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Dorset - nice hotel or B&B suggestions

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feeltheforce · 12/03/2013 16:37

Can anyone help??

We're heading down to Dorset (Dorchester way) during the Easter break and would love to find a really nice place to stay for a night or two with a family room.

It can be anywhere within a 25 mile radius of Bovington - so Poole, Dorchester, Blandford Forum, Weymouth etc spring to mind but we are open to suggestions as we have the car.

Grin
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feeltheforce · 15/03/2013 13:34

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jigglebum · 18/03/2013 17:56

Depends on your budget really, Moonfleet manor is very family friendly but expensive. summer lodge,evershot very nice but also v expensive. loads of b and bs around and plentyto do, though mostly if the weather ever improves

FiveGoMadInDorset · 18/03/2013 18:00

Have PM'd you.

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feeltheforce · 22/03/2013 11:20

Thank you Smile

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feeltheforce · 22/03/2013 11:21

By the way, I tried Summer Lodge and they wanted £535 a night for a family room Shock

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pink90 · 23/03/2013 21:54

Red Lion - Wareham - 10 minutes to Bovington - nice small town - there will be a duck race on - 10 minutes to Corfe Castle as well

atrcts · 23/03/2013 22:03

Theres a lovely b&b run by very earthy friendly people and reasonably priced near the sea at Alum Chime, called Thanet house. Grin

BlackandGold · 23/03/2013 22:21

We have stayed here as a couple www.fernheadguesthouse.co.uk/index.html
but it seems to have rave reviews for families too

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feeltheforce · 24/03/2013 17:58

Thanks that's brilliant, I will try them.

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feeltheforce · 24/03/2013 18:03

blackandgold Is Fernhead quite private? Looks a good little place but I was wondering if it just felt like you were upstairs in someone's house as doesn't appear v big.

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feeltheforce · 24/03/2013 18:04

pink90 Red Lion looks great too but I read on Tripadvisor that the bells ring all night. Were you bothered?

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Incapinka · 24/03/2013 18:06

I used to live in wareham and yes you can hear the bells. If you want a friendly b&b I know a lovely one in Winfrith Newburgh which is 2 miles from lulworth cove. It's called wynards farm and has a website.

Incapinka · 24/03/2013 18:07

And bovington is less than 5 miles...

Tubegirl · 24/03/2013 18:13

Chandlers is a lovely up market B&B in Weymouth.

SizzleSazz · 24/03/2013 18:15

I recommend burngate farm in lulworth. Very family friendly and close to towns/beaches

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feeltheforce · 31/03/2013 16:55

Thank you all. Great recommendations.

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cestlavielife · 04/04/2013 23:37

www.yalburycottage.com/. Great food nice family rooms

Trills · 04/04/2013 23:40

I was going to recommend FiveGoMad - also known as Fanny (because there's always an Aunt fanny in Enid Blyton books)

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