The stretch of beach between Hive Beach & West Bay is one of the most stunning coastal walks I've visited. However, please be careful especially with children and dogs - the tide comes in quickly at high tide and the route can become cut off so that you become trapped - unable to return to West Bay or continue to... More

A rainy Dorset day so the place was full with people waiting for a table. Very little help from staff. We each had to stand strategically around make sure we weren't 'queue jumped'. Our table wasn't cleaned for several minutes and only when we 'helped'. You have to queue up to order and although there were four people behind the... More

We visited Hive Beach in the morning and had a coffee and a cake. We enjoyed it and were impressed with the evening menu so we returned later that day for a meal. The location is fantastic, right on the edge of a small shingle beach with good walks either along the beach or on the coastal path on the... More

We were recommended to Hive Beach by friends who we loaned a cottage from in Chideock, near Bridport, Dorset. It is a lovely, simple, clean and spacious beach with National Trust supported car parking (it is part of the Jurassic Coast afterall) - but the highlight for us was the Hive Beach Cafe. The freshest fish restaurant we have ever... More