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The Queens Arms

Corton Denham, Somerset DT9 4LR

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The Queens Arms

The personal touch

The owners of the Queens Arms in Corton Denham, Gordon and Jeanette Reid, have a motto about doing 20 things differently from every other pub in the country, and once you cross the threshold and see the stack of pork pies on the bar and the pumps loaded with local ales and ciders, you know you’re in safe hands. The mellow-stone inn dates from the 18th century and looks smart and inviting from the outside and all you’d hope for after the drive down narrow country lanes. It’s a gloriously rural setting, with the gently rolling landscape providing a truly English vista from the pretty garden. It is open all day, including breakfast, and the local mantra is stuck to with dedication and passion; the Reid’s farm nearby produces fresh eggs and meat for the table. It’s a proper pub with a rustic bar with a wall-mounted bull’s head (topped with a felt hat), rural prints and a crackling fire, while the two dining areas offer contrasting atmospheres – one more traditional with rich red walls, the other more genteel and contemporary (the latter is also used for film evenings and private functions). There’s always a cake on the bar – chocolate and almond with elderflower and raspberry jam, perhaps – and the team in the kitchen, who make just about everything in-house from top-notch local ingredients, have really put the Queens Arms on the map.
 

Sticky fingers

Children are genuinely welcome and have their own menu – meatballs & pasta/leek, cheddar and onion pasty/battered fish goujons, mushy peas and skinny fries – all made from fresh ingredients. They get an activity pack, too, and they can enter a draw to win a free meal at the pub. The executive rooms are geared up for children with Z beds and cots if needed.
 

Muddy paws

Dogs (and humans with muddy boots) are very welcome. Canines can stay in one room in the outside accommodation (the one with a wooden floor), and dog cage, bedding, bowl and towel are all provided.
 

Alfresco

The garden out back has uninterrupted views over verdant farmland, with the paved terrace an ideal spot to soak up the view and enjoy food and drink in this most civilised of settings. There are parasols to keep off the sun, and plans afoot for a conservatory/orangery extension to make the best of the view during the colder months. Saturday barbecues are a popular summertime distraction, while a hog roast makes a real high day out of bank holidays (the pigs reared on their own farm).
   

What’s on?

They host lots of events and produce a yearly pub calendar so locals and visitors can plan accordingly – Burns Night, Quiz Evenings, Themed nights (French with cooking demo, Medieval, Country & Western), Hog Roasts with live music, Cider Bus Tour of Cider Houses on a vintage bus, Car Rally, Treasure Hunt, Game Suppers, Christmas and New Year parties. There is a twice-monthly film night, too, with a pie and a drink, while the Pork Pie Club offers various discounts for regular visitors. And you don’t have to leave empty handed as they sell their own produce (eggs and such like) to take away.

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David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Laid-back local lost down country lanes
Rustic bar, real fires, real ales and real food
Passionate about local, seasonal food
Special rooms – Room 7 has a bath with a view
Great walking country – dogs welcome
 

What’s the Damage?

8 doubles £110-£120 (Sunday to Thursday)
£120-£130 (Friday and Saturday)
 

Inn Places Perk

Free room upgrade if available
2 for the price of 1 Cream Tea on the day of arrival
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (except Amex)
Private dining facilities
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to restaurant and one bedroom
Parking
 

Gongs

AA 5 Star Inn & 2 Rosettes; Taste of West Silver Award

The Queens Arms

Do not disturb

The eight bedrooms are described as executive and classic (five and three respectively) and each is refreshingly different – some light and feminine, others more masculine. They all have charming fabrics, quality furniture and bathrooms with tubs, wet rooms and showers. The five rooms above the pub vary in size, but they’re all spacious and some have views out over the lush countryside. Room 4 is the contemporary option, with its purple walls, black head board and deep purple throw, while its bathroom is moodily lit with blue uplighters. The three rooms in the converted stables include one on the ground floor, which has wheelchair access and a remote-controlled shower, while the two rooms upstairs (7 and 8) are ideal for family groups. The bathroom in room 7 is a gem, with a Victorian bath with views through an original floor-to-ceiling window out to rolling countryside (watch the sun go down in style). There are plans to add a covered walkway from the stables to the main pub ensuring an easier route to breakfast.
 

