Local Pubs, Cafes & Restaurants in Dorset

Dorset Pub & Eateries Guide

Welcome to our guide to the best local pubs, cafes, and restaurants near The Victorian Barn Dorset! We've personally visited and enjoyed each spot, ensuring you have the best recommendations for dining, relaxing, and unwinding. Discover charming pubs, delightful cafes, and exquisite restaurants to make your stay memorable in the beautiful Dorset countryside.

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Pubs

Our closest Pub - The Ibberton

Within walking distance of The Victorian Barn Dorset, The Ibberton is a small pub that offers cosy dining and a delightful, relaxed atmosphere in the countryside. Open Wednesday to Sunday, this charming and traditional old Dorset pub serves tasty home-cooked delights. Due to its popularity, always book in advance to ensure your table.

The Ibberton, Ibberton, Blandford Forum DT11 0EN Telephone: 01258 817956

Exterior view of The Ibberton our closest pub

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Great for groups and families - The Fox Inn

Just a 10-minute drive or a hearty walk over Bulbarrow Hill from The Victorian Barn Dorset, Enjoy homemade food, fine wines, and spacious dining, perfect for large groups. They also serve breakfast. Open 7 days a week.

The Fox Lower Ansty, Ansty, Dorset DT2 7PN Telephone: 01258 880328

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Cosy pub with tasty pub classics - The Royal Oak

Only 4 miles from The Victorian Barn Dorset, discover the Royal Oak, they offer themed nights like Burger and a Pint or Pie Nights. There is an an adults-only bar side and a family-friendly area opposite, plus a beer garden for sunny days, it's the perfect spot for delicious pub grub!

Lower St, Okeford Fitzpaine, Blandford Forum DT11 0RN Telephone: 07384 600528

Exterior view of The Royal Oak

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A traditional village pub for drinking and dining - The Green Man

Just a 4-mile drive from The Victorian Barn Dorset you can find The Green Man. A fantastic Dorset pub which takes pride in offering delicious homemade, locally sourced, fresh food.

The pub offers cosy log fires for winter and a sunny beer garden for summer.

King's Stag, Sturminster Newton DT10 2AY Telephone: 01258 920023

Picture of a pint of beer on a picnic table

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The Hambro Arms

Milton Abbas

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The Swan Inn

Sturminster Newton

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Relaxed and Cosy - The Fiddleford Inn

Offering a relaxed and cosy atmosphere and only a 15-minute drive from The Victorian Barn Dorset. The Fiddleford Inn welcomes couples, friends, families and their dogs. There is a large beer garden for sunny days, and a roaring log fire for colder nights.

Calves Close Lane, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton DT10 2BX Telephone: 01258 472886

Exterior view of The Fiddleford

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Best Pub Garden Award Winner - Gaggle of Geese

Only 20 minutes away from The Victorian Barn Dorset, The Gaggle of Geese is a charming freehouse pub nestled in rural Dorset. It offers a large garden, a skittle alley, crazy golf, pygmy goats and a playbus.

Winner of the 2023 Great British Pub Awards for Best Pub Garden and a finalist for Best Pub for Families!

Buckland Newton, Dorchester DT2 7BS Telephone: 01300 345249

Picture of the award winning beer garden of The Gaggle of Geese pub

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Great food, great atmosphere - The Poachers Inn

The Poachers Inn is suitable for all with a spacious bar and restaurant serving delicious food, ales, and wine.

Piddletrenthide, Dorchester DT2 7QX Telephone: 01300 348358

Image of a glass of summer red wine and a bottle next to it.

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Amazing Food, lots of choice - The Greyhound, Winterborne Kingston

The Greyhound Inn & Freehouse offers acceptional food and service with locally sourced produce and delicious home cooked pub food. One of our favourite places!

North St, Winterborne Kingston, Blandford Forum DT11 9AZ. Telephone: 01929 471332

Restaurants

Plumber Manor Country House Hotel

Just a 10 minute drive, for that special occasion why not try dining in this stunning Manor House Hotel that has been in the same family for generations. Really wonderful food, great wine cellar and an amazing dessert choice.

Nr Sturminster Newton Dorset DT10 2AF Telephone: 01258 472507

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Our closest Indian restaurants and space for groups - Tandoor Cottage and The Old Indian House

Sturminster Newton offers a restaurant and takeaway with the finest Indian Cuisine and located in our local town.

Bridge St, Sturminster Newton DT10 1AP

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Jerrys Steakhouse

Blandford Forum

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Cosy place with fresh food - Koh Gurkha

The Koh Gurka in Blandford Forum offers traditional and authentic Ghurka Nepalese and Asian Cuisine. Delicious fresh food always guranteed!

8-9 Georgian Passage, East St, Blandford Forum DT11 7DX Telephone: 01258 268300

Cafes

Amazing Cakes - Round Chimneys Farm, Cafe and Shop

An excellent cafe to visit on your bike ride from The Victorian Barn Dorset. The mostly flat route makes it a great day out with the kids. Open Thursdays - Sundays.

Round Chimneys, Farm, Glanvilles Wootton, Sherborne DT9 5QQ Telephone: 07450 876969

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Town Centre Cafe - Harts Coffee Loft

Welcoming you from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, and from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturdays. The menu offers many dishes that can be adapted to be gluten-free or vegan, using locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. A special children's menu is also available.

Harts of Stur, Station Rd, Sturminster Newton DT10 1BD Telephone: 01258 472420

Other Useful Information

Local Store: The Red Barn Village Store (Spar), Hazelbury Bryan, DT10 2BH only 2 miles from The Victorian Barn. Offers all the essentials including daily papers and milk. Telephone: 01258 817491.

The very popular Mr Chips Van (Fish & Chips Takeaway) is at our local village hall, Hazelbury Bryan Village Hall every Wednesday 5 pm - 8 pm. 07470 854866

You can also find fantastic takeways in our local towns of Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum including Fish and Chips, Pizza, Kebab, Chinese and Indian Cuisine.

Takeaway Delivery - Clockhouse Pizza & Kebab

Additional wonderful dining opportunities await in the nearby towns of Sherborne, Shaftesbury, Dorchester, Weymouth, Poole, and Bournemouth.