Gourmet Food Trail
Lime Tree Lodge provides a 'Gourmet Food Trail' around Dorset, incorporating very high quality, nationally renown restaurants, specialising in locally caught fish and shell fish, local meats and produce. We would be please to book for you. There are also many Italian, Indian and Chinese cuisine restaurants. See Crab House Cafe, Hix Oyster & Fishhouse and Hive Beach Café. There is also Dorset's only Michelin starred Sienna Restaurant in nearby Dorchester.
Pubs & Restaurants
There are many pubs within 15 minutes drive, that serve 'guest ales' and have restaurants gardens and welcome visitors. We would be happy to make bookings on your behalf, something you may want to consider for your first night.
Beaches & Water Sports
Beaches and water sports are abundant within short distances and golf courses at Came Down, Isle of Purbeck, and 3 others are all within a 15 mile radius. The 2012 Olympic Sailing venue is nearby.
Other local attractions...
.. include The Tank Museum, Monkey World and Lawrence of Arabia’s Cottage at Bovington
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Walking & Exploring Dorset
Walkers will enjoy the many local footpaths and bridleways through to, and along the coast including the Heritage Jurassic coastal path. These trackways will provide views of deer, hare, sheep and cattle which are often in the valleys and on the hillsides. Overhead there are many examples of birds of prey including buzzard, sparrow hawk, and even a peregrine falcon or two if you are lucky!
There are several ancient barrows and long disused farm dwellings. The views from the top of the hills between Lime Tree Lodge and the cliffs are spectacular reaching inland as far as the hills beyond Yeovil and Blandford to the New Forest, Isle of Wight and Portland Bill.
Market Towns
To the west is the county town of Dorchester, 6 miles, with its large weekly market, museums and Roman remains. To the south west is Weymouth, 8miles, with wide sandy beach and numerous pubs and restaurants, geared for tourism.
To the east, the large village of Wool and the main Waterloo to Weymouth line station is 7 miles. The market town of Wareham is 14 miles and the maritime town of Poole with its beaches at Sandbanks is 20 miles.
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