Axminster

• River Cottage Kitchen and Deli www.rivercottage.net
  
• River Cottage HQ at Park Farm, Trinity Hill
  
• Axe Valley Bird and Animal Park
  
• Independent shops and Axminster Carpet outlet store
  

Lyme Regis

• Famous Cobb harbour and Marine Aquarium
  
• Guided Fossil walks
  
• Boat trips including Mackerel fishing
  
• Town Mill (working mill with galleries, craft studios and cafe)
  
• Literary links: Jane Austen's Persuasion and local author John Fowles' The French Lieutenant's Woman
  
• South West Coast Path
  
• Mix of independent shops
  

Beer

• Pecorama Pleasure Gardens
  
• Quarry Caves
  

Seaton

• Seaton to Colyton Tramway
  
• Axe Valley Wetlands (see Nature Reserves below)
  

Sidmouth

• Pretty Regency seaside town
  

Gardens

• Burrow Farm Gardens, Dalwood, Axminster
  
• Shute Barton, Shute near Axminster (National Trust, open 4 weekends a year)
  
• Forde Abbey near Chard
  
• Cricket St. Thomas Lakes and Gardens near Chard
  
• Cadhay House near Ottery St. Mary
  
• Mapperton House and Gardens, Mapperton near Beaminster
  
• Montacute House and Gardens (National Trust), Montacute near Yeovil
  
• Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Otterton
  
• Abbotsbury Sub-tropical Gardens
  
• Minterne Gardens, Minterne Magna near Dorchester
  
• Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester
  
• East Lambrook Manor near South Petherton
  
• Hestercombe, Cheddon Fitzpaine near Taunton
  
• Many more private gardens open under the National Garden Scheme (Yellow Book)
  

Museums

• Axminster Museum
  
• Lyme Regis Museum
  
• Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, Lyme Regis
  
• Chard Museum
  
• All Hallows Museum of Lace and Local Antiquities, Honiton
  
• Bridport Museum
  
• Dorset County Museum including Tutankhamun exhibition, Dorchester
  
• Terracotta Warriors Museum, Dorchester
  
• TV and Radio Toy Museum, Montacute House, Montacute near Yeovil
  
• Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil
  
• Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford
  

Country Walks

• Lamberts Castle and Coney's Castle near Marshwood
  
• Stonebarrow Hill, Charmouth
  
• Langdon Hill and Woods, between Morcombelake and Chideock
  
• Plenty of great cliff top walks along the South West Coast Path, all with stunning views
  

Golf Clubs

• Lyme Regis
  
• Axe Cliff, Seaton
  
• Bridport and West Dorset, near Bridport
  
• Honiton
  
• Otter Valley, Upottery near Honiton
  
• Windwhistle, Cricket St. Thomas near Chard
  
• Sidmouth
  

Nature Reserves

• Trinity Hill near Axminster
  
• Axe Estuary including Seaton Marshes and Colyford Common
  
• Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs reserve
  
• Aylesbeare Common (RSPB) and Bystock near Exmouth
  
• Exe Estuary including Exminster Marshes and Bowling Green Marsh (Bird watching cruises by Stuart Line and the RSPB)
  
• Otter Estuary near Budleigh Salterton
  

Riding Schools

• Woodhouse Farm Stables, Hawkchurch near Axminster
  
• Devenish Pitt Farm and Riding School, Colyton
  

Cycling

• Soanes Cycles, Colyton (bike hire)
  
• Marshwood trails, Morcombelake (electric bike tours and walking tours)
  

Beaches

• Lyme Regis
  
• Charmouth
  
• Seatown and Golden Cap, near Chideock
  
• Eype
  
• West Bay
  
• Burton Bradstock
  
• Sidmouth
  
• Exmouth
  

Miscellaneous places of interest

• Donkey Sancuary, Salcombe Regis near Sidmouth
  
• Abbotsbury Swannery
  
• Broadwindsor Craft Centre
  
• Mangerton Mill, Mangerton near Bridport
  
• The Otter Nurseries, Ottery St. Mary
  

Farmers Markets

• Crewkerne - 3rd Saturday of month
  
• Seaton - 2nd Friday of month
  
• Honiton - 3rd Thursday of month
  
• Bridport - 2nd Saturday of month
  

Specialist Food and Drink Outlets

• Millers Farm Shop, Kilmington near Axminster
  
• Lyme Bay Cider and Winery, Whitford near Axminster
  
• Felicity's Farm Shop, Morcombelake
  
• Moore's Dorset Biscuits, Morcombelake
  
• Palmers Brewery, Bridport
  
• Perry's Cider Mill, Dowlish Wake near Ilminster
  

Car Boot Sales

• West Bay Road Car Park, every Sunday March to December 8am-1pm (weather permitting)
  
• Axminster Showground - every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from Easter 1pm - 4pm
  

More information available in the Welcome Pack in each of our rooms as well as local books to borrow.