modest, cosy rooms feature distinct touches such as fireplaces and/or tartan decor. surrounded by wooded countryside, this charming, thatched-roof restaurant with rooms is 3 miles from the a354 road, and 4 miles from scenic views at bulbarrow hill. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. complimentary full english breakfast is served in a quaint, library-themed restaurant/bar that has wood-beam ceilings and exposed-brick walls. all provide free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, as well as en suite bathrooms Bristol Airport 1 hr 43
Hardys Cottage (16 min) Quaint cottage & birthplace of English author Thomas Hardy, with a visitor centre and a garden. Farmer Palmer's Farm Park (23 min) Fun park with indoor/outdoor play areas, farm animals, woodland trails & a seasonal maize maze. National Trust - Kingston Lacy (23 min) Italian-style country manor with Egyptian artefacts, a notable art collection and a Japanese garden. Larmer Tree Gardens (28 min) Expansive Victorian gardens with laurel hedges, flowers and woods, plus ornate, original buildings. Dorset Teddy Bear Museum (17 min) Family-friendly attraction with antique and life-size teddy bears and a collector's room. Athelhampton House & Gardens (14 min) Tours, dining & ballet performances at a Tudor mansion from 1485, with a classic English garden. Maiden Castle (21 min) Expansive Iron Age hillfort with multiple ramparts built in the 1st century BC, plus views & paths. National Trust - Clouds Hill (17 min) Austere brick and beamed cottage retreat of T.E. Lawrence, with original contents and exhibition. The Tutankhamun Exhibition (19 min) Replicas of Tutankhamun's tomb, its artefacts and mummies displayed with photos in an old church. Dorset County Museum (18 min) Collections of Iron Age artifacts from Maiden Castle, local fossils and Thomas Hardy's effects. Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre (19 min) Visitors can view rescued & endangered primates in this open-air animal park with a gift shop. Badbury Rings (20 min) These circular ditches & ridges on a hilltop mark the former site of an Iron Age fort. Kingston Maurward Gardens & Animal Park (19 min) Garden, zoo, and park Sculpture By The Lakes (17 min) Large park with sculptures by Simon Gudgeon set in landscaped gardens, an art gallery & a cafe. Cerne Abbas Giant (30 min) Mysterious, club wielding, naked male figure, of indeterminable age, cut into a chalk hillside. |