» West Bay, Dorset

There’s a great Bed and Breakfast in West Bay, and the best thing about it is that it’s only a minute’s walk from the quay. It’s also a minute’s walk from a very good gastro pub, a beautiful beach and a market place filled with covered stalls – try the roast pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce rolls!

Another of the advantages of West Bay is that you avoid the congestion of Lyme Regis in high summer. It’s just down the bay so by all means stop off for a spot of lunch between dives. Also, it’s located fairly centrally in Lyme Bay and therefore offers access to a wide range of locations both in the direction of Portland and Exmouth.

Famous and very advanced dives in Lyme Bay include the Salsette () and the Empress of India (). Intermediate divers could expect to dive on the St Dunstan () and the Moidart (), the Bretagne () or the Lord Stewart (). A fabulous dive for the novice diver is the Baygitano () at around 20 metres.