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Recommended Towns & Villages near Bridport

West Bay

West Bay (147 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction S)

West Bay nestles at the western end of spectacular Chesil Beach whose billions of pebbles have been a constant source of fascination for centuries...

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock (56 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SE)

This in one of the most enchanting villages to be found along the sweeping Dorset coast. It has gorgeous little lanes where there are eye catching thatched cottages with walls.....

A view of Seatown

Seatown (33 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction W)

Seatown is a small Hamlet along Dorset's famous Jurassic Coast and is popular with fossil hunters. It has a clean and quiet shingle beach (no dogs allowed) and is a good location.....

Netherbury

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N)

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A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NW)

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Beach huts

Charmouth (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction W)

This pretty resort grew up in a gap of cliffs overlooking picturesque Lyme Bay. In the days prior to the motor car it was a fashionable coaching stop. One illustrious visitor of.....

Lyme Regis, Dorset

Lyme Regis (276 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)

Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth...

Abbotsbury, Dorset, England

Abbotsbury (104 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SE)

Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset...

Axminster, Devon

Axminster (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction W)

Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon...

The Sydling Valley, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)

This is a particularly scenic village lying deep in a chalk-stream valley between open downs. Every approach to it is beautiful, whether crossing the hills from Cerne Abbas or Maiden Newton, or coming up the waters of the River Cerne between meadows flooded with spring lambs and ponies...

Across the Fleet Lagoon

Langton Herring (1 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SE)

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Hardy's Dorset

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NE)

A long, winding lane, flanked by grassy banks covered in fern and wild flowers, leads to the picture postcard village of Melbury Osmond..

Bumble on Common Cat's Ear.

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction NW)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Seaton

Axmouth (16 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction W)

This quiet resort of colourwashed cottages sitting at the edge of the River Axe was once an important south Devon port...

The New Inn, Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction E)

Famous for its huge chalk 'rude' giant, Cerne Abbas is a lovely ancient village in Dorset...

St Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon

Colyton (21 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction W)

The town of Colyton, in Devon, first appeared as an ancient village around 700 AD and appeared inthe Doomsday Book as 'Culitone'. It was once described as "the most rebellious.....

High Tide

Seaton (312 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction W)

The town is mostly Victorian and Edwardian in character, you only have to cast your eyes above today's modern shop fronts to see handsome overhanging bay windows which belong firmly to another era...

Minterne House and Gardens

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

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Thomas Hardy's cottage

Dorchester (86 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset and is the heart of Thomas Hardy's Wessex. On the outskirts of the town you will find Hardy’s birthplace and family home in Higher.....

A picture of Dalwood

Dalwood (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction W)

Charming village in the Devonshire countryside with a wonderful old thatched pub serving excellent food and a fantastic church. Well worth a look..

Recommended attractions near Bridport

Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Lyme Regis Museum (2 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction W)

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A view of the Marine Aquarium on the old Cobb with Lyme regis, Dorset, in the background.

Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (1 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)

Where better to see and learn about the creatures of the deep than in an aquarium suite set tantalizingly beside the sea. Well,.....

A picture of Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery (50 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SE)

Set in one of the most beautiful unspoilt regions of England, Abbotsbury Swannery is home to sometimes up to 1000 beautiful.....

The Nine Stones, Stone Circle in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset

The Nine Stones (1 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction E)

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Forde Abbey, nr Chard, Somerset. A former Cistercian foundation. Photo taken September 1991.

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

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Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach (25 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SE)

One of the most remarkable features of England's fantastic coastal scenery is the magnificent stretch known as Chesil Beach,.....

Amur leopard

The Wildlife Park at Cricket St. Thomas (2 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction NW)

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Maiden Castle, Dorset

Maiden Castle (10 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction E)

The finest Iron Age hillfort in Europe, Maiden Castle is the size of 50 football pitches and was first built in 600BC over the.....

Loughwood Meeting House, Dalwood, Near Axminster, Devon. Owned by the National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House (13 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction W)

17th-century thatched Baptist meeting house, constructed approx 1653...

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NE)

This magnificent figure cut into the turf of a chalk hillside is best viewed from the north of the village. He is known as "The.....

The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester. Dorset

The Keep Military Museum (15 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction E)

This exciting keep is the home of the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset. Here visitors with a keen interest in all things.....

The Roman Town House, Dorchester, Dorset

Roman Town House (1 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction E)

The Roman Town House was a discovery of the 1930's. From excavations beneath the ground came a rich feast of Roman history that.....

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction N)

This is one of the most glittering of all the great Elizabethan mansions in England. It is built of glowing honey-coloured Ham.....

Pecorama gardens

Pecorama (20 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction W)

Pecorama offers a real treat for everyone visiting Beer, a pretty coastal resort which was once the haunt of Smugglers. This.....

Penquin at SeaLife Centre in Weymouth

Sea Life Park, Weymouth (1 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SE)

A unique mix of indoor and outdoor attractions set in seven acres makes Sea Life a great family day out. The Park offers a day.....

Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Hardy's Cottage (4 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction E)

Home of poet and novelist Thomas Hardy until the age of 34. Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd were.....

Nothe Fort, Weymouth

Nothe Fort (17 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction SE)

Nothe Fort lies to the east of Weymouth. This spectacular "D" shaped building is preserved as one of the finest pieces of.....

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction N)

Barrington Court is an attractive 16th-century house built in the engaging "E" shaped style of the period in mellow Ham Hill.....

Blackberry Camp. - Iron age settlement near - Beer. Devon

Blackbury Camp (18 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction W)

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The hillfort was built during the 4th century and.....

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction NE)

Without doubt this magnificent Abbey built centuries ago of creamy Ham stone ranks amongst the finest Abbey churches anywhere in.....


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