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Photo of Hive Beach, a swimming spot near Burton Bradstock, Dorset, south west England.

© Lewis Clarke / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hive Beach

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Hive Beach is the shingle strand below Burton Bradstock, backed by steep cliffs of golden Bridport sandstone — handsome, but genuinely crumbly, so it’s unwise to sit at their foot. Most people come for the Hive Beach Cafe on the clifftop, known for its crab and local seafood. There’s a National Trust car park behind the beach, and the village is a short walk inland.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Hive Beach

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

0.1 km NE · spans 4 counties

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

3.4 km NW · spans 14 counties

Photo of Anchor Inn, a gastropub near Seatown, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Anchor Inn

Gastropub near Seatown

Clifftop Jurassic Coast pub beneath Golden Cap, an olive best country pub.

7.6 km NW

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

8.2 km SE · spans 10 counties

Photo of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

House & garden near Abbotsbury

A sheltered subtropical garden near Chesil Beach, begun as a kitchen garden in 1765.

8.5 km SE