The best restaurants in Marshwood Vale West Dorset South West

great place for a friendly chat with the volunteers and a coffee stop before or after a local walk. Delicious honey for sale too.

We Visited this pub twice recently while we were staying nearby. The food was excellent, plentiful and well presented. The menu was very varied and they also cater for vegan and gluten free guests. I have an unusual food allergy and they were excellent in telling me what I could eat. The lovely Trish who was part of the management was really friendly and made you very welcome and was happy to chat away even though the pub was very busy. I would highly recommend this pub for good old fashioned fayre at a very reasonable price. It’s worth booking in advance as it was very busy both nights we visited. It’s worth checking their website because they have special nights with various discounts.

Village run shop/cafe. Has all the basics and a lot more besides, a small gift area, local artists paintings, Saturday morning egg and bacon baps, quality seasonal local produce. A very friendly atmosphere like the village shops of 50 or so years ago. Well worth a visit!

Good atmosphere and friendly service. Looks good for family gatherings, children welcome.

We stayed nearby and walked up the lane to the pub hoping for an evening meal, but it was all closed up and the garden was overgrown. Possibly it’s fallen victim to the lockdown? (The last review was February 2020.) It didn’t seem as if anyone was at home. A great shame for such an ancient establishment if it has gone to the wall. 😢

Walking distance from our accommodation, busy pub nice selection of food and ales. Quite crowded and a lot of regulars with their dogs.

Every time we visit these tearooms the choices are very limited. The only thing you can rely upon is Red Pepper and tomato soup £6.10. Do they ever offer any other soup flavour? What if you don’t like red peppers?