A Hotel in Blandford, Dorset

Accommodation Description:
Recently renovated and refurbished to a high standard, The Talbot is a pub with rooms which provide superior ensuite accommodation - receiving a 4 rating, with silver accolade, from VisitBritain in October 2008.

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 changes daily enabling our kitchens to use - at its seasonal best - fresh, local, organic produce where possible.

We were awarded the the title of Dorset Dining Pub of the Year in September 2008.We have also gained entries in the Alistair Sawdays 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.

Marys, 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.

Meals are served in the dining room, the bars or outside on the heated terrace.Please note that in accordance with recent leglislation smoking is not permitted anywhere within the property.

Accommodation Rating: 4*G (about ratings)

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Average customer rating: out of 6
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Directions
On the main A350 in Iwerne Minster, between Blandford and Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Facilities

• Hotel Non-Smoking Throughout
• Car parking available onsite
• Wi-Fi Available
• Restaurant
• TV
• Tea/Coffee making facilities in each room
• Hairdryer in each room
• Car Parking Available Offsite
• In-room Broadband
• Wi-Fi Available In Public Areas
• Wi-Fi Available In Rooms
• Lounge Menu
• Bar

Cancellation Deadline
On confirmation of booking a deposit of £30.00 per room is taken. If the cancellation is made thirty days before the arrival date, any monies refunded. Cancellation made less than 30 days but more than 48 hours before arrival date will forfeit their deposit. Cancellations, amendments or a no-show with less than 48 hours notice will [in addition to any nights actually stayed] be charged the full cost of the first cancelled night.