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Mangerton Mill: 2 miles north east of Bridport beside a stream feeding the River Asker has a tea room with some craft workshops, a working water wheel, a collection of bygone machinery and a fishing lake with caravan and camping accommodation.

Mapperton House and Gardens (near Beaminster): award winning manor house.

Beaminster Museum: covers the local history of Beaminster and the surrounding villages.

Broadwindsor Craft Centre: has a number of craft shops and a restaurant that is open for morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.

Abbotsbury: The Swannery and Tropical Gardens, St Catherine’s Chapel, also craft shops in the village.

Charmouth Heritage Centre: situated on the beach, has displays and information about the geology and fossils of the area.

Chesil Beach: Naturally formed storm pebble/shingle bank, also Fleet Lagoon (13KM)

Lyme Regis: fishing harbour with the historic Cobb, fossil shops, Philpot Museum.

Weymouth: Sea Life Centre, Nothe Fort, Time Walk, Harbour.

Portland Bill: the southern most tip of the Isle of Portland, overlooking the English Channel. The present lighthouse was erected in 1906, and also houses the Visitor Centre, open during April to September.

Dorchester: Dorset County Museum, The Roman House, Tutankhamen Exhibition Museum.

Neighbouring villages: including Bothenhampton and Walditch, Burton Bradstock, Chideock, Symondsbury, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Wootton Fitzpaine, Melplash, Loders, Shipton Gorge, Askerswell, Litton Cheney, Puncknowle, Swyre and West Bexington are all attractions in their own right and several of them represent archetypal West Dorset settlements. The parishes of Allington and Bradpole also adjoin the parish of Bridport.

There are numerous walks taking in the beautiful countryside, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and offering breathtaking views of the coastline known as the Jurassic Coast (World Heritage Site).

National Cycle Network Route 2 runs through the area.

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