Guidebook for Winterborne Houghton
Food Scene
Anchor Inn Shapwick
West StreetCommunity -owned pub with good food - closed Monday
The Museum Inn
Pub with good food and beer in a pretty village
Lovely looking pub in famous village - good for drinks and simple local food is OK
18 locals recommend
Hambro Arms
Lovely looking pub in famous village - good for drinks and simple local food is OK
Small pub - can walk to if feeling energetic! Nice simple food and short beer/wine list
12 locals recommend
The Ibberton
Small pub - can walk to if feeling energetic! Nice simple food and short beer/wine list
Reeve the Baker
15 Market PlGood sourdough bread and other traditional breads and cakes
Holebrooks Fine Food
6 Market PlExcellent butcher
Oxfords Bakery
1 Market CrossArtisan bakers
Olives Et Al
Olive and olive oil producers, deli and cafe for simple lunchtime food
The Seaside Boarding House
Cliff RoadAmazing spot - good food and wines
Crab House Café
Portland RoadLovely local seafood
Fun cafe on the causeway at Portland, with seafood, coffee, snacks - children will love it
93 locals recommend
Billy Winters
Portland Beach RoadFun cafe on the causeway at Portland, with seafood, coffee, snacks - children will love it
Brassica Restaurant
4 The SquareHighly recommended for food
The Brace of Pheasants
Much loved pub with good food
The Yellow Bicycle Cafe
30a Salisbury StVery good coffee, sandwiches and light lunches
Producers of English wine and sparking wine - with small cafe
28 locals recommend
Langham Wine Estate and Vineyard Café
Producers of English wine and sparking wine - with small cafe
The Fontmell
Pub - with pizza oven
Castleman Restaurant
Wonderful seasonal cooking in a former country house
Butchery and fresh fish, deli, small cafe - specialising in locally reared pork (excellent)
65 locals recommend
The Salt Pig
6 North StButchery and fresh fish, deli, small cafe - specialising in locally reared pork (excellent)
The Pig on the Beach
Manor RoadVery good food in a stunning setting by Old Harry rocks
This town has a great butcher - Holebrooks, Root & Vine greengrocer, Oxfords bakery, Post Office, dry-cleaners and also a mini department store, Harts.
There is only a small Co-op but that is why the high street is great. Olives et Al Deli is just outside town.
25 locals recommend
Sturminster Newton
This town has a great butcher - Holebrooks, Root & Vine greengrocer, Oxfords bakery, Post Office, dry-cleaners and also a mini department store, Harts.
There is only a small Co-op but that is why the high street is great. Olives et Al Deli is just outside town.
Bakery, restaurant, wine shop - a bit of a drive but great for a rainy day and to see Somerset
175 locals recommend
At The Chapel
28 High StBakery, restaurant, wine shop - a bit of a drive but great for a rainy day and to see Somerset
A longer drive but worth it for the excellent seafood and to see Lyme Regis
100 locals recommend
The Oyster & Fish House
Cobb RoadA longer drive but worth it for the excellent seafood and to see Lyme Regis
Smokehouse - where you can buy smoked everything including best breakfast kippers, salmon, haddock and all sorts
Chesil Smokery
Smokehouse - where you can buy smoked everything including best breakfast kippers, salmon, haddock and all sorts
Stuart Pearce Family Butchers
11 Market PlGood game butcher, also for beef and lamb
A very special farm shop close to our house - selling home reared Dexter beef, Portland lamb, Piddle Valley chicken, goat meat and a selection of local cheeses, wonderful organic vegetables, honey and apple juice. It is also the place where our white goatskins (on the kitchen benches) were bought.
Steeptonbill Farm Shop
A very special farm shop close to our house - selling home reared Dexter beef, Portland lamb, Piddle Valley chicken, goat meat and a selection of local cheeses, wonderful organic vegetables, honey and apple juice. It is also the place where our white goatskins (on the kitchen benches) were bought.
I have known this place for 20 years, a restaurant in an historic house, presided over by Barbara Bourke (head chef) - local ingredients, exceptional cooking and wine list - in a lovely old house. Sunday lunches are highly recommended.
Castleman Hotel
I have known this place for 20 years, a restaurant in an historic house, presided over by Barbara Bourke (head chef) - local ingredients, exceptional cooking and wine list - in a lovely old house. Sunday lunches are highly recommended.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Crown
Ringwood RoadPub within walking distance - 1 mile
Makers of the best Somerset cider and their own Calvados style cider brandy - visit the farm
26 locals recommend
Somerset Cider Brandy Co
Burrow Hill Burrow WayMakers of the best Somerset cider and their own Calvados style cider brandy - visit the farm
Sightseeing
Milton Abbas
One of the most remarkable villages in England
Intact pre-Reformation Abbey set in Capability Brown designed grounds
7 locals recommend
Milton Abbey School
Intact pre-Reformation Abbey set in Capability Brown designed grounds
Corfe Castle
Romantic Ruin
"The village that died for England" - a 'ghost village' famously used in preparation for D Day - the villagers never returned
28 locals recommend
Tyneham
"The village that died for England" - a 'ghost village' famously used in preparation for D Day - the villagers never returned
Clouds Hill
King George V RoadHome of TE Lawrence
Brownsea Island
Lovely place to take children for the day
Entertainment & Activities
Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre
LongthornsVery popular with children
The Tank Museum
Linsay RoadDrive a real tank and see the collection
Parks & Nature
Bulbarrow Hill (Car Parking)
High point in Dorset - walking distance from the house - stunning views
Chesil Beach
Abbotsbury
Arts & Culture
Cinemas, museums, historic town that inspired Thomas Hardys Casterbridge
131 locals recommend
Dorchester
Cinemas, museums, historic town that inspired Thomas Hardys Casterbridge
Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Dropping LaneModern Art - cafe/restaurant
Shopping
The Hambledon Gallery
40-44 Salisbury StBeautiful clothes, jewellery, presents and cards
Mini, independently run department store selling household, hardware, clothing and garden stuff
Harts Of Stur
Station RoadMini, independently run department store selling household, hardware, clothing and garden stuff
This is a wonderful place, a botanical garden with its own parfumerie, cafe and mini cinema. try the cakes in the cafe, or walk around the gardens - if you prebook they will give you a tour.
10 locals recommend
Keyneston Mill, Home of Parterre Fragrances
Keyneston MillThis is a wonderful place, a botanical garden with its own parfumerie, cafe and mini cinema. try the cakes in the cafe, or walk around the gardens - if you prebook they will give you a tour.