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Bridport sits about two miles inland from the Jurassic Coast, positioned where the rivers Brit and Asker meet. It functions as a busy working market town rather than a seaside resort, a character shaped largely by its history as a major centre for rope and net making. You can still see this in the town’s unusual layout; the long, deep garden plots behind many of the houses were originally 'rope walks' used for twisting cordage. Today, the wide Georgian streets host a twice-weekly street market that brings in people from across the Marshwood Vale. While the town itself feels self-contained with its independent shops and thriving arts scene centered around the Electric Palace, it is closely linked to its coastal neighbor, West Bay, which serves as its harbour. The surrounding landscape is defined by the high ground of Colmer’s Hill to the west and the massive sandstone cliffs of the coast to the south, keeping the town firmly tucked into the undulating Dorset countryside.