1 miles from the dorset museum in dorchester. 5 miles from the cerne abbas giant chalk figure, 6. casual rooms include tvs and tea and coffeemaking facilities; some have sofas. 6 miles from sherborne and 11. check-in time: 12:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. originally an 18th-century coaching inn, this hotel/pub is 4. the garden has a seating area, and parking's free. the full english breakfast is complimentary, and the on-site pub serves local ales and dishes made with regional ingredients Bristol Airport 1 hr 23
Sherborne Castle & Gardens (12 min) 16th-century castle with lavish furnishings, fine art and antiquities, plus huge gardens and a lake. Kingston Maurward Gardens & Animal Park (20 min) Garden, zoo, and park Dorset County Museum (16 min) Collections of Iron Age artifacts from Maiden Castle, local fossils and Thomas Hardy's effects. Cadbury Castle (27 min) Hilltop ruins of a millennia-old fortress with ties to the legend of King Arthur, popular for walks. Sherborne Abbey (14 min) Abbey founded in 705AD and famed for its Elizabethan tombs and its unique, ornate vaulted ceiling. Sherborne Old Castle (12 min) Remains of a medieval castle with a well-preserved gatehouse & verdant grounds home to birdlife. Badger Watch Dorset (8 min) Safari park and zoo Maiden Castle (23 min) Expansive Iron Age hillfort with multiple ramparts built in the 1st century BC, plus views & paths. National Trust - Montacute House (31 min) National Trust country manor from 1601 with Tudor art in noted Long Gallery, plus formal gardens. Hardys Cottage (21 min) Quaint cottage & birthplace of English author Thomas Hardy, with a visitor centre and a garden. The Tutankhamun Exhibition (16 min) Replicas of Tutankhamun's tomb, its artefacts and mummies displayed with photos in an old church. Dorset Teddy Bear Museum (17 min) Family-friendly attraction with antique and life-size teddy bears and a collector's room. Mapperton House & Gardens (27 min) Jacobean manor with Earl of Sandwich's collection since the 1950s, plus gardens & a croquet lawn. Athelhampton House & Gardens (23 min) Tours, dining & ballet performances at a Tudor mansion from 1485, with a classic English garden. Cerne Abbas Giant (9 min) Mysterious, club wielding, naked male figure, of indeterminable age, cut into a chalk hillside. |