The Chetnole Inn
26 June 2024
A lovely village inn with snug bar, wood burning stove, wooden floored restaurant and beautiful gardens. This Taste of Dorset Award winning pub also allows dogs in the snug.
Things to do near Yeovil
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The Chetnole Inn
A lovely village inn with snug bar, wood burning stove, wooden floored restaurant and beautiful gardens. This Taste of Dorset Award winning pub also allows dogs in the snug.
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The White Hart Inn
Featuring in Stephen Frears' film, Tamara Drewe, The White Hart Inn is a 17th Century thatched village pub. The pub serves real ale and ciders in the open bar and hearty pub food in the separate dining area. During the summer months, bevvies can be enjoyed in the beer garden and children can make the most of the play area. Parking is available.
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Yetminster
A pretty village on the river Wiggle, worth a visit to see the honey coloured limestone cottages. At the heart of the village you'll find the Oak House Stores, a grade II listed building famed for its cheese and local produce.
4
Montacute House
An exceptional Elizabethan house filled with treasures, including 17th Century textile samplers and Elizabethan art. This house featured in the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility'.
5
Fleet Air Arm Museum
An excellent museum with many exhibitions charting the history of aviation.
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Goose Slade Farm Shop
Pick up your Christmas goose here. They're on sale from Michaelmas (Sept 24) through to Christmas. The rest of the year you can stock up on other locally grown and produced goodies.
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The Rest and Welcome Inn
Try the real ales and home cooking at this Dorset pub in Melbury Osmond, Thomas Hardy's Wessex village of 'Hintock'.
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Aerosaurus Balloons
See the South West from the air with hot air balloon flights over Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. Flight meeting locations include Exeter, Tiverton, South Brent and Lee Mill in Devon; Launceston and Bodmin in Cornwall; Taunton, Castle Carey and Yeovil in Somerset, and Sherborne, Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury in Dorset.
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Chetnole Station Circular
A lovely half day walk and a great way to explore this part of rural Dorset. With lots to see including historical points of interest, stunning views and country pubs, you will find plenty to keep the whole family happy. Please note this is a good walk for families but not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs.
Things to do near Yeovil
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The White Hart Inn
3 October 2020
Featuring in Stephen Frears' film, Tamara Drewe, The White Hart Inn is a 17th Century thatched village pub. The pub serves real ale and ciders in the open bar and hearty pub food in the separate dining area. During the summer months, bevvies can be enjoyed in the beer garden and children can make the most of the play area. Parking is available.
Yetminster
29 September 2020
A pretty village on the river Wiggle, worth a visit to see the honey coloured limestone cottages. At the heart of the village you'll find the Oak House Stores, a grade II listed building famed for its cheese and local produce.
Montacute House
16 May 2018
An exceptional Elizabethan house filled with treasures, including 17th Century textile samplers and Elizabethan art. This house featured in the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility'.
Fleet Air Arm Museum
9 November 2011
An excellent museum with many exhibitions charting the history of aviation.
Goose Slade Farm Shop
25 May 2011
Pick up your Christmas goose here. They're on sale from Michaelmas (Sept 24) through to Christmas. The rest of the year you can stock up on other locally grown and produced goodies.
The Rest and Welcome Inn
3 June 2010
Try the real ales and home cooking at this Dorset pub in Melbury Osmond, Thomas Hardy's Wessex village of 'Hintock'.
Aerosaurus Balloons
See the South West from the air with hot air balloon flights over Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. Flight meeting locations include Exeter, Tiverton, South Brent and Lee Mill in Devon; Launceston and Bodmin in Cornwall; Taunton, Castle Carey and Yeovil in Somerset, and Sherborne, Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury in Dorset.
Chetnole Station Circular
A lovely half day walk and a great way to explore this part of rural Dorset. With lots to see including historical points of interest, stunning views and country pubs, you will find plenty to keep the whole family happy. Please note this is a good walk for families but not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs.
