Guidebook for Whitchurch Canonicorum
Food Scene
Old worlde pub with free parking. Good, medium cost pub food. around an inglenook with log fire. Their Rocky Road is to die for!
6 locals recommend
The Ilchester Arms
1 The BuildingsOld worlde pub with free parking. Good, medium cost pub food. around an inglenook with log fire. Their Rocky Road is to die for!
Old smugglers' pub with terraces and benches on cliff top. In summer guaranteed to lift your spirits while watching fishermen on the beach below. after a long journey. Pub food with a fabulous view.
79 locals recommend
The Anchor Inn
Old smugglers' pub with terraces and benches on cliff top. In summer guaranteed to lift your spirits while watching fishermen on the beach below. after a long journey. Pub food with a fabulous view.
Sightseeing
Jurassic Coast - Cliff
South West Coast Paththe beaches are beautiful and unspoilt
Former Cistercian Abbey -delightful house , gardens, cafe, gift shop and garden centre.
60 locals recommend
Forde Abbey House and Gardens
Former Cistercian Abbey -delightful house , gardens, cafe, gift shop and garden centre.
Spectacular views as you approach this very attractive village. Unusual localised climate gives rise to Abbotsbury sub -tropical gardens with plantation bungalow cafe and gift shop. Other pubs and cafes in the village.
80 locals recommend
Abbotsbury
Spectacular views as you approach this very attractive village. Unusual localised climate gives rise to Abbotsbury sub -tropical gardens with plantation bungalow cafe and gift shop. Other pubs and cafes in the village.
Famous and spectacular stone cliff bridge on the shoreline. One hour by car but two during school holidays!
403 locals recommend
Durdle Door
Famous and spectacular stone cliff bridge on the shoreline. One hour by car but two during school holidays!
Museum with Thomas Hardy’s study and the roman villa are both worth visiting. Traditional English country town with bronze age Maiden Castle on the outskirts and a roman amphitheatre at the end of the main shopping streets. Good shopping and cafes.
131 locals recommend
Dorchester
Museum with Thomas Hardy’s study and the roman villa are both worth visiting. Traditional English country town with bronze age Maiden Castle on the outskirts and a roman amphitheatre at the end of the main shopping streets. Good shopping and cafes.
Prince Charles' new town. Some are critical but people love living there! Duchess of Cornwall pub is a scaled down version of London's Ritz Hotel while the facade of the retirement complex next door is Buckingham Palace. Interesting shops and cafes and a public quiet room; parking free and easy.
16 locals recommend
Poundbury
Prince Charles' new town. Some are critical but people love living there! Duchess of Cornwall pub is a scaled down version of London's Ritz Hotel while the facade of the retirement complex next door is Buckingham Palace. Interesting shops and cafes and a public quiet room; parking free and easy.
Shopping
Picturesque small town with many shops and cafes, walk along broad promenade and sit on the beach.
326 locals recommend
Lyme Regis
Picturesque small town with many shops and cafes, walk along broad promenade and sit on the beach.
Saturday mornings. Gt there by ten to be sure of parking and 9.30 in summer.Food , clothes, jewellery, market traders. Large flea market in South Street. Usually bands playing.
Similar but smaller market on Wednesday mornings.
154 locals recommend
Bridport
Saturday mornings. Gt there by ten to be sure of parking and 9.30 in summer.Food , clothes, jewellery, market traders. Large flea market in South Street. Usually bands playing.
Similar but smaller market on Wednesday mornings.
Can be pricey but has lovely food and gifts to buy. Friendly and caring staff. Takeaway hot pasties and cakes. Outside eating area. Free parking
30 locals recommend
Felicity's Farm Shop
A35Can be pricey but has lovely food and gifts to buy. Friendly and caring staff. Takeaway hot pasties and cakes. Outside eating area. Free parking
Parks & Nature
West Dorset is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. with rolling countryside views, unspoilt beaches and spectacular cliff top views, It's difficult to think of anything that is not beautiful!
In springtime and early summer, for wildflowers drive through the narrow Marshwood Vale lanes,. Visit Coney's Castle for stretches of bluebells
West Dorset Heritage Coast
West Dorset is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. with rolling countryside views, unspoilt beaches and spectacular cliff top views, It's difficult to think of anything that is not beautiful!
In springtime and early summer, for wildflowers drive through the narrow Marshwood Vale lanes,. Visit Coney's Castle for stretches of bluebells
Arts & Culture
The whole area is steeped in history with large numbers of listed buildings, quaint cottages, quintessential English churches and churchyards.
West Dorset District
The whole area is steeped in history with large numbers of listed buildings, quaint cottages, quintessential English churches and churchyards.
Varied arts events. Also The Electric Place 1920s cinema nearby
32 locals recommend
Bridport Arts Centre
9 South StVaried arts events. Also The Electric Place 1920s cinema nearby