Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre is a free Centre with lots of information and advice on fossil hunting along the Jurassic coast.
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre,
Lower Sea Lane,
Charmouth,
Dorset. DT6 6LL
Phone: 01297 560772
Distance from holiday cottage – 25 miles
For very reasonably priced fish and chips you can get to in 2 minutes on foot try –
Broadwey Fish and Chips
687, Dorchester Road
Broadwey
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 5LW
For a delicious seafood meal we strongly recommend the Crab House Cafe at Wyke Regis –
Crab House Cafe
Ferrymans Way
Portland Road
Wyke Regis
Dorset
DT4 9YU
Tel – 01305 788 867
There is no where better for crab, oysters, and any other local fish. Definitely worth booking for weekend reservations.
Distance from holiday cottage – 5.5 miles
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens – The Garden is a mixture of formal and informal flowers, world famous for it’s Camellia groves and magnolias. Noted in Dorset for its Rhododendron and Hydrangea collections and the charming Victorian Garden.
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Bullers Way
Abbotsbury
Nr Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 4LA
Tel – 01305 871387
Distance from holiday cottage – 9 miles
Around 700 yards of shingle beach with uncovered sand once the tide goes out. There are also rock pools at the western end and an offshore reef that is uncovered by the tide. The beach is overlooked by unspoilt farmland and cliffs.
Distance from cottage – 6.5 miles
For indoor swimming pools near the cottage you can visit –
The Hotel Rembrandt (2 miles away)
01305 764 000
or further away –
Warmwell Holiday Park
Near Weymouth
Dorset
DT2 8JE
There is a community hospital in Weymouth –
3 Melcombe Avenue
Weymouth,
Dorset
DT4 7TB
Tel – 01305 760022
The main Dorset county hospital is in Dorchester –
Williams Avenue
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 2JY
Tel – 01305 251150
Our local shop is Broadwey Village Stores is just at the end of the lane (a 30 second walk from the cottage) and sells all basic supplies, plus the staff are hugely helpful and friendly –
Broadwey Village Stores
608 Dorchester Road
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 5LH
Tel – 01305 812417
Please note they are not open on Sundays.
“We had a most enjoyable holiday even the weather was kind to us. Very nice cottage, well situated for touring lovely Dorset coastline and countryside. Two very nice local pubs serving food.”
May 2009
Lovely break, great location for exploring the Dorset coast. Cottage has everything we needed, very well furnished. Would definitely recommend! Thank you!
May 2011