The Fontmell
Fontmell Magna
set over a babbling brook, it flows between the eclectically furnished bar and the library-themed restaurant, a comfy inn with stylish guest rooms
Yalbury Cottage
Lower Bockhampton
350-year-old cottage with fireplaces and beamed ceilings retained in the restaurant where French cuisine, made of local produce, is served
Kingston Country Courtyard
Kingston
set amidst the quiet Purbeck countryside, a former farmhouse and renovated courtyard buildings make for an excellent exploring base
Marley House
Winfrith Newburgh
country house B&B luxury at this period house next to the church in a pretty Saxon village; guests can enjoy a private patio and hot tub
The Museum Inn
Farnham
17th-century inn, retains flagstone floors, roaring fires and cosy alcoves, set in a picture-postcard village surrounded by Cranborne Chase scenery
Holywell House B&B
Holywell
in this newly-opened B&B in a magnificent house between Sherbourne and Dorchester, rooms are spacious and beautifully appointed
Crown Hotel
Blandford Forum
beautifully restored Georgian coaching inn, said to be Dorset's oldest inn, featuring stylish rooms and a large patio overloking water meadows
Jessimine B&B
Poole
conveniently located for the Ferry Port, a family run guesthouse set in a residential area and providing pleasing, recently refurbished rooms
Bella Vista
Swanage
set close to the Coastal Path and priding themselves on the use of local produce, this friendly guesthouse offers pleasing accommodation
The Acorn Inn
Evershot
atmospheric, 16th-century coaching inn, featured in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d’Urbervilles, with cosy, well-appointed rooms and a skittle alley
The Poachers Inn
Piddletrenthide
a welcoming, traditional pub, set in a peaceful village with a babbling stream running through the gardens, close to the famous Cerne Giant