Lulworth Cove Inn
Main Road
West Lulworth
Wareham
Dorset BH20 5RQ
Telephone 01929 400333
Fax 01929 400534
Email: inn@lulworth-cove.co.uk
For a map of The Lulworth Cove Inn, click the signpost below.
Location
By Road
Lulworth Cove is sign posted from the A352 Dorchester - Wareham road. The inn is located at the end of the B3070 opposite the car park.
By Rail
The nearest railway station (Wool 5 miles) 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
Bycicles may be stored at the rear of the inn.
Walking
The inn is located on the east west coastal path.
Parking
Public car park opposite the inn. A free pass is available to residents for the duration of their stay
History
Evidence supports man first settling at Lulworth around 6ooo years ago. Bronze Age remains have been found at Hambury Tout just west of the cove. Iron Age man built a two hundred acre hill fort east of the cove on Bindon Hill and Romans and Saxons have all settled in the area at some point in time.
In the 1800’s it is reputed that Napoleon landed in the cove after being spotted by a lady from the old lookout; now sadly washed into the sea. Her French was excellent and reported the mystery man as saying... “C’est impossible” the stranger eventually slipped away to sea, never again to return.
Smugglers used the cove extensively for their illicit trade in the 18th and 19th century as depicted by John Mead Falkner’s famous novel, Moonfleet (1898) a story part fact part fiction of smuggling between Portland and Poole.
The Lulworth Cove Inn was once the distribution point for the villager’s mail and is one of the oldest buildings in Lulworth.
The Blandford brewers have been producing award winning ales since 1777 many of which you will now find on sale at the inn.
Lulworth Cove Inn Photo Gallery
