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The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery
The Museum Inn gallery - Gallery

The Museum Inn

Farnham, Dorset
Inn
+44 (0)1725 516261
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From
£80 - £1252
per night

Atmospheric village inn with smart rooms and a cottage for self-caterers. Game from the local estate, dogs in the 17th-century bar

Bedroom

16 rooms

Sleeps

Rooms sleep 2 – 16

Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome

£80 - £1252 per night

The Experience

In a village with roses round every door is one of the finest inns in England, built by the father of modern archaeology (whose museum, the Pitt Rivers, is in Oxford). Today, attentive staff keep the atmosphere warm and happy. Bedrooms – big in the main house, smaller in the stables, all super smart – have cool colours, crisp linen, fancy bathrooms (and hi-tech gadgetry in most).

The big 17th-century bar has a period feel: flagstones, inglenook, fresh flowers and a fashionable mismatch of tables and chairs. There are cosy alcoves to hide in, a book-filled drawing room to browse and a smart white-raftered dining room. Interesting seasonal menus feature good food from West Country suppliers and include some surprises among the delicious pub classics. Breakfast is quite a feast and will sustain you on some wonderful walks.

Head to Win Green, the highest point in the Cranborne Chase, for panoramic views stretching to the sea.

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We think you'll love

  • Staying in such a pretty, thatched village, hidden away in glorious countryside
  • Walking all day then coming back to a roaring fire and a superb supper
  • Exploring one of many nearby National Trust houses and gardens
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You should know

  • Dogs are welcome at £20 per dog
  • Rooms in the stables face the rear terrace/car park so you may hear some noise now and then

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Spa
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Bar
  • Barbecue
  • Licensed premises
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Tennis court
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

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Accommodation

Pricing

Nightly price
from £80
Surcharges
Travel cot and z-bed available.
6 Doubles
From £80
2 Twin/doubles
From £80
1 Cottage for 16
From £1197

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Information

Booking information

Other details
Interconnecting rooms available.
Closed
Never.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Meals
Light lunch from £7.50. Mains from £12.95.

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Reviews

Fireside snugs, intimate corners, eight comfortable rooms (the best upstairs under the thatch), and self-catering Moles Cottage for shooters (winter) and families (summer) give this 17th-century inn a warm, traditional feel. What's more, it's in a sleepy, off-the-beaten-track thatched village deep in the Cranborne Chase and close to fabulous downland walks.

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Location

The neighbourhood

Roam paths through Ashmore Wood – an ancient semi-natural woodland, plantation conifers and hazel coppice. Two ancient hillforts, Badbury Rings and Hambledon Hill, are close by and worth the climb. Kingston Lacy, described by the National Trust as 'an Italian palace', is filled with wonderful art. Visit Shaftesbury and its cobbled Gold Hill, find a fascinating museum of local history.

Local points of interest from

  • The Museum Inn is set in the heart of the rolling Dorset downlands, an ideal base for exploring Dorset’s incredible Jurassic Coast, England’s only natural World Heritage site.
  • Local walks on Cranborne Chase AONB.
  • Chalkstream Fishing on nearby River Allen or River Nadder.
  • Rushmore, situated less than two miles away from The Museum, is an idyllic golf course. Spanning two counties (Dorset and Wiltshire), it is very picturesque due to its location in the heart of the Rushmore Estate on the Cranborne Chase.
  • Other attractions include Salisbury Cathedral, Longleat Safari, Durdle Door in Dorset, Sandbanks beach, Stourhead House and Gardens.
  • Our quirky private dining room, ‘The Shed’, makes a great space for any special occasion.

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