The Museum Inn

Deluxe Cottage, Multiple Beds | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, down comforters

Combined shower/tub, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

4.7 / 5.0

Outstanding(136 Ratings)

Hotel in East Dorset District

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

About this hotel

Hotel in Blandford Forum with a restaurant and a bar
This hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, concierge services, a library, and free newspapers are onsite.
The Museum Inn offers 8 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Blandford Forum hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of East Dorset District

Nearby attractions

Longleat

31.4 mi

Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World

35.6 mi

Hawk Conservancy Trust

46.2 mi

Stonehenge

31.6 mi

Available Rooms

Stables

1 Double

Sleeps 2

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General’s

1 Double

Sleeps 3

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Comfort Room

1 King

Sleeps 3

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Deluxe Cottage, Multiple Beds

6 King • 4 Single

Sleeps 16

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Classic Room

1 King

Sleeps 2

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4.7 / 5.0

Outstanding(136 Ratings)

Hotel in East Dorset District

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

About this hotel

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of East Dorset District

Nearby attractions

Longleat

31.4 mi

Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World

35.6 mi

Hawk Conservancy Trust

46.2 mi

Stonehenge

31.6 mi

Available Rooms

Stables

1 Double

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

General’s

1 Double

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Comfort Room

1 King

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Cottage, Multiple Beds

6 King • 4 Single

Sleeps 16

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Classic Room

1 King

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

4.7 / 5.0

Outstanding(136 Ratings)

2.5 / 5.0

Nov 2024

Very friendly staff and lovely place to stay. Food on the restaurant was excellent.

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2024

Really friendly place. Friendly locals. Delicious food, especially the pie! Comfortable bed in cosy bedrooms. Will definitely book there again when passing in a few months

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2024

A beautifully renovated traditional English pub with gorgeous rooms and high class touches like high quality tea, coffee and biscuits in the bedroom. Super King bed - super comfy bedding - warmly decorated. Great chef - dinner was delicious and breakfast very high quality/ would highly recommend

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2024

Lovely characterful hotel in pretty countryside setting tucked away in small village. Comfortable beds. Great varied dinner menu with specials board. Room size was perfect for us. Breakfast was really good with varied menu. Efficient and friendly staff.

1.5 / 5.0

Oct 2024

Vey expensive, dinner was disappointing, service poor (since dining room competing with bar regulars), all meals extra charge. Bedside light not working on one side. set in a pleasant village but no local options for meals.

1.5 / 5.0

Oct 2024

WiFi is non existent in the stables. Not great for Business travellers. Food in the restaurant was fairly bland, chicken shawarma was flavourless. Rooms were a little tired. If I’d have come with my wife for a nice trip it would have been fine but for business it was below par.

2.5 / 5.0

Sep 2024

Really nice place. Room was lovely with a great bathroom and good shower. We had a super meal in the evening with wine all very reasonably priced! Would recommend and can't wait to go back

2.5 / 5.0

Sep 2024

We spent a few days here to celebrate our anniversary and explore Dorset and surrounding area, we visited some National Trusts. The Museum Inn was in an ideal position. The staff were all very friendly, food was excellent, the room we have was “The Catch” very large, clean and comfortable. We have an electric car that we were able to charge on the property which was very useful. My only concern was the choice of carpet colour in the restaurant and breakfast room, being very pale it was showing a lot of marks where things had been spilt, apart from the it was a very enjoyable stay.

1.5 / 5.0

Sep 2024

Nice place and nice staff. Nice coffee but no milk in room . Breakfast a little late for me as quoted 8.30 and needed to have left by 8am.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2024

Highly recommend. We were late arriving, due to the Cannel Island ferry breaking down in Guernsey harbour, but we were still able to have an evening meal, which was very nice in itself, and very welcome. The staff were very pleasant, and the room very comfortable. Tim served the breakfast, and is the perfect host. It is a most picturesque location, and we will most definitely stay here again.

