Eype Mouth, West Bay

#4 among attractions in West Bay

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Eype Mouth is a natural break in a line of sea cliffs on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in west Dorset on the south coast of England. The small River Eype drains into the sea at this point. Eype means 'a steep place' in Old English. The village of Eype lies just upstream of the rivermouth, which is reached by a single narrow lane which runs down through Lower Eype to a shingle beach with car park. ()

Coordinates: 50°42'55"N, 2°47'2"W

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Eype Mouth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bridport Museum, Bridport Arts Centre, St. Mary's Church, East Beach.

1.7 miNE
Museum
Bridport Museum, Bridport
43 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.
1.7 miNE
Concerts and shows, Art gallery, Museum
Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport
45 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.
1.5 miNE
Church
St. Mary's Church, Bridport
40 min walk • St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Bridport, Dorset, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Part of the Bridport Team Ministry, it is the civic church of the town and principal church of the Parish of Bridport.
1.1 miE
50°42'33"N • 2°45'38"W
East Beach, West Bay
29 min walk • Beach
0.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Thorncombe Beacon, Bridport
19 min walk • Thorncombe Beacon is a hill situated between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. It lies about 1 kilometre west of Eype Mouth and 2 kilometres east of Seatown. It is in the south-west part of Symondsbury parish close to the parish of Chideock.
1 miNE
Monastery
Bridport Priory, Bridport
27 min walk • Bridport Priory was a priory in Dorset, England. An inventory of goods belonging to the Priory of St John the Baptist at Bridport was made on 9 October 1452, including the mass books, vestments and altar goods, the furniture of the hall and pantry, and the kitchen equipment.
1.5 miNE
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Bridport
38 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England parish church at Bothenhampton, near Bridport in Dorset, England. It was designed and built by the English arts and crafts architect Edward Schroeder Prior in 1887–89. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Eype Mouth, West Bay

Facts and practical information

Eype Mouth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Bridport Museum, Bridport

Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport

St. Mary's Church, Bridport

East Beach, West Bay

Thorncombe Beacon, Bridport

Bridport Priory, Bridport

Holy Trinity Church, Bridport