West Bexington

#4939 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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West Bexington is a village in south-west Dorset, England, sited just behind the Chesil Beach about 6 miles southeast of Bridport. It forms part of the civil parish of Puncknowle. The coast here is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°40'41"N, 2°39'14"W

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West Bexington – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, St Catherine's Chapel, Bridport Museum, Hardy Monument.

1.8 miSE
Garden, Park
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Abbotsbury
48 min walk • The Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens is a visitor attraction near the village of Abbotsbury, Dorset, southern England. They are Grade I listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
2.4 miSE
Historical place, Church, Gothic architecture
St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury
61 min walk • St Catherine's Chapel is a small chapel situated on a hill above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine. It is now in the guardianship of English Heritage, and became a Grade I listed building in 1956. The chapel is also scheduled together with the field systems and quarries on the hill.
5.9 miNW
Museum
Bridport Museum, Bridport
151 min walk • Bridport Museum is a museum in Bridport, Dorset, England. It is housed within an early 16th century building known as the Castle, located on South Street. The building has been Grade II* Listed since 1950.
4.6 miE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Hardy Monument, Dorchester
118 min walk • The Hardy Monument is a 72-foot-high monument on the summit of Black Down in Dorset, erected in 1844 by public subscription in memory of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, flag captain of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.
2.8 miSE
Nature and wildlife, Park
Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury
73 min walk • Abbotsbury Swannery is the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world. It is situated near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England, 14 kilometres west of Weymouth on a 1-hectare site around the Fleet Lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach. The colony can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs.
2.6 miE
Monastery
Abbotsbury Abbey, Abbotsbury
67 min walk • Abbotsbury Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter, was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The abbey was founded in the 11th century by King Cnut's thegn Orc and his wife Tola, who handsomely endowed the monastery with lands in the area.
5.9 miNW
Antiques, Shopping, Georgian architecture
Bridport Town Hall, Bridport
152 min walk • Bridport Town Hall is an 18th-century town hall on South Street in Bridport, Dorset, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
5 miNE
Archaeological site
Nine stones
129 min walk • The Nine Stones, also known as the Devil's Nine Stones, the Nine Ladies, or Lady Williams and her Dog, is a stone circle located near to the village of Winterbourne Abbas in the southwestern English county of Dorset.
2.5 miE
Archaeological site
Kingston Russell Stone Circle
65 min walk • Kingston Russell Stone Circle, also known as the Gorwell Circle, is a stone circle located between the villages of Abbotsbury and Littlebredy in the south-western English county of Dorset.
5.9 miNW
Concerts and shows, Art gallery, Museum
Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport
150 min walk • Bridport Arts Centre is an arts centre in Bridport, Dorset, England. Founded in 1973, it is housed in and around a 19th-century, Grade II listed building, formerly known as the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Black Down
116 min walk • Black Down is a hill on the South Dorset Ridgeway about 2 kilometres north-northeast of the village of Portesham in the county of Dorset, England and around 5 kilometres from the coast.