bed and breakfast, Bridport, Dorset at Highway Farm

A special celebration or a romantic stay?
We can arrange flowers in your room and for an extra charge, chilled champagne, yummy chocolates or fresh strawberries.
We'll provide the glasses - cheers! - Just ask.......
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Fancy some pamperation?? Come and enjoy a beautiful Indian head massage or a wonderful aromatherapy massage, try reflexology and more. Local practitioner available to come here, please book early.

Let the men go fishing! Relax in your room and you enjoy yourself! Just ask.......

Don't know what to give as a present?

How about a weekend away, or a voucher for a workshop or art course?

We will look after your guests and make sure they have a memorable stay.

Just ask.......

Download our
Brochure here
( pdf format )

John and Pauline offer you a real home from home, we aim to make your stay special.

Highway Farm offers comfortable accommodation combined with peaceful surroundings, wonderful panoramic views, a wealth of wildlife, lovely circular walks and less than one mile from the sea,a good local pub and the Market Town of Bridport! Superb coastal walking and the local bus stops every hour outside of our entrance so we are an excellent base for those trekking the South West Coastal Path.

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Exclusive Residential Breaks 'Discover your talent'

Come to West Dorset and learn to paint in beautiful surroundings, enjoy warm Dorset hospitality and home-cooking, combined with local expert tuition.

We have teamed up with 2 local artists - Michael Chappell and Ann Gray to offer a selection of Residential Art Courses at Highway Farm. Both are Adult Education tutors and are happy to teach anyone from the complete beginner to someone who would like to improve their drawing and painting skills. Why not get a party together? Let me arrange your accommodation and tutor.

short affordable courses
small groups
tailor-made/improvers/beginners
watercolour/acrylics/drawing

Other Courses available, please ask.
Guided wildlife walks / Discover bats/birds.
Tutored wine tasting, Fishing lessons, Embroidery, Hazelwood furniture.

Courses for 2008
Book now to reserve a space:
art@highwayfarm.co.uk
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Day Courses:
Rag Rugging
Felt-making
Living Willow
Rustic Hazelwood Furniture
Willow Sculpture
Basket Making
Flower Arranging
Jewellery
Painting & Sketching

Taster Art Sessions
with Ann Gray

New! ………… During your stay you’re invited to join Ann’s regular local art classes. Every Friday - mornings at Charmouth & and afternoons at Axmouth. £20 per session. Please ask.

Day Course - Landscape Painting

Watercolour and Acrylic painting with tutor Ann Gray.

A relaxing and enjoyable day out for artists of all abilities.

Monday 9th June

9.45-4.30pm. Cost £35 includes lunch & refreshments.

Sit and paint the Dorset countryside on the terrace

or sketch the wildlife by the lakeside.

Individual help and attention provided by Ann.

Please ring Ann for more info 01297 442532
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COOK BOOK Update and Malawi projects (29/4)

£2000 sent to Cancer Research & £500 to Malawi Projects.

Our thanks to all your support; friends, family, guests and our local outlets that are kindly selling my Cook Books too. Tremendous! Thank-you. Pauline

Our first funds have gone to help complete the building of a new house for James and also will help Articles, local Handy/ DIY man. He is raising his nephews and the money will go towards their education and buy school uniform. The next on-going project is The Chembe Water and Malaria Projects. www.chembewaterproject.org whose aim is to provide safe drinking water for the people in the Cape Maclear region on Lake Malawi. Daughter Lucy can be found at Gecko Lounge, which is situated in the heart of Chembe village, Lucy and Simon try to work with the local people wherever possible and are committed to ensuring that their success filters into the local area, they buy local products and use village carvers, painters, builders and other tradesmen.

Late dates and ideas?

Come down and discover our Dorset Delights:

Great walking, on the Jurassic bus route, coarse fishing on site, abundance of wildlife to view from patio, or walk to the Market Day in Bridport.

B&B We thank you for your interest but we are now fully booked until 22nd September. Plenty of October availability, and taking bookings and enquiries for 2009! B&B Winter Warmers Nov-March excluding school hols. Prices for 2 sharing 3 nights £180 and 4 nights £235.

Self-Catered - Next availability is 19th September in The Boardwalk West Bay. Chideock free 26th Sept - 3rd Oct. and half term week.
Ganders booked until 17th Oct. How about a Short Winter out of season cottage break? From £195.

Coarse Fishing Lakes - Lovely secluded location and good fishing too. £5 for 2 rods per day. Fishing Lessons can be arranged please ask.

Join us for a workshop,learn something different and meet new people too...
Anyone for Basket-making, Monday 29th Sept, to book ring soon. New dates following 2 successful weekends, we have arranged another Hazelwood Furniture 2-day Workshop 4th & 5th Oct. Also new dates for an Art Day on 8th Sept and a Beginners Painting Day on 13th Oct with Ann Gray and a Felt making workshop 8th November.

" Why not purchase a KISS from
Highway Farm and help our charities "

This Cook Book has been inspired by my B&B Guests. They have been nagging me to gather together my breakfast specials and favourite recipes, so here it is……….!

I hope you have fun with the recipes and appreciate your support. Bon Appetite.

A tasty bite ........ (article download)

This is Colmer's Hill, the wonderful view from Highway Farm. We also enjoy panaramic views over a secluded valley with two well-stocked coarse fishing lakes. The surrounding woods and hazel hedgerows provide home to a wealth of wildlife. If you are lucky and the weather is kind you can enjoy a hearty home-cooked breakfast on the patio and you may see roe deer, buzzards, pheasants and foxes, hundreds of rabbits and lots more!

We are situated within a short distance are the cliffs of the world famous Jurassic Coast, England's first natural World Heritage Site including Golden Cap, the highest point on the south cliffs of England, and unspoilt hills, rivers and picturesque villages of West Dorset. We are also very close to fossil hunters paradise at Charmouth - visit the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre and the 'Pearl of Dorset' - Lyme Regis.

The market town of Bridport is well worth a visit, especially on Market days, Wednesdays and Saturdays - it has an abundance of first class restaurants, coffee bars and pubs. Browse the bric-a-brac stalls for a bargain or visit the monthly Farmers Market where you can sample the local produce, you might meet Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall our local celebrity chef from nearby River Cottage Centre HQ.

Explore Thomas Hardy's 'Wessex' made famous in many of his stories and poems from Highway Farm and there's an abundance of beaches nearby to visit and enjoy. So much to do and see, please see our LINKS page for ideas.

			farmhouse bed and breakfast: Pauline and John Bale plus Ganders Cottage self-catering. * fishing lakes available * Highway Farm, West Road, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6AE Telephone/Fax 01308 424321 Contact us by e-mail
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