excellent views looking towards Marshwood Vale and Pilsdon Pen.
Going back toward the coast Bridport is the main town of the area, and is particularly known for its outdoor markets held Wednesday and Saturday with a Farmer’s Market on the second Saturday of the month. The Museum should not be missed as the exhibits bring to life the town’s colourful past, whilst a tour of Palmers Brewery enables you to sample the town’s popular traditional ales. There are Carnivals and Festivals during the summer & autumn, and a host of other tourist attractions in and around the town, details of which can be obtained from the Tourist Information Centre.
There are two notable hill forts in the area. Eggardon Hill Fort is atmospheric and boasts wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. The other is Pilsdon Pen also from the Iron Age and one of the highest points in the county at over nine hundred feet. Near Bridport on the bank of the river Manger the 17C Mangerton Mill is a working water mill and a museum of rural history. There is trout fishing and walks beside the river.
Going a little inland there are some delightful places such as the picturesque village of Loders with a lovely Norman church and a Manor house built on the former site of a Benedictine monastery where it is reputed that the secret of brewing cider was first brought from France.
Travelling back to the coast at Litton Cheney there is the YHA HOSTEL. This comfortable Dutch barn, once a cheese factory, makes a good family base for walking, cycling, visiting Chesil Beach, and the Abbotsbury Swannery.
Just off the coast Puncknowle is attractive with many stone cottages and trees in the middle of the village. A ridge topped by the Knoll shelters one side of the village from the sea and Bride Valley is on the other side. The nearby village of Portesham is home to Portesham House which has a famous association with British history. At the Battle of Trafalgar the Captain of Nelson’s flagship, the Victory, was Thomas Masterman Hardy of Portesham. The last words of Admiral Nelson ‘Kiss me Hardy’ are immortal.
Abbotsbury is renowned for its Swannery and the Sub-Tropical Gardens. The Swan Sanctuary, over 600 years old, can be found around the Fleet Lagoon behind the Chesil Bank. Above the village St. Catherine’s s Chapel, built in the first half of the 15th century, has commanding views over the Dorset countryside and English Channel. The coastal road to the west of the village offers superb views of the Fleet Lagoon and Portland.
In the village THE SWAN INN is a great place to eat or stay.
For interesting pieces in wood the DANSEL GALLERY features and sells the best in designed and handmade wood, produced by many talented craftsmen working in the UK today.
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