Friday, 5 July 2013

Things You May Not Know About The Cottage Hotel & Hope Cove……



Hope Cove Lift Boat

The first Lifeboat was stationed at Hope Cove on 28th February 1878.  Many of the present day Auxiliary Coastguards are descended from the original coastguard families.  Today’s Hope Cove Lifeboat is a completely charitable organization. 



The Reading Room (“The Fisherman’s Reading Room”)
           
Now over 100 years old, owes its foundation to a widow’s wish to honor the memory of her husband and her philanthropic desire to provide a place of relaxation and learning or the Fisherman, Coastguardsmen, Lifeboatmen and Men of Hope.



St Clement’s Church

Over 140 years old and was originally built as a Chapel of Ease for those who found the journey to St Andrew’s at South Huish too daunting.


South West Coastal Path

The Coastal Path lies literally at the bottom of The Cottage Hotel driveway. and has some fantastic views over the sea and surrounding countryside.


Herzogin Cecilie

Beside the Main Bar at The Cottage Hotel is a cabin made from the timbers of the Herzogin Cecilie, a clipper that ran aground on the Ham Stone in Soar Mill Cove in 1936.

The Comic Strip “Supergrass” Movie

The Comic Strip filmed most of their comedy caper “Supergrass” in the village of Hope Cove.

The Emperor Heile Sellasie

The Emperor Heile Sellasie was accommodated at The Cottage Hotel during some of his period of exile.

Iron Age Hill Fort

Bolt Tail, Hope Cove is capped by an Iron Age Hill Fort.

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