Coombe House

Dorset


The airy, easygoing, stylish bedrooms in this fabulous-value guesthouse are full of bay windows, wicker and white wood. Breakfast is delivered to your room on a trolley, complete with homemade bread and a toaster – perfect for a lazy lie-in in Lyme.

There's also an apartment, sleeping five, which can be booked by the week (£380 to £650).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dorset attractions

1. Portland Castle

23.98 MILES

A particularly fine product of Henry VIII's castle-building spree, with expansive views over Portland Harbour.

2. Castle Ruins

26.2 MILES

Little remains of Exeter's 11th-century castle except a russet stone gatehouse, attached to a fragment of the city's defensive wall.

3. Wharfinger's House

26.24 MILES

Newly arrived ships in Dartmouth would once have paid their wharfing fees at this picturesque house, which was built in the 1700s. Not open to the public.

4. Customs House

26.26 MILES

This stately 17th-century building was once the address where ships arriving in Dartmouth were required to pay customs duties. Look out for the antique…

5. St Nicholas Priory

26.43 MILES

Originally part of a medieval Benedictine monastery, and later a lavish Elizabethan manor house, this 900-year-old building is currently closed for…