Links to Other Pages on this Site TOWNS & VILLAGES Child Okeford   Dorset, England 3.1 km SW East Orchard   Dorset, England 5 km NW Hammoon   Dorset, England 1.4 km NW Okeford Fitzpaine   Dorset, England 2.5 km SW Sturminster Newton   Dorset, England 1.9 km NE West Orchard   Dorset, England 3.6 km NW Shillingstone   Dorset, England 3.2 km SW Hanford   Dorset, England 4.5 km SW Little Hanford   Dorset, England 3.9 km SW OTHER PLACES Hambledon Hill   Dorset, England Now a nature reserve, this bastion of Cranborne Chase bears Stone Age and Iron Age camps. During the Civil War the Dorset Clubmen gathered here to defy the Parliamentary army 4.7 km SE Hod Hill   Dorset, England Having defeated the Brythons of the nearby hill fort on Hambledon Hill, the Romans decided it was too big to defend and preferred to build their own fortifications on Hod Hill 5.8 km SE Dr Peter Andrews   Blandford Museum, Bere s Yard, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7HQ The museum records the history of Blandford Forum and the neighbouring villages from the Stone Age to the present. Includes WW1 and WW2 memorabilia and recreations of bygone life and childhood in Blandford. Victorian children s playroom with splendid dol 10.6 km SE Gordon Boutelle   Cavalcade of Costume, Lime Tree House, The Plocks, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 Founded by the late Mrs Betty Penny, the museum is housed in a fine Grade II Listed Georgian building. The growing costume collection covers 250 years. New exhibits regularly displayed. Returning visitors will always find the experience friendly and enjoy 10.6 km SE Cornford Bridge   nr. Holwell, Dorset, England A scheduled National Monument, the bridge consists of three Gothic arches 11.5 km SW Crawford Bridge   Spetisbury, Dorset, England Rebuilt in 1506, a bridge existed over the Stour here in the 13th century 16.2 km SE Hotels The Ship Inn West Stour, Dorset   SP8 5RP 9.2 km NE Grosvenor Hotel The Commons, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8JA 10.9 km NW La Fleur De Lys Restaurant With Rooms Bleke St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8AW 11.1 km NW Sunridge Hotel Bleke St, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8AW 11.1 km NW Best Western Royal Chase Hotel Salisbury Rd, Shaftesbury, Dorset   SP7 8DB 11.2 km NW Grove Arms Inn Ludwell, Dorset   SP7 9ND 13.6 km NW Public Houses The Bull Tavern Town Bridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset   DT10 2BS 1.9 km E Royal Oak Inn Lower St, Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset   DT11 0RN 2.4 km S The Saxon Inn Gold Hill, Child Okeford, Dorset   DT11 8HD 2.5 km SW The Baker Arms The Cross, Child Okeford, Dorset   DT11 8ED 3.1 km SW White Horse Inn Hinton St Mary, Sturminster Newton, Dorset   DT10 1NA 3.2 km NE Old Ox Inn Blandford Rd, Shillingstone, Dorset   DT11 0SF 3.3 km SW