A room with a view in Dorset

Just because many people will be forced to stay in the UK this summer due to the weak pound, doesn’t mean they have to miss out on a view. In fact, you don’t need to travel any further afield than the West Country to enjoy views that are not only some of the best in the UK, but that would give most other countries a run for their money, too.

It’s difficult to beat the expansive vista of Dorset’s Jurassic coastline, recently declared a World Heritage site.

Lower Pound Farm in Monkton Wyld has everything you could wish for - undulating countryside, lush pastureland, distant church spires, pudding basin thatches, grazing, meandering livestock and a sloping landscape leading down to the glittering expanse of sea at Lyme Bay

The bed in the upstairs double is strategically placed so that you don’t even have to leave it to take in the view. Alternatively, you can enjoy a morning cup of the tea, and watch the mist slowly rising over the valley from the comfort of the bedroom’s window seat.

Lower Pound Farm is available exclusively through Dorset Coastal Cottages (dorsetcoastalcottages.com) and prices start at £625 for seven nights.

Alternatively, you can drink in both the view and the fresh sea air from the Conservatory at the White House in Kimmeridge. This detached house enjoys uninterrupted views across Kimmeridge Bay and to the right, also takes in Clavell Tower, an historic landmark built in the 1830s and now owned by the Landmark Trust. Watch the gulls wheel over the sea, and keep your eyes peeled for a wealth of marine and wildlife – easy to spot in the shallow waters of the bay. Jurassic enthusiasts will appreciate the rocks which were once the floor of a deep, tropical sea, rich in prehistoric life and impressively formed in the Jurassic period some 155 million years ago.

The conservatory at the White House also doubles up as the dining room and is equipped with a large farmhouse table and chairs in order that nothing, not even meal times, can hinder your viewing opportunities. The White sleeps up to 10 in 5 bedrooms and is available exclusively through Dorset Coastal Cottages (dorsetcoastalcottages.com) and prices start at £1170 for seven nights.