17th century working watermill and Museum of Rural Bygones. Tea room, local crafts and trout fishing in a peaceful, rural setting.
Visit the Dorset Guide website
Self-catering kitchen
Free parking on premises
Garden/grounds
Courses and events inspired by the philosophy of River Cottage, from a night's dining through foraging and breadmaking courses.
Discover the town's history and see artefacts from a nearby Roman hill-fort and the world famous rope and net making industries. Visit the Museum website
The Jurassic Coast covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history. In recent years, West Bay has become best known as the setting for the...
Abbotsbury Swannery is a world famous sanctuary with over 600 free flying swans. It's the only place in the world where you are able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting Mute Swans. This...
The famous River Cottage Canteen showcases the very best of South West produce, with menus changing daily.
8 miles An 18 mile long pebble beach, stretching north-west from Portland to West Bay, with important areas for wildlife. Visit the website
Hop on a narrow gauge heritage tram between Seaton, Colyford and Colton and get an unrivalled view of the River Axe estuary and two nature reserves.
Seaton Jurassic is the south west's newest and most exciting day out. Take a journey through time to worlds familiar and alien. Have you got what it takes to survive? Part of Devon Wildlife Trust See...
Take a walk down to Beer's beautiful beach and hire a traditional wooden boat for the day.
If you're planning on staying at YHA Beer, why not download a free map and get out exploring? All our self-guided walks start and end at a YHA hostel and are graded so that you can explore the area at...
There are several different day trips for cyclists starting from Beer.
Hire a traditional wooden motor boat off Beer beach for mackerel fishing, angling or just a trip around the bay.
630 miles of superb coastline, the South West Coastal Path makes up the longest National Trail in the UK. On the way take in the heritage, wildlife, geology and scenery to truly inspire you.
Set within beautiful gardens with the famous Beer Heights Light Railway and fascinating exhibition of model railways.
A great day out in Dorset Athelhampton nestles in the Piddle valley, between Tolpuddle and Puddletown, and is easily reached from the A35 main road. The ancient manor of Athelhampton has been...
Tour this vast man-made complex of underground caverns created by centuries of quarrying the famous Beer Stone.