If Dorset is a county you merely drive through to reach Devon or Cornwall, you're missing a trick. Its Jurassic Coast offers long sweeping beaches, quaint Lyme Regis, arty Bridport, sleepy rural villages and great foodie pubs. Stay at a gorgeous B&B or cosy cottage and join a local expert for a fossil hunt on the beaches of Charmouth and Lyme Regis. 
Recommended places to stay: Countryside & Coastal B&Bs and Cottages
Countryside & Coastal says
We are a group of ten like-minded friends, each of whom runs a bed and breakfast along or close to the Jurassic Coast. We all love living here – for some of us it’s been our family home for generations, others have moved here simply because it’s a beautiful place to live.
Our properties include working farmhouses, a converted farm building, modern town houses and rural cottages. Each of us takes great pride in providing comfortable, usually en-suite, accommodation, a warm welcome, insider tips on things to do and the best pubs and restaurants – and, of course, a hearty West Country breakfast, usually with ingredients from the nearest farm and bakery.
If you’re wondering about activities and places to see, you’ll be spoilt for choice year-round. Try village fetes, food and music festivals, world-class fossiling, sea swimming, mackerel fishing, hill walking, sailing, hot air ballooning, farmers’ markets and historic churches for starters.
Our group can also offer art and willow workshops, fishing holidays and lessons, tennis, horse riding and the opportunity to get up close with the farm animals.
The area’s increasingly becoming a foodie magnet; most recently Masterchef winner Mat Follas opened his restaurant, The Wild Garlic, in Beaminster. Mark Hix runs a fish restaurant in Lyme Regis and of course Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall is close by.
Each of us offers quality accommodation close to the sea in rural Dorset. All our properties are inspected by Visit Britain and some accept dogs.
Click here for a listing of all ten Countryside & Coastal properties.
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