badgers' outing

[perlmonger]

ramtops and I return, refreshed, from a long weekend based at Eype’s Mouth Country Hotel in, well, Eype on the South Dorset Jurassic Coast (that last bit is important, or as every coastal town we passed or visited is the Gateway to the Jurassic Coast, I presume it is). We ranged as far East as Lulworth Cove and West to Lyme Regis, and drove home yesterday via crab sandwiches in Branscombe (where they’re still dredging up debris from the Napoli, listing in the mist on the horizon), budleysaltertonBudleigh Salterton, Exmouth and tea+cake in Honiton.

Why didn’t anyone tell us about Dorset? It’s about the only part of the English coast I’d never visited, and it’s gorgeous. Our hotel was excellent too - remarkably good value with splendid food and five minutes walk from the sea. Child friendly and dog friendly - not that we have either, imminent bubbamoose notwithstanding - and with well kept Palmers IPA in the bar too.

I hadn’t realised how much I’d missed the sea, and it’s all less than two hours from home. We’ll be going there again, and sooner rather than later. Yes.