the inspiration for the home of Thomas Hardy's mayor of Casterbridge, in his book of…
17.52 MILES
Built in 1908 to link Bournemouth's steep but relatively low cliffs to the beach, the West Cliff Lift Railway regularly trundles up and down a short…
26.79 MILES
The often-photographed, painfully steep, quaint cobbled slope, lined by chocolate-box cottages, that starred in a famous TV advert for Hovis bread.
0.1 MILES
Excellent displays outline how geology and erosion have combined to shape the area's remarkable shoreline. Staff can advise about walks, too.
18.01 MILES
Some 200 brightly painted beach huts are available for hire. They come equipped with three deckchairs and a gas stove.
13.15 MILES
The impressive red-brick Custom House dates from 1813 – look out for the Union Jack and gilded coat of arms.
9.33 MILES
A particularly fine product of Henry VIII's castle-building spree, with expansive views over Portland Harbour.
1. Lulworth Cove Visitor Centre
0.1 MILES
Excellent displays outline how geology and erosion have combined to shape the area's remarkable shoreline. Staff can advise about walks, too.
9.33 MILES
A particularly fine product of Henry VIII's castle-building spree, with expansive views over Portland Harbour.
3. Mayor Of Casterbridge's House
10.46 MILES
A red-brick, mid-18th-century building (now a bank) that's named as the inspiration for the home of Thomas Hardy's mayor of Casterbridge, in his book of…
13.15 MILES
The impressive red-brick Custom House dates from 1813 – look out for the Union Jack and gilded coat of arms.
17.52 MILES
Built in 1908 to link Bournemouth's steep but relatively low cliffs to the beach, the West Cliff Lift Railway regularly trundles up and down a short…
18.01 MILES
Some 200 brightly painted beach huts are available for hire. They come equipped with three deckchairs and a gas stove.