Dorset’s waggy welcome

SOAK up the pictureperfect setting shown in the opening credits of TV’s Broadchurch, as you walk alongside the majestic sandstone cliffs at West Bay on Dorset’s spectacular Jurassic Coast. If you are a dog owner, there’s an ideal place for you and Fido to stay — Golden Acre bungalows, above Eype beach, which welcomes dogs year-round. Eype is a quaint smuggling village with a pub and hotel bar which are both dog-friendly. Foodies will also want to visit Mark Hix’s restaurants in Lyme Regis and Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall’s River Cottage Canteen at nearby Axminster. And Durdle Door (pictured) is a must-see coastal feature. Golden Acre also offers a romantic, five-star beachfront chalet retreat for couples and their dogs, at West Bexington on Chesil Beach — perfect for a full sunrise, sunset and stars experience.