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Hotels near Athelhampton House
Featured Hotels with Special Offers
The Priory
Wareham, Dorset 10.51 miles
'A Night To Remember' Special Offer
There's certainly nothing monastic about this much-loved 'olde-world hotel with charm in abundance', in a 'wonderful building with a cleverly added glass dining room' looking out over gardens bordered by the River Frome.
Plumber Manor
Sturminster Newton, Dorset 10.9 miles
Winter D,B&B Special Offer Special Offer
For more than 50 years, the Prideaux-Brune family have welcomed guests to their ancestral Jacobean manor house in an English country garden with the Divelish stream skipping through.
The Eastbury Hotel & Spa
Sherborne, Dorset 16.03 miles
'Seasonal Getaway' Special Offer
Behind the pretty façade of a Georgian town house in an affluent market town, this hotel is a perfect retreat, with small spa, oasis garden and croquet lawn.
The Grange at Oborne
Sherborne, Dorset 16.78 miles
Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
In a village on the edge of Blackmore Vale, this 200-year-old stone hotel in mature gardens is a family-run bastion of traditional values.
More Hotels near Athelhampton House
Yalbury Cottage
Dorchester, Dorset 3.73 miles
Deep in Thomas Hardy country, this picture-perfect thatched cottage is a popular restaurant with rooms run with great charm by Ariane Jones and her husband, Jamie.
The King's Arms
Dorchester, Dorset 5.27 miles
A fine Georgian coaching inn with strong Thomas Hardy associations, The King's Arms has characterful bedrooms and public spaces blending modern comforts with vintage finds, a dog-friendly drop-in bar with a real fire for drinks and casual dining, and a restaurant serving locally sourced pub classics and more inventive dishes.
The Bear
Wareham, Dorset 10.42 miles
Smarter than the average Bear, this handsome bow-fronted Georgian coaching inn with a distinctive bear statue on a balcony is a fun hotel and local hangout, revamped in contemporary style
Moonfleet Manor
Fleet, Dorset 12.75 miles
A dog and child-friendly hotel above Chesil Beach, this Georgian manor house is dedicated to family leisure and pleasure, with plenty to keep tots and teens amused, while the restaurant serves light bites by day, bistro-style dishes at dinner.
Summer Lodge
Evershot, Dorset 13.72 miles
Country-house luxury abounds at this child-friendly, dog-friendly hotel, a Georgian mansion in ‘well-maintained gardens a huge joy to visit’.
The Acorn Inn
Evershot, Dorset 13.79 miles
Thomas Hardy fans will be in their element at this local watering hole in Dorset, which was the model for 'The Sow and Acorn' in Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
