With the best intentions in the world, you might hope to make it to Bovington Tank Museum or Corfe Castle, but what you folks have really come to Dorset for is the beach.
Around Bournemouth and Sandbanks, picture soft sands and bling beach bars. On to Studland, it’s a wilder coastline, perfect for picnics in the dunes. Then you hit seafood territory, where the resort towns of Weymouth, Lulworth, West Bay and Lyme Regis lure weekenders with oyster shacks and pebbly coves.
The latter of those locations is also the setting for Wonka – a fictional biopic based on everyones favourite candyman, Willy Wonka, that’s due to be released in December 2023. The film will star big names such as Timothee Chalamet, Rowan Atkinson and Olivia Coleman, so you best get there before everyone is making a beeline for the coast.
Arguably though, all of these big names are eclipsed by the real star of Dorset though. We’re of course referring to the famous natural limestone arch that features on many a postcard in this region – Durdle Door. Situated right on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth, it’s a definite hotspot and somewhere you’re sure to want to visit on your stay.
Whether you’re a beach bod, a film fanatic, or simply just want to see what else the South West has to offer, we’ve rounded up the best places to stay at in Dorset so you’re never to far from the water.
The best hotels in Dorset are:
Location: Studland
The Pig is a great destination by foodies
(The Pig on the Beach)
There are restaurants-with-rooms, and then there’s The Pig hotel. This one is the best in show, in an 1850s converted clifftop residence (it used to be an MP’s seaside escape), with pathways down to pretty Middle Beach and Knoll Beach, and lawn views to Old Harry Rocks, just a 30-minute ramble away. Turn your menu over to see a map of The Pig’s local food producers – no ingredient is sourced from more than 25 miles away – then be amazed by what the chefs can do with pork belly, radishes, and Dorset trout.
Price: Doubles from £260
Location: Near the New Forest
(Chewton Glen)
If you’ve heard of this hotel titan, you might imagine a country house deep in rural England, miles from anywhere – but you’re actually just a 10-minute walk from the coast here, along the cute ‘Chewton Bunny’ (stream and waterfall). Back up at the ranch, things are as…
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