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Museum
Bridport Museum
Museum in a 16th-century building on South Street known as the Castle.
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Bridport & West Bay: things to do
Places worth your time in Bridport & West Bay
Top places
Things to do in Bridport & West Bay
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Cliff and hill
Golden Cap
Hill and cliff between Bridport and Charmouth, 191 metres high and the highest point on the south coast.
Harbour
West Bay Harbour
Small harbour settlement at the mouth of the River Brit, 1.5 miles south of Bridport.
Sandstone cliff
East Cliff, West Bay
Cliff on the east side of West Bay beach. Official advice: stay away from cliff tops and bases, where falls can happen at any time.
Beach
Hive Beach
Shingle beach at Burton Bradstock on Chesil Beach, run by the National Trust.
Arts centre
Bridport Arts Centre
Arts centre in a 19th-century listed former chapel, with the Marlow Theatre, the Allsop Gallery and a cinema.
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Hill
Colmer’s Hill
Conical hill near Symondsbury, west of Bridport, and a landmark of the valley.
Clifftop viewpoint
Thorncombe Beacon
Hill between Eype and Seatown on the coast path, 157 metres high, with views along the coast.
Beach
Eype Mouth
Beach at Eype, a village 2 km south-west of Bridport on the Jurassic Coast.
Beach and cove
Seatown
Small shingle cove below Golden Cap with a pub, reached by a lane from Chideock.
Rural estate
Symondsbury Estate
Working estate west of Bridport with a farm shop, café and lanes under Colmer’s Hill.
Village
Burton Bradstock
Village half a mile inland from Chesil Beach, about 4 km south-east of Bridport.
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- Bridport & West Bay (area photo): Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bridport Museum: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Golden Cap: Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0, source
- West Bay Harbour: John Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- East Cliff, West Bay: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hive Beach: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bridport Arts Centre: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Colmer’s Hill: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Thorncombe Beacon: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Eype Mouth: Mr Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Seatown: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Symondsbury Estate: John Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Burton Bradstock: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lyme Regis & Charmouth: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Seaton, Beer & Sidmouth: michael cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Swanage, Studland & Purbeck: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door & Wareham: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Weymouth & Portland: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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