check-in time: 11:00 amcheck-out time: 11:00 am. 2 miles from shaftesbury, 4 miles from old wardour castle and 13 miles from the palladian mansion and ornamental gardens of stourhead. cooked breakfast is included and traditional pub meals are available at additional cost, plus the pub has its own petanque piste. set on a village green, this 17th-century pub with rooms is 5. the 3 unfussy rooms with en suite bathrooms have tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities Bristol Airport 1 hr 17
Win Green (16 min) Green hill on park land offering dog-friendly trails through bucolic terrain to scenic vistas. Shearwater (20 min) Longleat House (29 min) Lavish manor from 1580, showcasing Elizabethan architecture & furnishings, plus manicured grounds. Larmer Tree Gardens (19 min) Expansive Victorian gardens with laurel hedges, flowers and woods, plus ornate, original buildings. Fontmell Down Nature Reserve (15 min) Hambledon Hill (24 min) Landmark 190-m. hill with ruins of an Iron Age fort & dog-friendly walking paths amid grassland. Longleat (23 min) Drive-thru wild animal park, plus an Elizabethan house, theme park amusements and events. Longleat Hedge Maze (30 min) Opened in 1975, this 2-mi. hedge maze at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park has an observation tower. Gold Hill Museum (9 min) Renovated, sandstone cottage and leafy garden housing local history exhibitions (March-November). Shaftesbury Abbey, Museum and Garden Trust (9 min) Abbey, garden, convent, and history Ferne Park (15 min) Classicism and castle Old Wardour Castle (11 min) Partially ruined, turreted, 14th-century, fortified residence with panoramic views. Bush Farm Bison Centre (13 min) Safari park King Alfred's Tower (26 min) Stourhead (20 min) Elegant mansion from the 1740s in its own 1,000-acre estate, filled with follies and water features. |