Creature comforts

Sweets in bedrooms; glossy magazines; Egyptian cotton linen; L’Occitane bathroom products; Illy coffee & hot chocolate
 

Gadgets

Free Wi-Fi; Flatscreen TV; DVD player
 

Pampering

Massages can be arranged at Studio CCK in Ilchester and the services of a mobile hairdresser can be called upon to avert any potential bad hair days. If you want to arrange something special, anniversary flowers perhaps, or a bottle of Champagne in the bedroom, this can be organised with a bit of notice.
 

What’s for Breakfast?

Homemade granola and Dorset Cereals; homemade bread; Continental – salami, smoked ham, croissants, cheese, bread roll, jam and butter; classic English – free-range eggs any way, Gloucester Old Spot bacon (from their pigs), Old English sausage, haggis, mushrooms, roast vine tomatoes and toast; Big Breakfast Baguette with sausage, bacon and fried egg; poached smoked haddock with poached egg and parsley sauce; Eggs Florentine/Benedict; Salmon Royale with smoked salmon, poached egg, muffin and hollandaise sauce; Bloody Mary crumpet with beef tomato, poached egg, crumpet and Bloody Mary sauce; cheese/ham/mushroom omelette; boiled egg and mercenary soldiers
 

What’s the damage?

8 doubles £110-£120 (Sunday to Thursday), £120-£130 (Friday and Saturday)

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Laid-back local lost down country lanes
Rustic bar, real fires, real ales and real food
Passionate about local, seasonal food
Special rooms – Room 7 has a bath with a view
Great walking country – dogs welcome
 

What’s the Damage?

8 doubles £110-£120 (Sunday to Thursday)
£120-£130 (Friday and Saturday)
 

Inn Places Perk

Free room upgrade if available
2 for the price of 1 Cream Tea on the day of arrival
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (except Amex)
Private dining facilities
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to restaurant and one bedroom
Parking
 

Gongs

AA 5 Star Inn & 2 Rosettes; Taste of West Silver Award

The Queens Arms

Mastering the menu

They’ve recently changed the size of their menu to A3 so they can fit a map of all the local producers and suppliers on the back! This commitment to provenance and regionalism is reflected in their ‘food in metres, not miles’ motto, which is helped by the fact they have their own farm where free-range chickens roam and rare-breed pigs (Gloucester Old Spot and Saddleback Cross) share a paddock. There’s a herd of Dexter and Galloway cattle too, which will be featuring on the menu sometime in the future. The chef, Ben Abercrombie, likes to keep up with what’s happening in the culinary world with regular trips up to London, and it shows in his creative menu that combines rustic and contemporary ideas. There are classic options such as ploughman’s and a burger, but they’re far from run-of-the-mill – the char-grilled rib burger comes with smoked chicken thigh and buttermilk drumstick. Some fun is had with the menu descriptions (mutton dressed as lamb, chicken lunchbox). Settle into the smart dining room with its French doors onto the garden and tuck into a terrine made with ham hock, cheek and leeks (served with black pudding and chestnuts) and move onto honey-glazed Creedy Carver duck breast with pak choi, charred liver and compressed pear. Desserts are an imaginative and well-made bunch, too, perhaps clementine and passion fruit cheesecake with blood orange sorbet. Cheeses hail from the West Country and bread and cakes are made in-house.
 

On the menu

Lyme Bay scallops, langoustine tortellini, spiced cauliflower velouté and brandy bisque £8.95
28-day aged ribeye steak with beef tomatoes, béarnaise sauce and veal jus £21.95
Cornish hake with smoked haddock hash, steamed River Exe mussels and foraged sea vegetables 
Wine-battered fish and hand-cut chips and chip shop treats £13.95
Rhubarb and custard – rhubarb parfait, homemade custard doughnut and roasted forced rhubarb £6.95
 

Sunday Roasts

Roast sirloin of Dorset beef, horseradish sauce, Yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes £13.95
Slow-roasted loin of Queens Arms pork with baked savoury crumble and roast potatoes  £13.95
 

Foodie Extras

Every Saturday during the summer there’s usually a BBQ in the garden, and you’ve really struck lucky if your visit coincides with a bank holiday, for that’s when there’s a hog roast sizzling out back (the pigs reared on their own farm).
 

