Guidebook for Bridport

James
Guidebook for Bridport

Food Scene

Nice atmosphere, good food. The hotel has a restaurant serving the normal fayre and then a further restaurant at the rear of the hotel which is called The Stables, it's a cool pizza and cider restaurant and is quite buzzy. Seating is on bench tables. Upstairs in the hotel you will find a cosy cocktail bar called the Venner Bar - Lloyd will serve you a lovely cosmopolitan and he's a great cocktail barman.
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The Bull Hotel
34 East St
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Nice atmosphere, good food. The hotel has a restaurant serving the normal fayre and then a further restaurant at the rear of the hotel which is called The Stables, it's a cool pizza and cider restaurant and is quite buzzy. Seating is on bench tables. Upstairs in the hotel you will find a cosy cocktail bar called the Venner Bar - Lloyd will serve you a lovely cosmopolitan and he's a great cocktail barman.
This is one of the latest editions to Bridport, it's a really nice restaurant serving Dim Sum and really unusual salads and noodle dishes. It has a great quality wine list and also specialises in tea. Make sure you book.
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Dorshi
6 Chancery Ln
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This is one of the latest editions to Bridport, it's a really nice restaurant serving Dim Sum and really unusual salads and noodle dishes. It has a great quality wine list and also specialises in tea. Make sure you book.
This is run by a friend Lisa. It's a cool coffee shop with good cakes and great food. They make amazing smoothies and juices here. Breakfast is good here.
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Soulshine Cafe
76 South St
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This is run by a friend Lisa. It's a cool coffee shop with good cakes and great food. They make amazing smoothies and juices here. Breakfast is good here.
An idyllic setting in a very pretty little village on the outskirts of Bridport. Great for lunch or early evening glass of wine. They often have things going on so be sure to look at the website. www.symondsburyestate.co.uk
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Symondsbury Kitchen
Mill Lane
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An idyllic setting in a very pretty little village on the outskirts of Bridport. Great for lunch or early evening glass of wine. They often have things going on so be sure to look at the website. www.symondsburyestate.co.uk
Great food - that's it! Must book
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The Half Moon
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Great food - that's it! Must book
Very nice restaurant run by ex Londoners - quite cool and a little pricey but well worth a visit. Book
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Brassica Restaurant
4 The Square
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Very nice restaurant run by ex Londoners - quite cool and a little pricey but well worth a visit. Book
Great for Brekka and lunch. Food is great and they serve a good coffee here.
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Watch House Cafe
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Great for Brekka and lunch. Food is great and they serve a good coffee here.
Really nice pub with a cosy bar and great food. Combine it with a walk down at Eype beach.
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The New Inn
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Really nice pub with a cosy bar and great food. Combine it with a walk down at Eype beach.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is Bridport's favourite pub. It's very lively on a Friday and Saturday and has two small beer gardens. Leave the house and turn right - it's at the end of the road.
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The Tiger Inn
14-16 Barrack St
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This is Bridport's favourite pub. It's very lively on a Friday and Saturday and has two small beer gardens. Leave the house and turn right - it's at the end of the road.
A nice bar with seating on 2 floors. Often has live music.
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The Beach & Barnicott
6 South St
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A nice bar with seating on 2 floors. Often has live music.
This is a restaurant and bar and despite it's seemingly upmarket feel, the owners love it if you turn up with your wellies on and stop for a drink. The food is quite good although I have found it to be a bit hit and miss. go for the amazing views.
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The Seaside Boarding House
Cliff Road
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This is a restaurant and bar and despite it's seemingly upmarket feel, the owners love it if you turn up with your wellies on and stop for a drink. The food is quite good although I have found it to be a bit hit and miss. go for the amazing views.
Really lovely pub for sundowners and a stroll on the beach
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The Anchor Inn
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Really lovely pub for sundowners and a stroll on the beach

