| set in a redbrick georgian property, this plush, upscale hotel is a 3-minute walk from the blandford town museum and 14 miles from the town of poole. some have fireplaces. on-site parking is available. . featuring period furniture and plush furnishings, the stylish rooms include free wifi, flat-screen tvs with dvd players, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. there's also a traditional pub, a lounge with leather sofas and a fireplace, and a garden with a terrace seating. full english breakfast is served in a stately wood-panelled restaurant
Bristol Airport 1 hr 41
Athelhampton House & Gardens (21 min)
Tours, dining & ballet performances at a Tudor mansion from 1485, with a classic English garden. Win Green (20 min)
Green hill on park land offering dog-friendly trails through bucolic terrain to scenic vistas. Wareham Forest (17 min)
Woodland recreation area with walking & cycling paths, plus a campground with a pool & playground. Larmer Tree Gardens (18 min)
Expansive Victorian gardens with laurel hedges, flowers and woods, plus ornate, original buildings. RSPB Lytchett Fields (22 min) Knowlton Church and Earthworks (20 min) Royal Signals Museum (5 min)
Regimental museum with interactive displays detailing history of military communications and codes. National Trust - White Mill (13 min) Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre (20 min)
Visitors can view rescued & endangered primates in this open-air animal park with a gift shop. Farmer Palmer's Farm Park (22 min)
Fun park with indoor/outdoor play areas, farm animals, woodland trails & a seasonal maize maze. Hambledon Hill (15 min)
Landmark 190-m. hill with ruins of an Iron Age fort & dog-friendly walking paths amid grassland. Sculpture By The Lakes (23 min)
Large park with sculptures by Simon Gudgeon set in landscaped gardens, an art gallery & a cafe. Gold Hill Museum (22 min)
Renovated, sandstone cottage and leafy garden housing local history exhibitions (March-November). Honeybrook (18 min) Wimborne Model Town & Gardens (18 min)
1/10th scale model of the town's streets, shops and gardens as they looked in the 1950s, plus cafe. | 
