In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Red Four‑Poster Room (104) is the largest and will kindle romance with its vividly hued
walls, gorgeous bed and vintage roll-top bath. The Flamingo Room (201) has an antique Chinese wardrobe and boho day bed. We also liked Chinese Petite Double 102, and Stars (103).
- Packing tips
- Kites, jelly shoes and frisbees for the beach.
- Also
- The Bull Hotel has a bright and beautiful Victorian ballroom with a minstrels’ gallery that can be used for parties of up to 110 people. Massages can be arranged in advance – contact the hotel for details.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- Afternoon tea for two, with fresh‑cut sandwiches, home‑made scones and cakes, and (of course) a fresh pot of tea
- Current special offer
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The Bull Hotel
Dorset, United Kingdom[view map]
- Style
- Fresh prints, belle air
- Setting
- Busy little Bridport
At The Bull Hotel, an 1850s coaching inn in food-fabulous Dorset, Regency elegance is meted out with a modern eye for detail in a relaxed gastropub. Stripped wooden floors and well-chosen antiques partner bold-print papers and fabrics by Zoffany and the Designers Guild in a vintage-chic decorative scheme that's guaranteed to win hearts and minds. Perfect for a relaxing weekend exploring the Jurassic Coast; good value and very family-friendly, too.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 16, including two suites.
- Rates
- In low season, £70–£220; in high season, £85–£250. Prices include breakfast.
- Check-out
- 11am, but flexible by prior arrangement; earliest check‑in, 3pm.
- Facilities
- Courtyard, snooker room, ballroom, DVD library, free WiFi throughout. In rooms, deluxe bed, flatscreen TV, DVD player, black‑out blinds, robes, slippers, Neal’s Yard toiletries.
- Hotel closed
- Closed for a week every January – dates vary.
- Also
- Two-night minum stay at weekends (three nights over bank holidays).
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The neutral Nordic‑styled restaurant is informal enough to make you feel like you’re dining at a friend’s – one who’s extremely handy in the kitchen, mind. Marco Pierre White disciple Matt Cook’s seafood-focused menu has a modern American twist.
- Dress code
- Vintage English weekend wear.
- Top table
- On fine days, outside in the former stableyard; on cold ones, by the fire.
- Last orders
- 9.30pm in the restaurant; in the bar, 2am.
- Room service
- The full restaurant menu – plus anything bespoke that the chef can rustle up – is on offer during normal kitchen hours (7am–9.30pm).
- Hotel bar
- Venner Bar is named after a 17th‑century highwayman, but today the only shots you’ll hear are the ones being poured at the bar. On Friday evenings there are specially priced sundowners and tapas to kick off the weekend with.
Also worth knowing
Smith Members offer
Afternoon tea for two, with fresh‑cut sandwiches, home‑made scones and cakes, and (of course) a fresh pot of tea
If you're a member of Mr & Mrs Smith, you can get special privileges at every Smith hotel you book through us. Just show your Smith card at check-in to claim the offer featured on every hotel page (like the one above).
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Smith travel team
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The Bull Hotel
34 East Street
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 3LF
