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 . 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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