2.5 / 5.0

Aug 2024

Great people and friendly service, lovely room, great breakfasts and we ate one night in the pub as well and the burgers are very good. Great gf bread. Really good vegan and veggie options too but worth knowing if you are that the inn is shooting and hunting themed- our room was called “The chase” and had a picture of a fox/drag hunt - hunter on horse and dogs -facing the bed. The breakfast room is v nice with pictures of shotguns and pheasants. Lovely residents room as well. Lovely quiet place in a little beautiful village. No phone signal or WiFi, only able to connect on the last night of 5 - the sign up page never appeared until then so we had no connectivity at all while we were there. For a couple of reasons this was a real problem for us, if it’s not a problem for you then this is a lovely place. The room had some low humming from I think the extractor fan outside it but I only had to pop earplugs in one night and I am q sensitive to noise. They also offer a breakfast to go option if you have to leave earlier than breakfast time. We arranged for one but it didn’t appear and I didn’t hear back why, I assume just human error which happens and is fine but thinking you are going on the road with bacon sarnies and them then not being there is worse than just not having them! No fridge in the room but they do provide fresh milk on request, incl oat milk :) Great toiletries in rooms and a hairdryer. Comfy bed!

2.5 / 5.0

Aug 2024

Fantastic stay. Lovely room. Great bar and outside area. Diner and breakfast was top quality. Staff were so friendly and efficient. Thank you This is a really dog friendly pub! We will certainly return.

2.5 / 5.0

Jul 2024

Beautiful pub/inn with wonderful staff. Great location for visiting the area. Very relaxing stay.

2.5 / 5.0

Jun 2024

Lovely warm welcome from staff member even though we were late arriving. Lovely late drink in the bar. Lovely (and huge !) room and bathroom. Lovely breakfast. Lovely service. Altogether a really a lovely short stay. (Only minor negative - the wifi was poor to non-existent esp in the bedroom - not a major issue for us, but could have been for some especially as there was negligible mobile reception)

2.5 / 5.0

Jun 2024

We stayed here on our way from Newquay to the airport stopping at Durdle Door. The service and breakfast was great! We had a lovely stay.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2024

Lovely food. Helpful staff. Quaint place

2.5 / 5.0

May 2024

Had a wonderful stay (4 nights in the Stables). The Inn is set in beautiful countryside, and I loved the quaintness of the building, lots of different areas to sit in to eat or have a drink, and a nice covered seating area outside. The room was very comfortable, and the water pressure for the bath was great. Food was superb, the best I've had in a pub (a step above what I'd call 'pub food'). Paolo, Tim, Amanda, and the rest of the team were warm, welcoming and super helpful (including when I had a puncture on my first day!). Would definitely stay again if I get the chance.

5.0 / 5.0

Apr 2024

Lovely place to stay in a quiet, picturesque village. Staff make you feel very welcome and the property is gorgeous. Really would have loved to stay longer, a perfect place to stay while visiting Dorset.

2.5 / 5.0

Mar 2024

Lovely stay! EV chargers were very handy for us. Staff were all very helpful and friendly. Excellent food. Lovely location. Quiet in the evenings and a nice area to walk around in the mornings. Room was great if a little dimly lit! Bathroom was lovely and big with a great shower. Good amenities. 20 mins to Blandford Forum and 30 mins to Salisbury by car so very easy to get about. Overall, a great stay, would definitely recommend for a beautiful country break!

2.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

A very cosy and welcoming hotel with character

2.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Such a lovely place and service was fabulous!

2.0 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Stayed here whilst working in area. Room was very good with quality hot drinks including sachets of hot chocolate. Choice of 3 Butcombe real ales with very friendly staff. Evening food menu was a little pricey and the portion sizes were average but it was freshly cooked. Did not have chance to sample breakfast as had to leave early next day.

2.5 / 5.0

Nov 2023

Rural upmarket pub. Old house with modern amenities and good restaurant with good breakfast. Electric car chargers but hotel location somewhat hidden in little village.

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2023

Our stay was absolutely amazing! Service was great, everyone was super friendly! We were in a rush to leave in the morning because we had other things booked, so we weren’t able to partake in breakfast and one of the ladies offered to pack us up some delicious croissants and some apples for our travels! We also had dinner there the night we checked in and it was the best food we had all holiday! If we are ever fortunate to come back we will make sure we stay here again!

