Alexandra Hotel, Lyme Regis: overlooking a most traditional seaside scene in Dorset First impressions After making the foolish decision to drive from London to Lyme Regis on a bank holiday, which turned out to be the hottest day of the year, chances were I’d be a touch irascible. So when, after being caught up in traffic that was as static as any fossil on the beaches of the Jurassic Coast, I drove into the tiny car park at the Alexandra Hotel to find it gridlocked, my heart sank. However, a friendly “leave it there” from Stuart, the concierge, was reassuring and the day picked up over tea on the hotel lawn. The delicate sandwiches and Frisbee-size home-made scones with fresh strawberries and local cream also soothed the spirit. The setting And so did the view. The sloping hotel lawns look over Lyme Bay and The Cobb, made famous in the film of the The French Lieutenant’s Woman. The Lowry-like figures of holidaymakers thronging the beach and quayside became more real as we meandered down though the garden and public park to be greeted by a most traditional and reassuring seaside scene. The Alexandra could be forgiven for resting on the laurels of its gorgeous location - and probably has done at times in the 108 years since it turned from private house to hotel.

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