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Cafés, Restaurants,
Pubs and Hotels
The Pig on the
Beach
01929 450288
www.thepighotel.com
T
HE PIG on
the beach is a
23-bedroom former
manor house on Studland Bay. With its
gorgeous views and stunning beaches, it truly
is a rural get-away location. Designed in the
same shabby chic style that’s become THE
PIG’s signature, it features a greenhouse
restaurant, private room for dining and a menu
that changes regularly depending on what
the kitchen gardener deems perfect from our
kitchen garden.
Available at: BH19 3AU
La Fosse
01725 517604
www.la-fosse.com
L
a Fosse restaurant with rooms at Cranborne
is ideally located, with the Dorset coast 20
minutes away and the New Forest even closer.
Chef Mark Hartstone, an award-winning cheese
expert who is committed to using local, seasonal
sourcing of ingredients, met his wife Emmanuelle
when they both worked at Chewton Glen Hotel.
He also offers cookery classes in your own home.
Available at: BH21 5PR
The Hive Beach Café
Hix Oyster &
Fish House
O1308 897070
www.hivebeachcafe.co.uk
01297 446910
www.hixrestaurants.co.uk
N
estling on the WHS Jurassic
Coast on the beach at Burton
Bradstock, the Hive offers far-reaching
views across Lyme Bay and is the
perfect location to relax and enjoy
fresh local award-winning seafood,
homemade cakes or just a simple cup of
tea. This beachside gem offers a great
selection of fresh fish and shellfish and
supports sustainable fishing methods.
H
ix Oyster & Fish House
overlooks the harbour in
Lyme Regis with stunning
panoramic views across the Jurassic
coast – one of the most picturesque
spots to enjoy fresh British seafood.
The focus is on sourcing and
serving the best produce and doing
as little to it as possible to make
the most of great ingredients. Hix
Oyster and Fish House supports
sustainable fishing.
Available at: DT7 3JP
Available at: DT6 4RF
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