Reservations are accepted for any day of the week for any length of time and reduced rates apply all year on stays of two or more nights. A wide range of books magazines board games and maps are always available in our comfortable resident's lounge, which opens out on to the patio and garden. We have a residents licence, so you can relax and enjoy a drink. We are just 10 minutes walk from West Bay, location for the BBC series 'Harbour Lights', with its picturesque harbour, beaches and the Dorset coastal path. All are within easy walking distance.
T here are numerous restaurants, pubs and character kiosks situated sround the harbour.
I t is famous for the production of nets, rope and twine, which have been produced since the 13th century. It also boasts a new leisure centre with swimming pool complex, a thriving arts centre and a museum. The historic towns of Lyme Regis and Dorchester are a short drive away and the counties of Devon and Somerset are close by. I n short, Britmead is the ideal base for exploring. M ost of West Dorset is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty - from the coastline famous for its fossils to the rolling hills, home of the Cerne Abbas Giant.