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| Welcome to The Castle Inn, Lulworth Cove. We are one of several Luworth Cove hotels, with only a short walk to Lulworth Cove, as well as Durdle Door, Fossil Forest, Lulworth Castle and other Dorset Attractions. The Castle Inn is a traditional 16th Century thatched inn with renowned bar meals in our Bars and Beer Garden. With Lulworth Cove nearby, our rooms make a great place to stay, perfect for explorers, tourists and families. Please look at areas guides and books and the directions to Lulworth Cove.Please check our opening times before visiting and please phone us for accommodation and restaurant enquiries as Lulworth Cove can get busy during the high seasons. |
| The Castle Inn, Lulworth Cove Our accommodation offers a delightful stay with a peaceful nights sleep which will both prepare you for the day ahead and let you relax from the night before in Lulworth Cove. With our renowned breakfasts, which can be as little or as large as you like, you will feel ready for day on the hills, a shop in the towns and relaxing on Lulworth Cove or Durdle Door. Breakfasts are between 8:30AM and 9:30AM in the restaurant but early breakfasts and breakfast in bed are avaliable but have to be arranged in advance. Accompanying our rooms, we offer a large range of services and features for our guests. Direct Dial Telephones. Daily cleaning of your rooms. Smoke detectors in all rooms. Early breakfast and breakfast in bed. Ground floor accomodation suitable for wheelchairs. Assisted unload for registered disabled. Dogs welcome if well behaved. Baby listening service in bars and restaurant. CACDP Stage 1 by Mrs W Halliday. For the Saturday Restaurant, please book whilst making your reservation to ensure you get your place. Priority for seating goes firstly to residents and then to the public, but places on the night can be taken quickly so we advise you to book a table in advance. Our bar meals are avaliable throughout the week in both our bars, beer garden and in the restaurant area (sunday-friday). |
| Tariff; Single room £48.00 - £75.00 Double/Twin room £75.00 Triple room £75.00 - £85.00 Family room £85.00 Telephone Number: 01929 400311 |
Luxurious Rooms;
Bars and Meals; We serve a large range of exotic and handmade meals with wonderful individuality We offer an extensive range of real ales and wines in our restaurant as well as our hot and cold bar meals. The Saloon Bar and Lounge Bar provide a traditional and friendly atmosphere in which you can enjoy our generous helpings of our mouthwatering food and a pint of real ale. There are also plenty of pub games available to keep the family entertained, including outdoor large chess and plenty of traditional board games inside.The bars open early for residents durings the evenings to secure a table in the bars. Our hugely varied menu will accommodate almost anyone's tastes. From french-stick baguettes and traditional ploughmans to Curries, Steaks and Fresh Seafood. We also run a flambe service in the Restaurant on Saturday nights throughout the year, so you can have a large variety of local meats flame grilled from view at you table by our flambe chef Cheryl who will accommodate any requirements you want. We are also offering authentic Kangaroo and Crocodile Steaks when available. We also have a large range of Childrens Meals, Cold Food and regularly changing Deserts and further Castle Inn Specials. We also have a further range of food available in our Saturday Restaurant. Beer Garden; Our spacious landscaped garden offers a delightful spot in which to enjoy the Lulworth Cove countryside. It boasts a number of terraces with an attractive waterfall and is floodlit during the evenings. Great for relaxing during the warm summer and a break after a hard days work.
