RIDE 1 FISH & CLIFFS Choose from the variety of food and drink kiosks on the Bridport & harbourside before strolling to the beach and famous Netherbury golden cliffs of West Bay. BUTCHERS, BAKERS & ROPEMAKERS Bridport has it all! Eclectic mix of artisan shops, vintage bargains, traditional & Farmers Markets, art, entertainment, set amongst “Exactly the place historic alleys and streets. Experience Dorset’s best food & drink at the town’s food festival. bridportfoodfestival.com the day can unfold” TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY! Celebrate reaching Pilsdon Pen, second highest point in Dorset, only 30m short of being a mountain! Take in 360-degree views Bridport’s Market Garden – south to Marshwood Vale & sea, east to Hardy Monument, west to Exmoor & Quantocks, Polden & Mendip hills to the north.

BEEF, BUTTERFLIES AND BIRDS Bridport is an ideal place to shop and pick up a picnic Downhouse Farm & café - working farm on National Trust’s to eat on your route or try out one of the many acclaimed Golden Cap Estate, wildlife haven, wild flower meadows, restaurants and bistros. criss-crossed by footpaths. Enjoy a walk followed by home-baked cake & tea! From Bridport you will pedal out to the isolated villages hidden in the secret Marshwood Vale under the shadow of the ancient PALMERS BREWERY hill forts of Pilsdon Pen and Lewesdon Hill. Interesting tours and tastings at the only thatched brewery with a waterwheel in the UK. Details at palmersbrewery.com Follow the River Brit through idyllic villages like Netherbury and Symondsbury. Look out for the beautifully restored QUINTESSENTIALLY DORSET traditional Dorset fingerposts pointing the way. Stoke Abbott is the setting for an old fashioned July day out. Dating back to Victorian times, Stoke Abbott Street Fair Finish up at West Bay for locally caught fish and chips, is a traditional village fair with parade, games, stalls, music sitting on the beach, listening to the waves break on the and the best cream teas in the world – probably! pebbles of Chesil Bank and watching the sunset. (see map for optional add on route) Remember to always follow the highway code.

Look out for the great Many farms along the coast have Bridport Museum selection of fresh seafood initiatives to improve the landscape From ropes for Henry VIII’s navy to while wandering around Bridport and West Bay. and wildlife on the farm. Look out tennis nets of today and much more for wildflowers, butterflies and bees FREE ENTRY

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