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The Talbot is a pub with rooms providing ensuite (with bath and shower) accommodation. All rooms are non-smoking and have a flatscreen TV with freeview hairdryer tea and coffee making facilities and free wireless internet access. We serve superb food from an innovative menu which enables our chefs to use - at its seasonal best - fresh local organic produce where possible. Meals can be served in the dining room village bar or outside on the terrace with outside heaters or weather permitting. The Talbot is renowned for excellent Breakfast to start you on your day with choice of fresh fruit yoghurts selection of cereals homemade jams marmalades hearty full English Breakfast teas of choice with freshly ground coffee. We were awarded the title of Dorset Dining Pub of the Year in September 2008 and were runners up in the same category in September 2009.Along with being runners up in the same category 2010We also have entries in the Alistair Sawday's and Michelin guides.Situated in the beautiful Dorset countryside between the ancient hilltop town of Shaftesbury and the Georgian town of Blandford with good links to the coast The Talbot is easy to find in the middle of the pretty village of Iwerne Minster. We are ideally located if you are visiting Clayesmore Bryanston St. Mary's Sandroyd Knighton House or Hanford schools the Larmer Tree Gardens Stourhead Gardens or The Dorset Steam Fair. If you enjoy exploring the countryside there are some lovely walks nearby - including a climb to the tops of the hilltop forts of Hod and Hambledon and miles of glorious open countryside - which should sharpen your appetite for lunch or dinner.

Property Location
Located in Blandford Forum, The Willows is in a rural location and within the region of Sherborne Castle and Kingston Lacy House.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the guestrooms featuring DVD players. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and wake-up calls, and you can also request irons/ironing boards.

Dining
A complimentary full breakfast is served daily.

Business, Other Amenities
Free parking is available onsite.

Sherborne Castle - 18.3 km / 11.4 mi
Kingston Lacy House - 18.3 km / 11.4 mi
Cerne Abbas Giant - 18.6 km / 11.5 mi
Sherborne Abbey - 19.4 km / 12.1 mi
Wimborne Minster - 21.6 km / 13.4 mi
Monkey World Ape Rescue Center - 22.7 km / 14.1 mi
Tutankhamun: The Exhibition - 24.6 km / 15.3 mi
Maumbury Rings - 25.3 km / 15.7 mi
Maiden Castle - 27.7 km / 17.2 mi
Waterfront Museum - 27.9 km / 17.3 mi
Poole Harbour - 28.2 km / 17.5 mi
Brownsea Island - 30.3 km / 18.8 mi
Bournemouth University - 30.4 km / 18.9 mi
Durdle Door - 31.1 km / 19.3 mi
Brownsea Castle - 31.3 km / 19.5 mi

Visit this Dorset gem and you will not be disappointed. Nestling beneath Hambledon Hill the Saxon Inn is one of the most delightful and picturesque country inns you could ever encounter. Dating back some 300 years it was comprised of three secluded agricultural cottages which were eventually combined the Inn started life as The New Inn in the 1950s. The name was changed some years later to The Saxon Inn. In 2007 the inn was sympathetically extended and has four sumptuous en-suite letting rooms the bar and dining areas have lovely old beams log fires and a warm inviting ambience created by hosts Peter and Helen Turner who have put their experience to excellent use in making the Saxon Inn one of the most appealing pubs for many miles around. Butcombe Bitter and Gales Seafarer are the regular real ales joined by a changing programme of guest ales all kept in tip-top condition - CAMRA Good Beer Guide approved of course. The food is another good reason for a visit here. There is a wide choice of traditional pub dishes featured in the Pub menu supported by a daily specials board reflecting the seasonal choices and availability of fresh local produce. The food is locally sourced and predominately home cooked by Helen and her excellent kitchen team led by Andy our Chef. Special diets can be accommodated with a little notice. For the lighter appetite and for those in need of a quicker alternative there is a selection of Jacket potatoes and sandwiches. Food is served lunchtime seven days a week and every evening. There's a separate dining area with a wood-burning stove in an impressive brick hearth.

Property Location
Located in Sturminster Newton, Manston Guest House is within the region of Sherborne Castle and Sherborne Abbey.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the guestrooms featuring DVD players and CD players.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Make use of convenient amenities such as a picnic area, barbecue grills, and a video library.

Dining
While enjoying a refreshing dip in the bed & breakfast pool, you can order your favorite drink at the poolside bar.

Business, Other Amenities
Free parking is available onsite.

• The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.

The preferred airport for Manston Guest House is Bristol (BRS-Bristol Intl.) - 57.3 km / 35.6 mi.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

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