Welcome to The Castle Inn, Lulworth Cove

The Castle Inn is a traditional family-run 16th Century thatched free house pub and hotel with an extensive food menu and regularly changing local real ales, near the beautiful Lulworth Cove & Durdle Door of the Jurassic Coastline and surrounded by the beautiful Isle of Purbeck countryside. The Castle Inn has been run by the Halliday family for over 26 years, and this trend is unlikely to end any time soon! Dogs are very welcome, please look at our "Dog Page" for more information!

We are renowned for the quality of our bar meals, which are all locally-sourced and home made where possible! We offer a wide range of dishes and there should be something suitable for anyone!

With Lulworth Cove only a short walk away, our bedrooms make a great place to stay whilst enjoying the area, perfect for explorers, tourists and couples.

We are ideally placed for a countless number of walks, through wonderful countryside and along the magnificent South West Coastal Path.

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Our Accommodation View our Accommodation page for more information about our 12 en-suite bedrooms!

We are Dog Friendly! Boo Boo in the Lounge Bar 23rd June 2009 Rosie before Breakfast 27th June 2009 We were recently featured in the "Where to Stay 2009" guide by Your Dog Magazine as the only B&B in Dorset! View "The Dog Page" page for more information and photos of our Doggie Guests!

About Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove, in Dorset, is a beautiful area situated on the World Heritage coastline. Lulworth Cove is the prime Dorset attraction for the budding geographer or simply for a leisurely walk along the Natural World Heritage and Jurassic Coastline and through the Purbeck countryside. Nearby there is the Durdle Door, Stair Hole, Fossil Forest and many other great geological delights. Staying in Lulworth gives you access to all this and is also only a short drive to the other attractions Dorset and the Isle of Purbeck has to offer, including Dorchester, Weymouth, Corfe Castle, Swanage, Studland, Poole and Bournemouth.

The Lulworth Heritage Centre acts as a museum about Lulworth, its coastline and the history of the village, with plenty of souvenirs to take home.

Durdle Door, only a short walk from Lulworth Cove, has a sloping sandy beach for bathing and snorkelling from, with many caves and rock formations. It makes a perfect place to have a picnic, sunbathe and go swimming.

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.