Time to Eat

Breakfast: 8am - 10am
Lunch: 12 noon - 3pm
Dinner: 6pm - 10pm
 

Local, local, local

Butter, milk, cheese – Longman, North Cadbury (www.longmancheese.demon.co.uk) 
Cheese – Montgomery Cheddar, North Cadbury (www.montgomerycheese.co.uk) 
Fruit & vegtables – grown locally in a kitchen garden in Corton Denham with help of Queens Arms head chef
Real ale – Cheddar Ales, Cheddar (www.cheddarales.co.uk) 
Game – Gamekeepers in Chilton Cantelo for venison, partridge or pheasant when in season. The pub is in the centre of 30 local shoots.
Bread – The Bakery, West Camel
Meat – Andrew Barclay, Wincanton
Sausages – The Sausage Shed, Stembridge (www.thesausageshed.co.uk) 
Fish – Samways, Bridport (www.samwayfish.com) 
 

Behind the bar

When it comes to beer, the Queens Arms doesn’t hold back with a cracking range at the pumps and over 50 bottled varieties meaning there really is something for everyone. They’re quite happy for you to have a taste of what’s on draught if you can’t decide, while the third of a pint glass option is great for drivers who can try three different ales and still only consume a single pint. There is Cheddar Ales’ Potholer, Pitchfork Bitter from the RCH Brewery and Exmoor Ale (from Somerset’s oldest brewery), plus guests from near and far. There might be Thornbridge’s Jaipur, something from the Gyle 59 Brewery in Thorncombe, Brewdog, Brooklyn Lager and Leifmans chocolate and raspberry beer served over ice. Expect two or more local scrumpies on the go, plus Orchard Pig (from just ten minutes away) and Thatchers Gold. Choosing doesn’t get any easier when it comes to the harder stuff, not with 57 different whiskies, 16 gins and eight vodkas to go for. There are cocktails, too, including Sipsmith Summer Cup in the warmer months, and they make their own sloe gin and vanilla vodka. Wine isn’t neglected, with a good range by the glass and suggestions for matching food and drink.
 

Bar snacks

Homemade pork pie with chutney and mustard
Homemade sausage rolls
 

Time at the bar

11am - 11pm

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Laid-back local lost down country lanes
Rustic bar, real fires, real ales and real food
Passionate about local, seasonal food
Special rooms – Room 7 has a bath with a view
Great walking country – dogs welcome
 

What’s the Damage?

8 doubles £110-£120 (Sunday to Thursday)
£120-£130 (Friday and Saturday)
 

Inn Places Perk

Free room upgrade if available
2 for the price of 1 Cream Tea on the day of arrival
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (except Amex)
Private dining facilities
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to restaurant and one bedroom
Parking
 

Gongs

AA 5 Star Inn & 2 Rosettes; Taste of West Silver Award
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Places to Visit

Walking

www.movingsomersetforward.co.uk/walking/where-walk
The Queens Arms is surrounded by beautiful local walks but also situated close to famous trails, such as the Macmillan Way, Leland Trail and Monarchs Way, which all offer superb varied terrain, crossing hills with views to the Somerset levels.

Cycling

www.mapmyride.com/gb/castle-cary-eng

www.visitsouthsomerset.com
Somerset and Dorset offer wonderful cycling options with relatively quiet roads, beautiful scenery and a great variety of off road bridleways and tracks for intrepid mountain bikers. Nearby Castle Cary is on the 80-mile 'Round South Somerset' circuit for longer rides - 

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Activities

Empire Farm Courses, Templecombe BA8 0HR
Empire Farm is a 100-acre Soil Association certified organic farm on the edge of the Blackmore Vale. The farm is home to poultry and pigs, many of which are rare breed. The Farm’s School offers a wide range of courses such as ‘introduction to smallholding’, curing and smoking meats, charcuterie and hours of fun making sausages using the farms own meats!

Wincanton Races BA9 8BJ
In a stunning setting, Wincanton Race Course runs fixtures of quality jump racing throughout the year. As well as watching the excellent racing there is plenty to see and do with trade stands and other activities. Saturdays provide some of the best racing of the National Hunt season, featuring top horses in the country.

