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Places to stay in Bridport
With the stunning golden glow of the majestic sandstone cliffs and the shimmering radiance of Golden Cap, West Bay, Dorset is the Golden Gateway to the Jurassic Coast. West Bay nestles south of Bridport, between Eype with Seatown to the west and Freshwater with Burton Bradstock to the east. Situated at the western end of Chesil Beach / Chesil Bank, the area forms part of the Dorset Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site within Lyme Bay. West Bay, Dorset is a wonderful seaside location for family holidays, coast and countryside walks, fossil hunting, fishing / angling trips, scuba diving, paragliding, golfing, river boating and so much more. The Dorset historic market town of Bridport lies one and a half miles inland from the West Bay coast. Bridport, an Anglo-Saxon town made famous by its rope making is the largest town in West Dorset. Such was the fame of Bridport rope that those who ended their days on the gallows were said to have been 'stabbed by a Bridport dagger'. The town is still Britain's main source for twine. This is also a fossil hunter's delight, as fossils are plentiful by the clay cliffs. The local museum offers exhibits of the centuries old rope-making industry, while the antiquarian will find countless numbers of listed buildings; including St. Mary's Church founded in the 13th century and the 17th century Mangerton Mill that is presently a Museum of Rural Bygones where trout fishing is available on the River Manger. There are also two Iron Age hillforts to explore near Bridport.
