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Ashley Wood Farm Tisbury Wiltshire, SP3 6PY Tel: 01747 871148 Email: info@ashleywoodfarmevents.co.

1 Ashley Wood Farm Tisbury Wiltshire, SP3 6PY Tel: Places to Stay near Ashley Wood Farm Travel Info & Directions By Rail Tisbury Railway Station is about 7 minutes from Ashley Wood Farm in a car. Trains from London are direct (Exeter line), take about 1 hour and 45 minutes from Waterloo Station and leave every hour. By Road Travelling west on the A303, five miles after passing through Wylye take the turning on the left marked Fonthill Bishop, Hindon and Tisbury. After 1 mile you will arrive at a T-junction in Fonthill Bishop. Turn right and then first left, signposted Fonthill Gifford and Tisbury. Drive through the Fonthill Estate Arch and continue until you reach a T-junction with The Beckford Arms pub opposite. Turn left towards Tisbury and approximately 200m later you will see the track to Ashley Wood Farm on the left. Drive down the track and parking will be on the left, in a field, before you reach the house.. Travelling east on the A303, turn right Hindon by the Esso service station. Turn right at the traffic lights, and straight away left towards Hindon. At the Lamb Inn at Hindon, turn right and follow that road all the way to the Beckford Arms, which will be on your right. Approximately 200m later you will see the track to Ashley Wood Farm on the left. Drive down the track and parking will be on the left, in a field, before you reach the house. By Air The closest airports are Bristol, Bournemouth and Southampton. Unfortunately there are no direct trains from any of these airports to Tisbury station; you would have to change at Salisbury and at least one other station. By car it s about 1 hour 10 from Bournemouth and Southampton and 1 hour 30 from Bristol.

2 Accommodation Here are some suggestions of places to stay close to Ashley Wood Farm. villages all within 15 mins drive. Fonthill Gifford Fisherman s Lodge, Ashley Wood Farm, Fonthill Gifford, SP3 6PY Fisherman s Lodge is a self contained, two bedroom cottage (one double, one twin), situated above the lake at Ashley Wood Farm. Fully equipped, with bedding and linen included, the Fisherman s Lodge can be booked via the website at: Stop Farm Cottage 1 mile from the farm this cottage is tastefully decorated, fully equipped and has two double bedrooms. Tel: +44 (0) The Beckford Arms, Fonthill Gifford, SP3 6PX A short walk from Ashley Wood Farm across a field, the Beckford Arms is a beautiful country pub offering great ffood and eight double bedrooms from per room incl. breakfast info@beckfordarms.com Fonthill Bishop The River Barn, Fonthill Bishop, SP3 5SF A café-bistro and guesthouse with three rooms (two doubles and one twin) from per room and 55 for single occupancy, incl. breakfast info@theriverbarn.co.uk Air B&B Hindon The Lamb Inn, Hindon, SP3 6DP A traditional pub with nineteen recently refurbished rooms (doubles, four-poster rooms and suites) at per room per night. Breakfast extra info@lambathindon.co.uk

3 Tisbury Great local airbnb in Tisbury area Sue Drake Hare Lodge Monmouth Road Tuckingmill Tisbury Wilts Ann Barnett B&B Owner Chicksgrove The Compasses Inn, Lower Chicksgrove, Tisbury, SP3 6NB A 14 th century coaching inn with four bedrooms and a cottage. 85 per room, incl. breakfast thecompassesinn@aol.com East Knoyle Cools Farm B&B and Old Piggery, East Knoyle, SP3 6DB Three rooms (doubles and family room) at per room, incl. breakfast or the Old Piggery self-catering cottage for a longer stay stay@coolsfarm.co.uk Moors Farm B&B, East Knoyle, SP3 6B One twin bedroom and self-contained sitting room from 40 per person, incl. breakfast june@moorsfarmstay.co.uk Teffont Evias Howards House Hotel, Teffont Evias, SP3 5RJ Country house hotel in a really beautiful village from 190 per room, incl. breakfast enq@howardshousehotel.co.uk Sutton Mandeville Lancers House B&B, Sutton Mandeville, SP3 5NL Four rooms (doubles and family rooms) from 50 B&B for two people sharing

4 Ebbesbourne Wake Cleeves Barn Beautiful two bedroom barn in stunning countryside. Chalkway House A delightful little luxurious lodge in the chalk valley. o The Donheads Cedar Lodge B&B, 5 Deweys Place, Ludwell, Donhead St Mary, SP7 9LW Three rooms (twin/doubles and family room) from 70 per room incl. breakfast. New Eco house cedarlodge@onetel.com Mereworth House B&B, Mill Lane, Donhead St Andrew Three rooms from 65 per room incl. breakfast Swallowcliffe Lovely renovated country pub Shaftesbury The Retreat, 47 Bell St, Shaftesbury, SP7 8AE Small hotel with 10 rooms including 1 single, twins, doubles and family rooms from 50 for a single and 82 for a twin/double per room, incl. breakfast enquiries@the-retreat.co.uk La Fleur De Lys, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8AW Restaurant with rooms from 80 for single occupancy and 100 for two people sharing info@lafleurdelys.co.uk Hotel Grosvenor, High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8JA A Georgian building in Shaftesbury town centre with sixteen rooms from 125 for two, two-night minimum stay on Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun reception@hotelgrosvenor.com Ivy Cross B&B 3 Ivy Cross Shaftesbury

5 Places to Visit in the Area Pythouse Kitchen Garden and Potting Shed Café, West Hatch, Tisbury, SP3 6PA Café and shop serving/selling local produce in a beautiful walled garden. Dairy House Antiques /Stitchncraft Beads, Station Road, Semley, SP7 9AN The Summerleaze Gallery, East Knoyle, SP3 6BY Local fine art gallery, which also holds talks and courses. Old Wardour Castle, SP3 6RR A hexagonal tower house arranged round a central courtyard, Old Wardour castle was built in the late 14 th -century as a lightly fortified but showy residence. It was besieged in the Civil War and part of the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was filmed here. Shaftesbury This iron age, hilltop town is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The main attraction in the town itself is Gold Hill, the steep cobbled street with thatched cottages of Hovis Bread fame. Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, SP5 5PT The Larmer Tree once represented an ancient boundary between Dorset and Wiltshire and tradition states King John ( ) hunted here. Gardens and tearooms. Wilton House, Wilton, SP2 0BJ Henry VIII granted this land to the Earls of Pembroke in Stonehenge Longleat, Warminster, BA12 7NW Elizabethan House with Capability Brown landscaped gardens and Safari park. Stourhead, Stourton, Warminster BA12 6QD One of the world s finest 18 th -centry landscaped lake and gardens and has good walks. T Salisbury The ancient town of Salisbury is well worth a visit for its medieval Cathedral, Iron Age forts, castle ruins and stately homes

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England Dorset. Route Summary. At a glance. How much walking? Dorset - In the footsteps of Thomas Hardy Telephone: +44 (0) 1722 322 652 Email: walks@onfootholidays.co.uk England Dorset Dorset - In the footsteps of Thomas Hardy https://www.onfootholidays.co.uk/routes/england-dorset/ Route Summary At a glance