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for all the family with locally produced food and is the ideal place to browse, shop and Dorchester is a bustling market town with its sheltered beaches, stop for a bite to eat. a vibrant cultural life, bursting with lots to pace own your at Dorset West explore to bustling harbour and see and do, and once home to the famous many attractions. You The town hosts a wide range of colourful events throughout the literary genius Thomas Hardy. The town has can join a fossil hunting year. Find out more at the Tourist Information Centre. so much to offer in relaxation, entertainment walk or, why not simply and rural charm. enjoy an ice-cream while When cycling into Bridport, you will notice that it is mostly admiring the view of Golden unsigned and includes some town centre roads, which can be Find out more about what to see and do at the Cap. At 626ft it’s the highest busy in the summer and on market days. 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Tourist Information Centre, where you can pick up point on the south coast. town leaflets, information about local attractions and West Bay details of guided walks in the town and countryside. If you Marshwood Vale (Pubs, Post Office & Shop) want to explore the heart of Thomas Hardy Country, then visit Your guide to This particular area of the cycle route can be quite steep at West Bay is recognisable as being the setting for ITV’s detective Hardy’s Cottage, the birthplace of the famous author. Or pay times, and here you will find many narrow roads so please take drama ‘Broadchurch’ and the 1990s TV series, ‘Harbour Lights’. a visit to Max Gate, his later home of his own design (both are care. The views however are stunning across the lush green National Trust properties). countryside, real Dorset! If you need refreshments there are Once known as Bridport Harbour, this resort village has a pubs at Shave Cross and Whitchurch Canonicorum. busy waterfront with bright kiosks, fishing and pleasure boats. Dorchester makes a great place to stop The mostly off-road route from Bridport is a very pleasant, for lunch with so much choice in the Lambert’s Castle and gently sloping ride to the sea. West Bay is the perfect spot town. If you prefer, you could Coney's Castle Hill Forts for coast and countryside walks, fishing / angling trips, take a short stroll to one of the Cycling in These two Iron Age hill forts show evidence of ancient human scuba diving, paragliding, golfing, river boating and towns many green spaces occupation. They command strategic positions over the so much more. It’s also the perfect place to take with a picnic. The Borough Sustrans is the charity that’s enabling people to travel by foot, bike or Marshwood Vale and offer breathtaking views over the a stroll and enjoy a pub lunch or a fresh seafood Gardens and Salisbury public transport for more of the journeys we make everyday. Visit www. countryside and towards the coast. Lambert’s Castle is so vast supper whilst overlooking the sea and admiring Fields are only a short sustrans.org.uk to get great tips if you’re thinking about getting back on that it was used as a racecourse during the eighteenth and the fantastic views. distance away from the nineteenth centuries. your bike or would like to go cycling with your children. Take a look at the shops. Both offer play easy rides section to find simple, safe and enjoyable cycling routes in your 30 Mile Route from Lyme Regis to Dorchester The Bride Valley – From Bridport to parks and plenty of space Charmouth Hardy’s Monument area, or order a free cycling information pack highlighting all the National for the children. Cycle Network routes near you. (Pub, Shop, Tourist Information Point & Post Office) There are many places of interest in this area Charmouth is world famous fossil hunting territory and also known as The Bride Valley. It is ideal for cycling and a great spot for rock pool rambles. Find out more at the the NCN Route 2 takes full advantage of the flat Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre where you can hire a Valley floor. hammer to help you hunt for your own fossil or join a guided fossil hunting walk, the best and safest way to get started. i If you would like to further explore the towns west dorset tourist information centres of Bridport and Dorchester by bike, town area dorchester: Antelope Walk, Dorset. DT1 1BE t: 01305 267992 cycle maps for these towns can be browsed e: [email protected] online at www.dorsetforyou.com/traveldorset bridport: South Street, Dorset. DT6 3LF t: 01308 424901 e: [email protected] or free hard copies can be ordered from sherborne: Digby Road, Dorset. DT9 3NL t: 01935 815341 [email protected] e: [email protected] lyme regis: Church Street, Dorset. 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