Guidebook for area surrounding Thorncombe
Food Scene
Excellent well priced menu, great atmosphere. Favourite place to stop en route to cottage. Do not miss this one! Some colourful locals. Lovely garden in summer and welcoming fires in winter.
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Lord Poulett Arms
High StreetExcellent well priced menu, great atmosphere. Favourite place to stop en route to cottage. Do not miss this one! Some colourful locals. Lovely garden in summer and welcoming fires in winter.
My favourite pub on a great pebble beach with coastal walks. This could be the place to start your hike up Golden Cap, returning for well deserved grub washed down with a pint. Cannot reserve ahead.
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My favourite pub on a great pebble beach with coastal walks. This could be the place to start your hike up Golden Cap, returning for well deserved grub washed down with a pint. Cannot reserve ahead.
Great view of harbour and Cobb in Lyme Regis. Pricey but lovely dining experience and atmosphere. Go for decadent plate of oysters or pre-dinner drink on the small balcony taking in sea and sun set.
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Great view of harbour and Cobb in Lyme Regis. Pricey but lovely dining experience and atmosphere. Go for decadent plate of oysters or pre-dinner drink on the small balcony taking in sea and sun set.
It will warm the cockles of your heart! Soups and delicious savouries and the best freshly baked bread. Shop for jams & flour. Pop in for tea and scones. It's all very artisan and all to be treasured.
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Coombe StreetIt will warm the cockles of your heart! Soups and delicious savouries and the best freshly baked bread. Shop for jams & flour. Pop in for tea and scones. It's all very artisan and all to be treasured.
Great food anytime of day. Can explore Bridport and stop by here. Cool yet cosy bar upstairs in the evenings and also has a lively pizza joint called The Stable attached out the back.
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East StreetGreat food anytime of day. Can explore Bridport and stop by here. Cool yet cosy bar upstairs in the evenings and also has a lively pizza joint called The Stable attached out the back.
Quality food, lovely atmosphere. Sit by the fire in winter and the garden in summer. A treat. (Now new ownership - have not tried it out).
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The Ollerod
3 Prout HillQuality food, lovely atmosphere. Sit by the fire in winter and the garden in summer. A treat. (Now new ownership - have not tried it out).
Busy popular cafe on Burton Bradstock where you will find stunning golden cliffs lining the sand and pebble coastline. One of my favourite beaches.
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Busy popular cafe on Burton Bradstock where you will find stunning golden cliffs lining the sand and pebble coastline. One of my favourite beaches.
River Cottage shop is great for goodies and food. Delicious menu in the restaurant. They also have numerous cookery coursers and dining experiences but needs booking in advance.
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River Cottage shop is great for goodies and food. Delicious menu in the restaurant. They also have numerous cookery coursers and dining experiences but needs booking in advance.
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Good grub hard earned after fossil hunting on Charmouth Beach.
Just wonderful to eat pizza in the evening sun straight from the wood fire oven on the beach with an ice cold beer or glass of wine. Great menu and cakes! My favourite hangout.
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Just wonderful to eat pizza in the evening sun straight from the wood fire oven on the beach with an ice cold beer or glass of wine. Great menu and cakes! My favourite hangout.
This is where you can buy your locally sourced fish. After you've had an ice cream on the beach.
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Marine ParadeThis is where you can buy your locally sourced fish. After you've had an ice cream on the beach.
Be organised and book ahead if you'd like to try this wonderful establishment for dining. Set in beautiful scenery and atmospheric. Pizza in the folly, no need to book but restaurant elegant and highly recommended.
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The Pig - at Combe
Be organised and book ahead if you'd like to try this wonderful establishment for dining. Set in beautiful scenery and atmospheric. Pizza in the folly, no need to book but restaurant elegant and highly recommended.
Busy and good grub - perfect for families and outside seating on upstairs terrace for summer.
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Pilot Boat
1 Bridge StBusy and good grub - perfect for families and outside seating on upstairs terrace for summer.
Swim
Marine ParadeNew haunt on the sea front. Casual dining by the beach.
Lovely cafe in great location with outside seating. Good straightforward grub, nice vibe.
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The Lyme Bay
8-10 Bridge StLovely cafe in great location with outside seating. Good straightforward grub, nice vibe.
