Things to Do

Enjoy
Dorset offers a wealth of activities but if you felt like a day at the home from home we also enough to keep everyone entertained, from a classic film and PS3 library to WiFi broadband, a picnic in the garden or a relaxing sauna/steam!

Feast
The Pavilion is a private building and if you are feeling indulgent there are a range of options; from locally prepared ready-to-eat meals delivered or even a visiting chef to either cook for you or give you a few lessons, notice is required though.

Child care

Have a night out with the peace of mind a professional is looking after you children £9hr -notice required.

Travel
Airports
Bristol 50mins – Exeter 1hr – London Heathrow 1hr45mins – Gatwick 2hrs

Trains
London Waterloo – Sherborne, DT9 3NB. (7mins away) 2hrs10mins
London Paddington – Castle Cary, BA7. (20mins) 2hrs5mins

Car
London 2hrs30mins

Within 10 Minutes

Sherborne Old Castle Click here
Sherborne Abbey Click here
South Cadbury Castle
Cadbury Castle
Golf – Sherborne or Yeovil Click here
Tennis – Milborne Port
Fitness/Swimming – Oxley Centre Sherborne Click here
Cycling – Bikes available
Running – Some great and safe routes
Fishing Click here
Paintball Click here
Delicatessen Click here

Within 30 Minutes

Sandford Orcas Manor – Garden Visit DT9 4SB – 7.4miles/12mins
Haynes International Motor Museum – Sparkford Yeovil BA22 7LH. 10miles/13mins Click here
Fleet Air Arm Museum – Yeovilton Ilchester BA22 8HT. 11miles/16mins Click here
Wincanton Racecourse – Wincanton BA9 8BJ. 8.5miles/17mins Click here
Mill on the Brue – Trendle Farm Somerset BA10 0BA. 12miles/20mins Click here
Stourhead – Stourton Warminster Wilts BA12 6QD. 15miles/20mins Click here
Podimore Shooting – Bird events Podimore BA22 8JQ. 16miles/20mins Click here
Cerne Abbas – Giant 14miles/25mins Click here
Zorbing South – Zorbing, Dorchester DT2 8QL. 14miles/25mins Click here
Henley Hillbillies – Quad Biking, Clay Pigeon, Cross Bow, Archery, Hovercrafts. Dorchester DT2 7BL.
14miles/25mins Click here
Badger Watch – Dorchester DT2 7BL. 14miles/25mins Click here
Southern Counties Leisure – Clay pigeon, Raceway Karting, Clay Shooting. Dorchester DT2 9PW.
18.5miles/30mins Click here
Animal Park Kingston Maurward – Dorchester DT2 8PX. 24miles/35mins Click here
Longleat safari – Warminster Wiltshire BA12 7NW. 32 miles/40mins Click here
Nunney Castle – Nunney, Frome, Somerset BA11. 27miles/40mins Click here
Glastonbury Abbey – Magdalene Street BA6 9EL. 23miles/35mins Click here

Within 1 Hour

Stonehenge – Nr Amesbury Wiltshire SP4 7DE. 36miles/40mins Click here
The Dorset County Museum – Famous Dorset writer and poet in the heart of Hardy country DT1 1XA.
22miles/40mins Click here
Wookey Hole – Wells BA5 1BB. 26miles/45mins Click here
The Tank Museum – Bovington Dorset. 30miles/50mins Click here
Monkey World – Longthorns Wareham BH20 6HH. 34 miles/50mins (max 1hr) Click here
Old Sarum – Salisbury Castle Road Wiltshire SP1 3SD. 43miles/50mins Click here
Sea Life Weymouth – Lodmoor Country Park Weymouth DT4 7SX. 31miles/55mins Click here
Cheddar Gorge – Cheddar. 36miles/58mins Click here
Lulworth Cove – 37miles/1hr Click here
Corfe Castle – Wareham BH20 5EZ. 42miles/1hr Click here
River Cottage – The infamous haven of culinary Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall. 37miles/1hr
Click here
Swanage Railway – Swanage BH19 1HB. 47miles/1hr10mins Click here
Go Ape – Zip slides, Exeter EX6 7XR. 69miles/1hr 10 Click here

Shopping

Sherborne 4.5miles/8mins good tea rooms/deli/butchers Click here
Castle Cary 12miles/21mins market town with good tea room/deli/butcher Click here
Bath 38miles/55mins – the original and only natural British spa Click here
Bristol 40miles/1hr15mins
Salisbury 40 miles/55mins
Bournemouth 46miles/1hr10mins
Exeter 62miles/1hr20mins
London 2hrs10mins direct from Sherborne

Pubs/Restaurant/Deli

King’s Arms – Charleton Horthorne 1.5miles/4mins (car) 10mins (bike) 20mins (walk)
Queen's Arms – Corton Denham 3.2miles/4mins (car) 1hr30mins (stunning country walk)
At The Chapel – Bruton 12miles/24mins
Rickshaw – Chinese restaurant Bruton 12miles/24mins
The Red Lion Inn – Babcary 18miles/23mins
Hive Beach Cafe – Burton Bradstock – very good food – on the beach 38miles/58mins
Hix Oyster & Fish House Restaurant – excellent fish restaurant but need to book ahead – award winning – Lyme Regis 46miles/1hr12mins
Lord Poullet Arms Inn – Hinton St. George 48miles/1hr25mins

Food Shopping

The Village Shop – Charlton Horethorne 2.4miles/4mins
Small Co-op – Milborne Port 2.5miles/5mins
Bramble & Sage Deli – 9miles/13mins Click here
The Udder Farm Shop – Gillingham 9.5miles/17mins Click here
Stourhead Farm Shop – 15miles/21mins Click here
North Perrott Fruit Farm – 17miles/38mins Click here
Bower Hinton Farm Shop – 23miles/29mins Click here

Supermarkets
Sherborne – Sainsburys, Somerfield 4miles/7mins
Gillingham – Waitrose, 13miles/24mins
Wincanton – Morrisons, 8miles/13mins
Yeovil – Tesco, Asda 9miles/17mins

Takeaways

Fish and Chips – Milborne Port. Kings Plaice Tel: 01963 250225
Fish and Chips – Sherborne. Abbey Fryer (also eat in with a log fire and a pint) Click here
Indian – Sherborne. Cinnamons (highly recommended, also deliver) Click here
Thai – Sherborne. Paprika Click here
Chinese – Bruton. Rickshaw Restaurant and Takeaway. (Closed Tuesdays) BA10 0BQ. 12miles/20mins Tel: 01749 812599

Beauty/Grooming

Hairdressers/Day Spa – Sherborne. Robin James Click here
Barbers – Sherborne. JP’s Barber Shop Tel: 01935 815501
Sweeney Todd's Tel: 01935 389449
Beauty Centre – Sherborne. Margaret Balfour Click here

Health

Dentist – Sherborne, 4miles/7mins
Doctors – Milborne port, 2.5miles/5mins
Cottage Hospital – Sherborne
Main Hospital – Yeovil. 8miles/14mins

Other

Post Office – Milborne Port. 2.5miles/5mins
Main Post Office – Sherborne