Riding (via Queens Arms) DT9 4LR
Riding is another popular country experience here and The Queen’s Arms partner riding school offers tuition and countryside hacks for children and light adults.

Kayaking, Lulworth Cove BH20 5RQ
Kayaking around Dorset’s stunning Jurassic coast is an unforgettable experience. From beautiful Lulworth Cove, trips follow this incredible coastline surrounded by pristine waters and taking in iconic sites such as Durdle Door. With highly trained and experienced instructors, this is the only company permitted into local caves.

Fossil Hunting Walks, Charmouth Heritage Centre DT6 6LL
For a fun day out, nothing beats fossil hunting! Charmouth Heritage Centre’s wardens not only teach visitors about fossils, but how to look for and find them. Out on the beach you might just be lucky and if so, you can take your fossil home!

Ballooning (contact via the Queens Arms) DT9 4LR
The Queen’s Arms partner offers champagne flights, gliding over some of the most spectacular landscapes in the county. From the balloon basket at dawn and dusk, passengers can enjoy watching the sun rise or set whilst the world below of quaint villages, striking coastlines and rolling countryside, shrinks into miniature.

RNAS Yeovilton Airshow BA22 8HW
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, has won awards for its famous airshow which attracts over 35,000 visitors a year. Over five hours, spectacular flying displays include fast jets, historic warbirds, helicopters, formation display teams, aerobatics and culminates in a world renowned Finale with pyrotechnics!

Places to Visit

Sherborne, DT9 3BJ
With its medieval buildings, ancient Abbey, Alms-houses and two Castles, Sherborne is one of the most beautiful towns in England. It also has a good selection of independent shops, cafes and a farmers market on Saturdays. Wandering the streets, you may recognise backdrops to numerous films, including most recently The Imitation Game.

Clarks Museum, High Street, Street BA16 0EQ
Dedicated to famous local shoe makers, the Clarks brothers, this is a shrine to shoes. With over 1500 shoes from around the world, from Roman to modern day, it tells the story of Clarks from its very beginnings. Highlights include Princess Diana’s wedding slippers, a replica of the shoes worn by the Queen for her wedding to Prince Philip and shoes designed by Joanna Lumley and Tracey Emin.

Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton BA22 8HT
Imaginative exhibitions tell the story of naval aviation from the first manned kites towed behind naval vessels, to helium filled airships, seaplanes, bi-planes, iconic aircraft of WW2, modern Sea Harriers and helicopters. You can visit Concorde’s cockpit and even 'fly' by helicopter onto the replica flight deck of HMS Ark Royal!

Dorchester Dinosaur Museum, Icen Way, Dorchester DT1 1EW
This lovely Market Town is at the centre of Thomas Hardy country. Dorchester or ‘Casterbridge’ to Hardy fans has a good museum (complete with Hardy’s writing desk) and a Dinosaur Museum for those heading to the Jurassic coast nearby.

Stourhead, Stourton, Mere BA12 6QF
When Stourhead first opened in the 1740s, it was described as ‘a living work of art’. The world-famous landscape garden has a magnificent lake reflecting classical temples, mystical grottoes and rare and exotic trees. Inside the house are treasures – a unique Regency library, Chippendale furniture and fine paintings. Visitors can explore the beautiful 2,650 acre estate which is a haven for wildlife.

Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford BA22 7LH
As the UK's largest exhibition of ‘greatest cars from around the world’, with over 400 amazing cars and bikes, this is a must for motor enthusiasts! From nostalgic classics of the 50s and 60s, to glorious Bentleys and Rolls Royce’s and exciting super cars like the Jaguar XJ220 - it’s a wonderful and unique collection.

Shaftesbury, SP7 8JA
Steeped in history Shaftesbury is one of the oldest and highest towns in England and dominates what Hardy called the “engirdled and secluded” Blackmore Vale. Pretty buildings make up the centre of the town and picturesque ‘Gold Hill’ is famous for appearing in the Hovis ad, in feature films and on chocolate boxes!