Parks & Nature

This is the place where they filmed Broadchurch. It's a lively little area with a few nice eateries. Great cliff walks although be mindful of the very steep cliff if you have a dog. I don't walk my dog off the lead on the left hand cliff bit the right han cliff which is reached by driving through West Bay following the road over the bridge and around to the left. Keep going and the road reaches a dead end. This is the start of a lovely walk.
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West Bay
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This is the place where they filmed Broadchurch. It's a lively little area with a few nice eateries. Great cliff walks although be mindful of the very steep cliff if you have a dog. I don't walk my dog off the lead on the left hand cliff bit the right han cliff which is reached by driving through West Bay following the road over the bridge and around to the left. Keep going and the road reaches a dead end. This is the start of a lovely walk.
Fantastic cliff walk here. Rather than park your car in the car park at the beach, there is a lay-by just before you turn right towards the beach. Park your car here and take the 2 minute walk to the beach from here. It avoids the heaving car park. You can also continue along the coast road and park at Cogden Beach which is much quieter and has a fabulous walk here for the dog - and humans!
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Hive Beach
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Fantastic cliff walk here. Rather than park your car in the car park at the beach, there is a lay-by just before you turn right towards the beach. Park your car here and take the 2 minute walk to the beach from here. It avoids the heaving car park. You can also continue along the coast road and park at Cogden Beach which is much quieter and has a fabulous walk here for the dog - and humans!
Eype is a nice quiet beach for a walk. Good for dogs too.
Eype's Mouth Car Park
South West Coast Path
Eype is a nice quiet beach for a walk. Good for dogs too.
This is one of my favourite walks. You are heading for Thorncombe Beacon. Drive from Bridport on the A35 towards Chideock, you will go through a set of lights to the recycling centre, then after about half a mile take a left hand turn towards Eype. Then take the second left and keep going straight along a narrow country lane. you will pass several houses and then the road sweeps around towards the right. A minute or so later you will see a long lay-by on the right with a hill on the left. Park here and walk up the path, it should be signposted to Thorncombe Beacon. Just beware of sheep as far as a dog goes. You must make sure you have the dog on a lead if there are sheep in the field. If you can find it, Down House Farm cafe is delightful and the food is fantastic.
Down House Lane
Down House Lane
This is one of my favourite walks. You are heading for Thorncombe Beacon. Drive from Bridport on the A35 towards Chideock, you will go through a set of lights to the recycling centre, then after about half a mile take a left hand turn towards Eype. Then take the second left and keep going straight along a narrow country lane. you will pass several houses and then the road sweeps around towards the right. A minute or so later you will see a long lay-by on the right with a hill on the left. Park here and walk up the path, it should be signposted to Thorncombe Beacon. Just beware of sheep as far as a dog goes. You must make sure you have the dog on a lead if there are sheep in the field. If you can find it, Down House Farm cafe is delightful and the food is fantastic.

Getting Around

This is the main train line to London. Dorchester is 20 mins by car to Bridport
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Dorchester South station
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This is the main train line to London. Dorchester is 20 mins by car to Bridport
There is a local bus service which takes you to Lyme Regis.
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Lyme Regis
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There is a local bus service which takes you to Lyme Regis.

Essentials

An average size store. Lidl is a little further up on the left from the Co-op.
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Co-op Food - Bridport
Sea Road North
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An average size store. Lidl is a little further up on the left from the Co-op.
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Waitrose & Partners
42-44 West St
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Lovely locally sourced produce and a little cafe too. They have pigs which the kids like to look at.
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Washingpool Farm Shop
Dottery Road
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Lovely locally sourced produce and a little cafe too. They have pigs which the kids like to look at.

Shopping

The market is on Weds and Sat. There is also a vintage quarter which you can pick some great bargains up from. Most of the furniture in our house is from the vintage market. Head for the Red Brick Cafe and the vintage shops are all around it.
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Bridport
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The market is on Weds and Sat. There is also a vintage quarter which you can pick some great bargains up from. Most of the furniture in our house is from the vintage market. Head for the Red Brick Cafe and the vintage shops are all around it.