Bridport lies just over a mile inland from the coast It nestles among the hills of West Dorset where the River Brit flows out to the sea.
Bridport offers some of the best remaining quality shopping in the West, with a few Local Food Awards to complement a day out.
Many local producers trade at the Farmers Market in the Arts Centre on the second Saturday of the month and also trade on the Wednesday and Saturday street markets.
The main streets of Bridport are amongst the widest in the west of England . There are over 1000 listed buildings of historical or architectural merit, many of these were built for successful business men associated with the rope making industry, West Mill and The Court in West Street are two of such industrial buildings.