Heard great things but have not yet tried this popular vegetarian restaurant.
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Tierra Kitchen
1A Coombe StHeard great things but have not yet tried this popular vegetarian restaurant.
Brassica Restaurant
4 The SquareLove love love this place for a treat.
Trill Farm
Puddleylake LaneLovely Farm shop
The Oyster & Fish House
Cobb RoadPricey but great location
Absolutely reliably great food and service and only 4 miles from the cottage.
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The Tytherleigh Arms
Absolutely reliably great food and service and only 4 miles from the cottage.
Really a great range of delicious foods - we love to stock up here and always wonder how we manage to spend so much!
Fantastic to stock up on local foodie delights. Grab a coffee and take in the breathtaking view of the sea.
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Felicity's Farm Shop
A35Really a great range of delicious foods - we love to stock up here and always wonder how we manage to spend so much!
Fantastic to stock up on local foodie delights. Grab a coffee and take in the breathtaking view of the sea.
Arts & Culture
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Unique dining and cookery courses and much much more. Needs booking well in advance.
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South StreetIncredible selection of bands, cinema and events. Well worth checking what's on.
Check out courses just 2 miles up the road on Yonder Hill. You can make your own wooden spoon or if more adventurous and have the time, a chair! Surroundings are deeply romantic hidden in the woods.
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Check out courses just 2 miles up the road on Yonder Hill. You can make your own wooden spoon or if more adventurous and have the time, a chair! Surroundings are deeply romantic hidden in the woods.
Contemporary British Art, Furniture & Craft Gallery. Housed in an historic Georgian rope warehouse, idyllic location serving delicious food and drinks. Great place to stop for coffee and look at art.
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Contemporary British Art, Furniture & Craft Gallery. Housed in an historic Georgian rope warehouse, idyllic location serving delicious food and drinks. Great place to stop for coffee and look at art.
Essentials
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Another great place to stock up on local and better known produce.
Sightseeing
From mid May to late June you can walk amongst the cygnets at Abbotsbury Swannery. Take a picnic, spend the day and visit the sub-tropical garden dating back to 1765 and the excellent children's farm.
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From mid May to late June you can walk amongst the cygnets at Abbotsbury Swannery. Take a picnic, spend the day and visit the sub-tropical garden dating back to 1765 and the excellent children's farm.
Fancy a day meandering through the Dorset countryside with your picnic carried on the back of a donkey? 1 or 2 day treks with huggable donkeys - what's not to like!?
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Fancy a day meandering through the Dorset countryside with your picnic carried on the back of a donkey? 1 or 2 day treks with huggable donkeys - what's not to like!?
So many fabulous eccentricities and wonderful finds to furnish your home. Save some time to just wander.
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Bridport
So many fabulous eccentricities and wonderful finds to furnish your home. Save some time to just wander.
A working water flour mill with hundreds of years of history. Stored within the mill buildings you will find a micro brewery, a cheesemonger, a pottery, art gallery and more.
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Mill LaneA working water flour mill with hundreds of years of history. Stored within the mill buildings you will find a micro brewery, a cheesemonger, a pottery, art gallery and more.
Right on the doorstep, you can even walk through the fields and forest straight down to this treasure of architecture and history. Stunning gardens and once upon a time, monastery. Go visit!
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Right on the doorstep, you can even walk through the fields and forest straight down to this treasure of architecture and history. Stunning gardens and once upon a time, monastery. Go visit!
Entertainment & Activities
Excellent for kids with great indoor play area and lovely farm. Make a day of it with the Subtropical Gardens and Swannery all located in Abbotsbury.
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Church StreetExcellent for kids with great indoor play area and lovely farm. Make a day of it with the Subtropical Gardens and Swannery all located in Abbotsbury.
Drinks & Nightlife
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Barrack StreetA proper traditional pub in a Grade Two listed building.
Everything Else
Be inspired by one of Hannah Lovegrove's rejuvenating Iyengar yoga classes in her blissful Studio where you can practice whilst soaking in the breathtaking view.
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Be inspired by one of Hannah Lovegrove's rejuvenating Iyengar yoga classes in her blissful Studio where you can practice whilst soaking in the breathtaking view.