Coasts
Burnworthy Retreat is within
short distance of stunning coasts
Within less than an hour’s drive, you have access to an abundance of beautiful coastal towns and villages, some famous for their Jurassic past and much more.
Lyme Regis, Dorset
One of our favourite spots. A former fishing village that is often referred to as the ‘Pearl of Dorset’. This historic seaside town is definitely worth a visit and stop off for fish and chips.
Beer, Devon
A lovely, quaint fishing village is where you will find the model railway at Pecorama at the top of the hill. You can take a stroll over the cliffs to Seaton and stumble across the Hideaway Cafe tucked away between the cliffs at the end of the beach. Or stay put and take in the views from the cliff top beer garden of the Anchor Inn. There is all the famous Ducky’s cafe right on the beach where you can enjoy a their
celebrated crab sandwich.
Burton Bradstock, Dorset
One of our favourites for a long stroll along the Jurassic Coast clifftops before dropping down on to the sandy beach and strolling back to the car park but not before popping in to the Hive Beach Café for one of their delicious bakes or ever changing menu including of course many fish dishes. Takeaways available.
Charmouth, Devon
A beach on the Jurassic coast in West Dorset that’s a mix of pebbles, shingle and sand. It’s very good for dog walking, rock pooling and fossil hunting and if you walk up over the cliffs you can join the South West Coast Path. Right by the beachfront car park there’s an interesting heritage centre and a cafe.
Branscombe, Devon
A gem on the East Devon coast where picturesque thatched cottages line the street that winds down the hill to the beach; go and see the church, the bakery and the forge, and have a bite to eat at the Masons Arms, The Fountain Head, or at the Sea Shanty Beach cafe downby the sea.
Sidmouth, Devon
A range of shops and eateries, and a long stretch of mostly pebbly beach on the Jurassic Coast in East Devon. The smaller Jacobs Ladder Beach has sand and at low tide, rockpools and is backed with towering red sandstone cliffs. The town is abuzz with activity during the annual folk festival in the summer.
Dunster Beach, Somerset
A sand and shingle beach on the Somerset coast. Take the dog for a run, walk to Blue Anchor or Minehead, or go up to the holiday village where there’s a nature trail and woodland walk, a tennis court, putting green, shop and cafe.
Kilve Beach, Somerset
A great spot for rockpooling and fossils, but don’t expect much sand.
Exmouth, Devon
A lively town on the River Exe estuary with a good mix of shops and places to eat. They have an annual music festival and a mussel festival in September which really pulls the crowds, but it’s popular anyway because of the sandy beaches and Walks
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