There are many things to do in West Dorset, here are a few. 
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Find a bargain at Bridport Street Market

The main market is held on Saturdays, though there is also a smaller one on Wednesdays.
Another good place is The Alleyways antique centre in the St Michael's quarter.

Feed the birds at Abbotsbury Swannery

The swannery has been at Abbotsbury for around 900 years and is the only place in the world where you can walk among a managed colony of up to 600 mute swans.

Relive film nostalgia in Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis is a wonderfully unspoilt small fishing town.  The Cobb on the harbour was made famous as the setting for Meryl Streep's evocative scenes in the 1981 film 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'.