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| Dorset Attractions; Listings of some of the local attractions around Lulworth Cove and great Dorset attractions. There are numerous historic country houses, gardens and attractions to visit in Dorset. Attractions including the world famous World Heritage Coastline along the Dorset Coast as well as some of the grandest houses including Abbotsbury and Lulworth Castle. There are some nice photographs of Lulworth Cove available by David Anderson. Lulworth Cove;  Lulworth Cove was formed approximately 10,000 years ago by the awesome powers of a river and the sea. It continues to evolve behind a narrow Portland stone entrance as the softer Purbeck, Wealdon, Greensand and Chalk exposures are eroded. Lulworth Cove is the prime Dorset attraction for the budding geographer or simply for a leisurely walk along the Natural World Heritage Coastline and the challenging hills. By the Lulworth Cove there is the West Lulworth Heritage Centre acting as a museum about Lulworth and its coast and the history of the village, with plenty of Lulworth Souvenirs. Durdle Door; Durdle Door is a world famous geological wonder, with its massive rock arch, set right on the Jurassic Coast between Swanage and Weymouth, just along the coast path from Lulworth Cove, it is absolutely beautiful. Durdle Door has a sloping beach for bathing or snorkeling from, caves and exciting rock strata. Only a short walk from Lulworth Cove and makes a nice place to have picnic, sunbathe and go swimming, there was once a dolphin in the bay! Lulworth Castle;  Lulworth Castle was built as a hunting lodge in 1608 to attract James I to hunt in the Isle of Purbeck, the castle was bought by the Weld family in 1641 and became the family seat following the destruction of the main estate house during the Civil War. By the 18th century the Castlehad been refurbished and improved several times to become a fine country house, but was sadly destroyed by fire in 1929. By the 1990’s it had been decided to rebuild the exterior of the building to its former glory, as it would have looked the day before the fire, stabilizing the interior to show some of the original 17th century work. In 1994 the Castle was partially opened providing access to the southeast tower with magnificent views of the surrounding countryside, to Poole Harbour and beyond. In 1998, the Castle was fully opened to the public, the exterior and part of the ground &first floors restored. Lulworth Castle is open to the public for most of the year (please check admission times on the Lulworth Castle website) and is also available to hire for private functions and corporate entertaining. Lulworth Cove Boat Trips; Saturdays from mid July to the end of August. Every summer at Lulworth there are guided boat trips along the coast from Lulworth Cove to Gad Cliff and back.Run numbers and weather permitting. Leaves at 10am prompt from the Lulworth Cove slipway. Telephone +44 (0)1929 400 587 for details of guided trips. (Boat trips without a guide run every day, all season). Tyneham Village; The village went under military occupation six days before Christmas 1943 for the training of American and British tank crews. The promise to return Tyneham to its inhabitants was never kept, and the area is still used for firing live shells. The village and range walks on this section of the Dorset Coastal Path are regularly open to the public and details of arrangements can be found below. Tyneham is now a ghost village, the domestic buildings being in ruins. Tyneham is a short drive from Lulworth Cove and makes a nice day away looking back into the past in an unconventional way. Lulworth Range Walks; The Lulworth Range Walks & Tyneham Village is open to the public every weekend and the majority of weekdays from 9am Saturday until 7:30pm Sunday, apart from the following days:1 & 2 Feb, 8 & 9 March, 10 & 11 May, 14 & 15 June, 11 & 12 Oct and 22 & 23 Nov 2003 Fossil Forest; At Lulworth Cove, there is the famous Fossil Forest. There are the remains of the growths that formed around tree stumps from about 135 million years ago. Further along the coast there are the ripple marks of an ancient beach.Visiting the fossils requires a small hike. The hike is only a few hundred feet long with an elevation gain of about 50 feet. Make sure the Lulworth army range is open to the public during your visit. To access the fossils you need to pass through the gates. Stair Hole; Stair Hole, near Lulworth Cove, a classic "blow hole" where the sea has exploited a weak spot in the rocks and has led to erosion. Stair Hole is also famous for the folded and crumpled rocks at its eastern edge. Stair hole is adjoining Lulworth Cove and is very easily reached with a short walk up the hill by Lulworth Cove. |
| How To Get Here; Methods of reaching Lulworth Cove, Many means possible! By Road: Lulworth Cove / West Lulworth is sign posted from the A352 Dorchester - Wareham road. The Castle Inn is located on the right on the B3070 through West Lulworth. Car parking is provided in the off road car park opposite The Castle Inn. By Rail: The nearest railway station is Wool, five miles from The Castle Inn on the Bournemouth to Weymouth Line. The National Enquiry Service 0845 748 4950. Local taxis are normally available at the railway station, 01929 463395 and 01929 462497. By Bus: Services run from Dorchester and Wool to Lulworth Cove although the frequency and regularity varies throughout the year. Useful numbers are Dorset County Council Passenger Transport 01305 225165 and the local area Linkrider service 01305 834730. By Bike: Push bikes may be stored in a shed at the side of The Castle Inn. One or two motorbikes may also be parked at the side of the building or the car park. Walking: The hotel is located along the Main Road through West Lulworth, on the fork of School Lane and easily recognised as a large thatched building. |
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