Blandford Forum
Almost entirely destroyed by fire in the 18th Century, a pleasant Georgian market town has grown out of the ashes.
Among Blandford's interesting buildings are its 18th Century church with elegant cupola topped tower, the Town Hall with its impressive frontage and the steeply roofed 17th Century Almshouses, one of the few survivors of the great fire which destroyed the original Hall & Woodhouse brewery., home of the famous Badger Beers.On the edge of the town the River Stour, flowing lazily southward, passes below the six arches of its fine bridge.
Hideaways cottages in the surrounding area:
H314 - Carraway Cottage, Marnhull, nr. Sturminster Newton. Sleeps: 3 + cot
Situated down a very quiet and picturesque 'no through' lane, Carraway Cottage is on the edge of the small Dorset village of Marnhull, (known as Marlott in Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles) in the heart of Dorset's Bl...
H322 - Kate's Cottage, Winterbourne Kingston, nr. Bere Regis. Sleeps: 5 + cot
Kate's Cottage is quietly situated along a 'no through' lane on the edge of the village of Winterbourne Kingston which nestles in a valley, some 2 miles to the north of Bere Regis.Its situation makes it ideal for visiting a really spe...
H324 - The Owl Box, nr. Briantspuddle. Sleeps: 2
The Owl Box is a delight. Situated deep in the countryside, down a very quiet country lane in the tiny hamlet of Throop, this is a Grade II listed, detached, thatched, brick and cob barn which has been expertly converted into a small cottage.
H332 - Thatched Cottage, Buckland Newton. Sleeps: 6 + cot
This is a truly delightful cob and thatch cottage set in its own large, enclosed garden, down a very quiet country lane close to the village of Buckland Newton in Dorset's Piddle Valley.
The cottage is equidistant from the medieval town of She...
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