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The TalbotA Hotel in Blandford, DorsetBlandford Road Blandford Dorset England DT11 8QN
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From: £95.00 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) Facilities
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Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low-exceptional) on historic interest
Nearest Attractions Pimperne Long Barrow -
3.9 miles (Prehistoric Site) Fiddleford Manor -
4.1 miles (Historic Building) Royal Signals Museum -
5 miles (Museum) Chettle House -
5.3 miles (Historic House) Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden -
5.4 miles (Abbey) Shaftesbury Town Museum -
5.4 miles (Museum) Larmer Tree Gardens -
6 miles (Garden) Tarrant Rushton, St Mary's Church -
6.8 miles (Historic Church) Tarrant Keynston -
7.3 miles (Historic Church) Tarrant Crawford, St Mary's Church -
7.6 miles (Historic Church) Nearby Towns & Villages to Visit Sturminster Newton -
4.1 miles away Blandford Forum -
4.4 miles away Tarrant Hinton -
5.1 miles away Shaftesbury -
5.4 miles away Farnham -
5.5 miles away Tarrant Rushton -
7.2 miles away Milton Abbas -
8.3 miles away Wimborne St Giles -
10.7 miles away
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Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low to exceptional) on historic interest We've 'tagged' this accommodation to help you find related historic attractions and learn more about major time periods mentioned in the description. More about these Historic Time Periods:GeorgianFind attractions tagged with:Georgian (Time Period) -Directions: UK Hotels |
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HISTORY CORNERName the Historic attractionBritish Heritage AwardsCelebrate the best of British Heritage in our annual British History QuizThis Day in British History12 February, 1554 Lady Jane Grey executed Grey became famous as the 'Nine Days Queen', a pawn in the ambitions of the Earl of Northumberland Monarch Mayhem |
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