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RIVER COTTAGE - AXMINSTER River Cottage also has a Local Produce Store in Axminster, with a wonderful collection of local and organic food & drink producers from the South West. They stock a wide selection of the very best local and seasonal provisions including milk, eggs, bread, meat,poultry, beers and wines. The Axminster Canteen annexed to the Local Produce Store serves meals during the day and is open for evening service and Sunday lunch. Please see website for further details - www.rivercottage.net AXMINSTER Axminster is a small friendly market town with the amenities you would expect from a larger town. It boasts many family run businesses and specialists shops including the famous Axminster carpets, Axminster Power Tools which runs a variety of courses and Hugh’s famous River Cottage shop and canteen and Headquarters just up the road from our B&B. For local events and whats on why not visit Axminster Tourist Information Centre or www.axminsteronline.com . If you would like to visit our many breath taking cliffs & hill tops visit www.eastdevonaonb.org.uk Our local child friendly pub is a 16th Century Coaching Inn named Hunters Lodge is only 2 minutes by car or 15 minute walk. There are two supermarkets on the edge of town and a bustling market in the town square on Thursday’s selling local produce and crafts. There are a wide variety of venues for eating out with welcoming cafes, restaurants and pubs to suit all tastes. HIX OYSTER & FISH HOUSE - LYME REGIS The location of Fish House is hard to beat. It has a small terrace with a wooden bar seats up to eight people - easily the best spot on the South West coast to enjoy lobster and chips or a dozen oysters and bottle of Champagne whilst gazing out to sea - and floor to ceiling windows that open out giving diners great views and an inside/outside dining experience. Please see website for further details - www.hixoysterandfishhouse.co.uk LYME REGIS Lyme Regis is steeped in history and full of charm, surrounded by unspoilt countryside and beautiful clean beaches, it has a unique captivating vibrant atmosphere. It has many shops and a marine theater, museum and a town mill. Through the year they have a Fossil festival, Jazz Festival, & the famous Lifeboat Week CHARMOUTH Charmouth lies on the jurassic coast and is acknowledged as having one of the finest fossil beaches in Europe. Charmouth Heritage coast centre on the sea front runs events all year round including fossil hunting expeditions, rock pool rambles, plankton trawls and fossil hunting weekends. Charmouth village has a relaxed pace of life with shops, cafes, restuarants and pubs. BEER Nestling in a sunny valley, its soaring white cliffs forming both a sheltered cove for its fishing fleet and a sun trap for visitors. Here you can hire boats and deckchairs, swim in the clear sea or just relax taking in the view. Beer has been famous since Roman times for its stone, used in well known buildings such as Windsor Castle, the Tower of London and Exeter Cathedral. Beer is also famous for its lace making which supplied the trimmings for Queen Victoria’s wedding dress. A popular attraction nearby is Pecorama, based around fine miniature and model railways, with children’s playground and delightful gardens. There are also regular angling trips throughout the season while in August you can join in the regatta week including the famous barrel rolling. BRANSCOMBE Legend has it that this ancient and delightful village derives its name from its position of two branching combes or valleys from the west. Branscombe features a 12th century church a thatched smithy dating from Norman times and The Old Bakery tea room. There is a car park at Branscombe Mouth where keen walkers can enjoy a cliff walk with fine panoramic views. & much, much more including Weymouth, (29th July 2012 - 6th September 2012 Olympics) Dorchester, Portland Bill, Chesil Beach |
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