5.0 / 5.0

Oct 2023

Fantastic find! Would highly recommend a visit. Great accommodation, fantastic food and friendly atmosphere and staff.

2.0 / 5.0

Sep 2023

Nice little hotel on the edge of Dorset. We would use it again if we needed to. The breakfast are different and superb. The florentine eggs benedict are certainly worth sampling and the food offer in the evenings was pretty good too.

2.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

A good stay for a night. Room and bathroom were clean, nice eco touches with the products in the room - toiletries and the drinks. Ground coffee was good, better than the sachets of instant. The bathroom was clean, but looking a bit tired. Extractor fan didn't seem to do a lot as after showering it was very damp and humid for hours afterwards. This, and the starchy towels and bedding did make for a bit of a funky smelling room which was quite hard to air due to only one small window. Food in the pub for dinner and breakfast were very nice and things that were more than average pub grub - tasty options for veggies/dairy free. Service from all staff we encountered throughout our stay was okay. Overall, it did us good for a night and a base to see friends who lived nearby.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Highly recommended

2.5 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Really great hotel in a beautiful quiet village. Bedrooms and residents rooms had great character. food was lovely couldn't fault anything.

2.5 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Really enjoyed our stay. The staff are friendly. The place has a lot of character and the room was spaces and clean. Unfortunately we did no eat a evening meal but if the breakfast is anything to go by it should be good. Would recommend to anyone.

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Wonderful setting, rooms very tidy and welcoming. Evening meal and breakfast, very good quality. Excellent value for money

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Helpful staff, rooms immaculate Lovely pub, lovely setting

2.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Pleasant and comfortable stay in a charming hotel in a lovely Dorset village. Staff very helpful and attentive. A few small issues of attention to detail in the room could have made the stay more complete. Recommend nevertheless.

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Lovely quiet pub out in the country. Excellent facilities, good choice of drink, spirits etc. We stayed and the room was lovely; clean, thoughtful touches such as choice of tea and fresh coffee with a French press. Pillow spray and ear plugs !! Will definitely go again.

2.5 / 5.0

May 2023

Lovely country pub with rooms in an idyllic location. Staff are great and particularly the lady managing breakfast, she helped me out with an earlier than scheduled breakfast when I hadn't read the meal timings properly. Will be my stopover of choice next time I'm in the area. Oh, and it's Butcombe owned, always a good standard.

2.5 / 5.0

May 2023

Great hotel and lovely village. Friendly staff and great coffee at breakfast. All too often overnight stays away can be a little disappointing but not this time, the Museum Inn was a great experience. Highly recommend staying here

2.5 / 5.0

Apr 2023

A lovely place for a short break. The room was comfortable and well appointed with a superb en suite bathroom. Food was delicious. Recommended!

1.0 / 5.0

Apr 2023

Very basic bathroom- needs a facelift- leaking water from shower. Room suffices but poor overall for the money. Food very over priced for what it was. Very mediocre and sent mains back.

5.0 / 5.0

Apr 2023

Lovely quaint place and lovely staff

5.0 / 5.0

Apr 2023

The hotel was just what we wanted; comfortable, quiet, full of character, with lovely staff (especially Shannon) and great food. A real pleasure!

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in East Dorset District?

The average price for a rental in East Dorset District is R 2,046 per night. This rental is R 166 above the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at The Museum Inn. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Museum Inn pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at The Museum Inn?

We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, parking, balcony or patio, and tv.

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The Museum Inn

Hotel in East Dorset District

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of East Dorset District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Stables

General’s

Comfort Room

Deluxe Cottage, Multiple Beds

Classic Room

The Museum Inn

Hotel in East Dorset District

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of East Dorset District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Stables

General’s

Comfort Room

Deluxe Cottage, Multiple Beds

Classic Room

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in East Dorset District?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is The Museum Inn pet friendly?

What amenities are available at The Museum Inn?

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