The Bear

The Bear: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Bear

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Bear — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.62541, -2.32626. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Bear

• West Ringstead (deserted medieval village) · fort · Dorset · ~3 km · Must-see
• Scratchy Bottom · viewpoint · Dorset · ~4 km · Must-see
• Winfrith Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
• Man o' War Cove · beach · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hambury Tout · viewpoint · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Michael · church · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• Weymouth Bay · beach · Dorset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jordan Hill Roman Temple Remains · fort · Dorset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Coombe Keynes Church · church · Dorset · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chalbury Hill Fort · fort · Dorset · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lulworth Castle · fort · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Arish Mell · beach · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Nothe Fort · fort · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lodmoor Country Park · sanctuary · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Nothe Gardens · park · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Weymouth Museum · church · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• St Mary's · church · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Portland Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Bear

Other beaches & coast near The Bear

• Man o' War Cove · beach · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
• Weymouth Bay · beach · Dorset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Arish Mell · beach · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Worbarrow Bay · beach · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Castle Cove · beach · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Little Beach · beach · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Church Ope Cove · beach · Dorset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Studland Bay · beach · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bournemouth East Beach · beach · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~43 km · Must-see
• Christchurch Harbour · beach · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~52 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Dorset

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