westover farm holiday cottages and wootton fitzpaine

Jurassic Coast

Westover farm cottages are within 1½ miles of the world renowned Jurassic coast, in Dorset, providing stunning scenery for walking, be it a stroll, or a 50 mile hike. The West Dorset coast also offers one of the richest areas for fossil hunting in the world. See the world heritage coast website for further details.

New Local Attraction
The Tunnel. Target Sports Centre

The Tunnel is a target shooting club whose facilities are available to both its members and to the general public subject to an initial visit to the Centre. Please note that no shooting is available on the same day as the first visit.

Less than a mile away

Wootton Fitzpaine with Barn and Cider Cottages in the foreground and Meerhay in the village

local countryside and footpaths for walking

View of the Sea at Charmouth taken from nearby Thistle Hill

Hunting for fossils at Charmouth

The beach at Charmouth

Snowdrops in a field by the cottages (February 2009)

Local Attractions and Things to do

A wide variety of activities are covered in the excellent West Dorset Tourism Website. Which gives a good overview of activities in the area. For images of the surrounding towns and landscape see our photo gallery.

Further information and links are included below;

		Westover farm Guided Farm Walks for groups of SIX people or more (free) Guided farm and countryside tours (Click on this link) Tours must be booked in advance

		Activities for adults and children Click on this link Great days out within easy reach of the cottages



		Local food and drink There are numerous good pubs and restaurants, farm shops and local producers (Click on this link) Local food and drink

		Pet friendly places The link below takes you to local places and establishments where your pet is welcome Pet friendly places

		Walking West Dorset offers hundreds of walks, including the Southwest coastal path, which passes 1 mile from our cottages. Also there is the Liberty trail which commences at Lyme Regis and follows the route taken by the rebellious Duke of Monmouth and his army in 1685. For more information on local walks you can visit the West Dorset Tourism website or local Ramblers Association. The area is ideal for Dog walking but there are restrictions along some areas of Charmouth beach. Full details are given on: http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2803

History

The county was involved in the Monmouth Rebellion Nowadays you can follow Duke Monmouth's route by walking on the liberty trail.

See Where Thomas Hardy was born, visit the cottage he lived in and see the scenery that inspired him by following the

Opened July 2010

The Tunnel. Target Sports Centre

Less than a mile away

Design by Richard Snook & Interspire