Explore The Area

The best of towns, villages, beaches, pubs, restaurants, attractions and days out in West Dorset to help you make the most of your stay in the area.

Exploring Dorset

Close to Rudge Farm Cottages there are plenty of fantastic beaches, including Hive Beach which has the highly recommended (by the Sunday Times) Hive Beach Cafe. There are also great beaches a bit further afield in Dorset at Lyme Regis and Weymouth.

The Dorset Coastline is a World Heritage site and provides some of the most dramatic coastline in the UK with Chesil Beach, Durdle Door and Golden Cap. You will find information on all you need to know about West Dorset including:

Great places to eat and drink in the local area, all within easy reach of Rudge Farm Cottages.

Food & Drink

Rudge Farm is an ideal base to explore the many picturesque walking routes across West Dorset. It’s also a great place to take the bike.

Walking & Cycling

Dorset is home to some of the most spectacular beaches in the UK – here’s our top six.

Dorset Beaches

Power boating and watersports along the jurassic coast or scenic golf on the cliff tops

Activities

Some of the best visitor attractions in West Dorset including Brownsea Island and Hardy Monument – all well worth a visit during your stay here at Rudge Farm.

Local Attractions

West Dorset is alive with bustling towns packed full of exciting things to do and great places to eat, from Lyme Regis to Weymouth.

West Dorset Towns

What Our Guests Say...

Just spent a long weekend here and must say thoroughly enjoyed it. Stayed in Carter's cottage, lovely and warm and cosy and spotlessly clean. Went with our daughter and one year old grandson. Perfect for families so much there to do - would love to go back in the summer months although weather was kind to us sunny but cold. Very well equipped all you could possibly want with good local pubs.

Susan, Surrey

By far the best place we have stayed. Lovely warm welcome, cottages delightful and scenery stunning!

Judith and Steve, Cambridgeshire

Perfect country retreat - First class comfortable accommodation in the Gardeners Cottage. Set in the beautiful Dorset countryside, we couldn't have wished for more. No hesitation in recommending Rudge Farm to my family and friends.

Stephen, St Albans

The kids absolutely loved our stay and it really was the perfect family holiday.

Paula and David, Midlands

If your looking for a peaceful holiday in the deep countryside this is perfect.The wildlife is great with so much to see and the most wonderful walks on your doorstep.Pigsty cottage was excellent for us and the view from the cottage was stunning.

Toby, Carmarthen

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