Local Area

We have provided just a flavour of the many local attractions and activities in the area.

Local Towns
Sherborne with its historic Abbey
Dorchester
Other local towns of interest include:
Castle Cary
Cerne Abbas
Glastonbury (Tor and Abbey ruins)
Bath (Roman city)
Wells (Cathedral town)

Local villages and pubs within 2-3 miles walking distance include:
North Cadbury (pub)
South Cadbury (Camelot hill fort and pub)
Holton (pub)
Maperton
Yarlington (see good food pubs below)
Corton Denham (see good food pubs below)

National Trust and English Heritage properties nearby include:
Montacute
Stourhead
Tintinhull
Lytes Cary
Barrington Court.
Glastonbury
Sherborne Castle

Cycle Routes & Walks
Alfreds Tower (folly, wooded, superb views)
Camelot (Ancient Hill Fort at South Cadbury)
Ham Hill
Leland Trail (and cycle route)
Somerset Levels
see Somerset County Council website (various walks/cycle routes)

Local good food pubs
Babcary - 8m - Red Lion 01458 223230
Buckhorn Weston - Stapleton Arms 01963 370396
Corton Denham - 3m - Queens Arms, pub 01963 220317
Long Sutton -10m - Devonshire Arms, 01458 241271
Sandford Orcas - 6m - Mitre Inn 01963 220271
Shepton Montague - Montague Inn 01749 813213
Yarlington - 4m - Stags Head, pub 01963 440393

Local Restaurants
Barwick - 9m
Little Barwick House, 01935 423902; - Up-market English/Continental
Bruton - 7m -
Bruton House, 2-4 High Street, 01749 813 395;- Up-market locally sourced food
Ilchester - 10m -
Tarantino, 18 Church Street, 01935 840033 - Italian
Sherborne - 7m -
Arkles, Digby Road, 01935 389666 - Up-market Bistro
Beijing Palace, A30 Sherborne/Yeovil, 01935 479299 - Chinese
The Green, The Green, 01935 813821 - Continental
The Rajpoot Tandoori, Half Moon Street, 01935 812455 - Traditional Indian
Paprika, Half Moon Street, 01935 816429 - Contemporary Indian
Sturminster Newton
Plumber Manor, 0870 418 8024 - Excellent English/Continental (lovely house & grounds)

Sea
Jurassic Coast including:
Weymouth (site of Olympics 2012 Sailing), Portland, Lulworth Cove, Lyme Regis, Studland and many more

Within half an hour:
Beautiful Somerset villages and churches.
The Bath and West Show/Showground
The Fleet Air Arm Museum
Haynes’ Motor Museum.
Longleat
Wincanton Racecourse.
The historic towns of Sherborne, Shaftesbury, Somerton and Wells.
Sherborne Abbey and Wells Cathedral.
Glastonbury and Glastonbury Tor
Clark’s Village, Street.
Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park
Ham Hill Country Park

Within an hour:
Bath and Bristol
Salisbury and the Cranborne Chase
Cheddar Gorge
Stonehenge
Wookey Hole and Cheddar Caves
Dorchester
The Tank Museum, Nr Dorchester.
Abbotsbury Swannery
Monkey World.
Chesil Beach and Weymouth