Broadchurch
Filmed just yards from the hotel.
From West Bay there are many delightful walks, over the East cliff, along the famous Chesil beach, where there are breathtaking views towards Abbotsbury, (famous for the Swannery and gardens), or to the west towards Lyme Regis where you will find the Golden Cap (goal of many walkers), the highest point on the south coast. In 2001 Dorset and East Devon was chartered as the Jurassic Coast, England's first World heritage site. This status was achieved due to the area's geological history. The abundance of fossils from the Jurassic and Triassic periods which can be found on the beaches shows this. Covering 95 miles of coastline, West Bay gives a great base to tour the various sites which are part of Dorset's famous World Heritage status.
Filmed just yards from the hotel.
The award winning ITV crime thriller that everyones talking about. Broadchurch was filmed in West Bay where the hotel is located. A less than 2 minute walk and you'll be on the very beach the programme was filmed on. Come and visit the picturesque setting for this gripping thriller.
For a map of the filming locations around West Bay, please click here
Based on Thomas Hardy’s classic novel
With the release of Thomas Vinterberg’s Far From The Madding Crowd, based on Thomas Hardy’s classic novel, Dorset County Museum is combing its unique collection of original Thomas Hardy artefacts alongside costumes from this eagerly awaited movie.
To read more please click here
To find out the latest & upcoming events in Dorset along with a long list of local attractions & activites please click here to visit our tourist information what's on guide.
Opposite the hotel is a well maintained golf course which offers reduced green fees for hotel guests. www.bridportgolfclub.org.uk
Other golf courses in the area include;
| Fleet Air Arm museum - Royal Navy Air Station, historic aircraft including Concorde 002. | Click here |
| Sherborne Castle - built by Sir Walter Raleigh 1594. | Click here |
| Forde Abbey - founded by Cistercian Monks 900 years ago. | Click here |
| Compton Acres - probably the finest gardens in Europe. | Click here |
| Corfe Castle - one of the most impressive ruins in England. | Click here |
| Bovington Tank museum - showing the whole history of tank warfare | Click here |
| Monkey World - Ape rescue Centre | Click here |
| Kingston Lacey - Country house and estate near Wimborne Minster | Click here |
| Hardy's cottage & monument | Click here |
| Abbotsbury Swannery & Subtropical gardens | Click here |
| Athelhampton house - 15th Century House | Click here |
| Kingston Maurwood - Gardens & Animal Park | Click here |
| Portland castle | Click here |
