The BridgeHouse (1.3 miles)
Blending old Dorset recipes with modern cooking techniques to create some fabulous fine dining. The Brasserie offers al fresco dining in the walled garden (and the vaulted canopy offers protection from the 'vagaries of the British summer').

The Half Moon (1.4 miles)
Thatched village pub.

Beaminster (1.4 miles)
Beaminster sits at the head of the Britt Valley, through which flows the river of the same name. The countryside here is glorious and a stay in Beaminster would be incomplete without a stroll through the rolling hills that surround the town. For the history buff, playing ‘spot the listed building’ is great fun – even though Beaminster has been devastated by fire no less than three times, the town still lays claim to some 200 listed buildings. The highlight of Beaminster’s calendar is the Festival of Music and Visual Arts, a jamboree of musical, literary and artistic talent including many big names.

The Wild Garlic (1.4 miles)
Mat Follas, winner of the BBC's 2009 MasterChef competition, has opened his own restaurant. A must-eat for serious foodies.

The New Inn (1.4 miles)
Sunday lunch is a speciality at this attractive, thatched village inn.

Mapperton Gardens (2.0 miles)
A terraced valley garden complete with grottos, a great lawn, topiary, croquet lawn, an orangery and 17th Century fish ponds, surrounding a Tudor/Jacobean sandstone manor house, home to the Earl and Countess of Sandwich. Used as a location in Jane Austen's Emma, Restoration and Tom Jones. Open March to October.