Links to Other Pages on this Site TOWNS & VILLAGES Cann   Dorset, England 5 km NE Cann Common   Dorset, England 3.9 km NE Chettle   Dorset, England 6 km SW Compton Abbas   Dorset, England 4 km NE Fontmell Magna   Dorset, England 4.6 km SE Iwerne Minster   Dorset, England 5.5 km SE Melbury Abbas   Dorset, England 3.6 km NE OTHER PLACES Hambledon Hill   Dorset, England Now a nature reserve, this bastion of Cranborne Chase bears Stone Age and Iron Age camps. During the Civil War the Dorset Clubmen gathered here to defy the Parliamentary army 8.4 km SW Hod Hill   Dorset, England Having defeated the Brythons of the nearby hill fort on Hambledon Hill, the Romans decided it was too big to defend and preferred to build their own fortifications on Hod Hill 9.3 km SW Higher Bockhampton   Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ Awaiting Information 11.4 km SW Dr Peter Andrews   Blandford Museum, Bere s Yard, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7HQ The museum records the history of Blandford Forum and the neighbouring villages from the Stone Age to the present. Includes WW1 and WW2 memorabilia and recreations of bygone life and childhood in Blandford. Victorian children s playroom with splendid dol 11.7 km SW Gordon Boutelle   Cavalcade of Costume, Lime Tree House, The Plocks, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 Founded by the late Mrs Betty Penny, the museum is housed in a fine Grade II Listed Georgian building. The growing costume collection covers 250 years. New exhibits regularly displayed. Returning visitors will always find the experience friendly and enjoy 11.7 km SW Knowlton Circle   Dorset, England The unique ruined church within a pagan earthwork is all that remains of this one-time Dorset village 13.7 km SE Hotels Grove Arms Inn Ludwell, Dorset   SP7 9ND 4.5 km NE Best Western Royal Chase Hotel Salisbury Rd, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8DB 6 km NE Grosvenor Hotel The Commons, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8JA 6.9 km NE La Fleur De Lys Restaurant With Rooms Bleke St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8AW 7 km NE Sunridge Hotel Bleke St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8AW 7 km NE The Roebuck Inn 22 High St, Sixpenny Handley, Wiltshire   SP5 5NR 8.8 km SW The Benett Arms Semley, Dorset   SP7 9AS 9 km NE The Coppleridge Motcombe, Dorset   SP7 9HW 10.9 km NE Public Houses The King John Inn Tollard Royal, Wiltshire   SP5 5PS 2.9 km SW The Rising Sun Salisbury Rd, Donhead St Mary, Dorset   SP7 9LT 4.6 km NE The Talbot Inn The Cross, Berwick St John, Dorset   SP7 0HA 5.6 km NW The Half Moon Inn Salisbury Rd, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8BS 5.8 km NE Two Brewers 24 St James St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8HE 6.7 km NE Ye Olde Two Brewers Inn St James St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8HE 6.7 km NE The Mitre Inn 23 High St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8JE 6.7 km NE Ship Inn Bleke St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8JZ 7 km NE Kings Arms Bleke St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8JZ 7 km NE The Forester Inn Lower St, Donhead St Andrew, Dorset   SP7 9EE 7 km NW The Fountain Inn 2 Breach Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8LE 7.2 km NE Inn On The Chase A354, Cashmoor, Dorset   DT11 8DN 7.7 km SW The Crown Inn Alvediston, Wiltshire   SP5 5JY 8.7 km NW The Baker Arms The Cross, Child Okeford, Dorset   DT11 8ED 9.1 km SE The Saxon Inn Gold Hill, Child Okeford, Dorset   DT11 8HD 9.2 km SE White Horse Inn Shaston Rd, Stourpaine, Dorset   DT11 8TA 9.9 km SE The Royal Oak Inn The Street, Motcombe, Dorset   SP7 9PD 10.1 km NE The Horseshoe Inn The Cross, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire   SP5 5JF 10.3 km NW Old Ox Inn Blandford Rd, Shillingstone, Dorset   DT11 0SF 10.8 km SE