West Bay Harbour – View from Golden Cap loop from Bridport

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West Bay Harbour – View from Golden Cap loop from Bridport

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West Bay Harbour – View from Golden Cap loop from Bridport

02:37

9.61km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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491 m

St Mary's Church, Beaminster

Highlight • Religious Site

This beautiful church features elements from different periods. The oldest ones can be found in the north and south transepts, dating back to the 13th century, although the majority of the rest of the church dates from the 14th and 15th centuries, such as the central tower.

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3.25 km

St Peter's Church, Eype

Highlight • Religious Site

This pretty, 19th-century church sits in the tiny Dorset village of Eype and doubles up as a community arts centre. Amazingly, the singer PJ Harvey recorded her 8th album here. Built from local stone and sitting high above the sea, the church is a lovely place to visit on a local walk and its churchyard has far reaching views of Lyme Bay.

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4.31 km

Eype Beach

Highlight • River

Be advised the car park is no longer an honesty box. it is run by euro car parks with an ANPR camera. the machine and signage have been heavily vandalised

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4.58 km

View of West Cliff and Lyme Bay

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

West Cliff rises spectacularly between West Bay and Eype Mouth above Dorset's Lyme Bay. From this cliff path, you can see the vast Thorncombe Beacon to the west and, in good, haze-free days, you can see all the way around Lyme Bay in both directions. Portland is usually very obviously to the south east.

Take care while walking and stay back from the cliff edge; the landscape here reveals the constant weathering and erosion of the south coast.

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5.92 km

West Bay Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Part of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, West Bay is a beautiful harbour settlement. Originally designed as a commercial harbour for nearly Bridport to export fishing nets, West Bay declined in importance with the advent of the railways. Not a natural harbour and exposed to the south, over the centuries many attempts have been made to prevent it from silting up and to repair storm damage.

Today, West Bay is a thriving fishing harbour popular with tourists. With a wonderful beach and impressive cliffs, it's well worth visiting. It should be noted that it's part of an eroding landscape and cliff falls have occurred in recent years so always respect warnings and signage.

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6.23 km

View from Golden Cap

Highlight • Summit

191 meter

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6.61 km

West Bay Coastal View

Highlight • Beach

Try the small museum and walk all the way along the esplanade to the end of the new pier to really for one of the best views of those golden cliffs and the jurassic coast

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6.80 km

West Bay Old Railway Station and The Platform Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

The Platform Restaurant is an award-winning, quirky station carriage, turned into a restaurant serving a variety of seafood, steak and burger dishes.
The quirky and vintage railway station brings an old-world location into the modern day. This unique restaurant is a must-visit in the West Bay area.

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9.61 km

End point

Parking

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