Montecute House, TA15 6XP
This glittering Elizabethan mansion is a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture and design. The Long Gallery, the longest of its kind in England, houses over 60 Tudor and Elizabethan portraits on loan from the National Portrait Gallery. The beautiful gardens are constantly changing, filling the house with scent in summer and providing an atmospheric backdrop for winter walks.

Shopping

Kilver Court Designers Outlet, Shepton Mallet BA4 5NF
Housed in an old mill complex within stunning gardens, Kilver Court is the ideal shopping destination for fashion, chic home interiors or simply somewhere to relax. You’ll find a whole host of tempting top designer outlets including Jack Wills, Toast, French Sole, Paul Smith and Orla Kiely and all with up to 60% off!

Turnbulls Deli, Shaftesbury SP7 8HZ
A small shop with a big appetite, especially for cheese! This cheesemongery has a great selection of award winning local, regional, British and International cheeses. Tucked away, the deli’s shelves groan with more temptation - own-label chutneys, jams, preserves, fresh sweet and savoury baked goodies and artisan chocolates.

Mine Boutique, High Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8JG
This one-off boutique and gift shop is a favourite with locals and helpful staff are always on hand to advise for buying that special or unusual gift.

Light Green, Castle Cary BA7 7AW
This little shop sells an interesting mix of organic and eco-friendly skincare products alongside organic and fair trade fashion. Vintage clothes (Victorian era to the 70s) and one-off vintage jewellery are also for sale. For tired shoppers the treatment rooms offer excellent full body, Indian Head and hot stone massages!

Weekend Clothes, Sherborne DT9 3PX
Based in Cheap Street this little shop has high quality fashion ideas for your wardrobe - from every day wear to clothes for special occasions. There’s a good selection of shoes and accessories too from a range of hand-picked designers. Sister shop ‘Weekend Home’ is only next door and well worth a browse.

Dairy House Antiques, Shaftesbury SP7 9AN
Over the years, this treasure trove has expanded to house a massive stock collected by over 20 antique dealers. There’s a large selection of decorative furniture, lighting, rugs, art, books, kitchenalia, textiles and decorative ware. Glass cabinets display china, glass, jewellery, silver and other exquisite items.

The Present Finder, Cheap Street, Sherborne DT9 3PU
This family business is the home of unusual and upmarket presents. Many gifts are sold in association with The National Farmers Union, Country Gentlemen's Association and also support charity Help for Heroes by selling their merchandise.

Butterfly Bright Haberdashery, Sherborne DT9 3NL
Alison Nurton created Butterfly Bright in 2011, selling fabulous fabrics, haberdashery, craft supplies and kitchen accessories made by local and international designers. The shop has now moved to a larger premises with room for popular workshops – be it quilting, embroidery, jewellery or cake decoration!

Weekend Home, Sherborne DT9 3PU
Weekend Home offers interior treats; from cushions and throws, table linen to lamps, mirrors to items of furniture. Colours here are muted - creams, taupes and limestone - and there’s a wide range of gifts for birthdays and weddings too.

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Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Laid-back local lost down country lanes
Rustic bar, real fires, real ales and real food
Passionate about local, seasonal food
Special rooms – Room 7 has a bath with a view
Great walking country – dogs welcome
 

What’s the Damage?

8 doubles £110-£120 (Sunday to Thursday)
£120-£130 (Friday and Saturday)
 

Inn Places Perk

Free room upgrade if available
2 for the price of 1 Cream Tea on the day of arrival
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (except Amex)
Private dining facilities
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to restaurant and one bedroom
Parking
 

Gongs

AA 5 Star Inn & 2 Rosettes; Taste of West Silver Award

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Location, Location, Location

From the A303, turn off south onto the A359, then follow the signs for Corton Denham, or turn off south onto the A357, then B3145 passing through Charlton Horethorne and follow signs for Corton Denham. The Queens Arms is found at the top of the village on Putt’s Lane

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Laid-back local lost down country lanes
Rustic bar, real fires, real ales and real food
Passionate about local, seasonal food
Special rooms – Room 7 has a bath with a view
Great walking country – dogs welcome
 

What’s the Damage?

8 doubles £110-£120 (Sunday to Thursday)
£120-£130 (Friday and Saturday)
 

Inn Places Perk

Free room upgrade if available
2 for the price of 1 Cream Tea on the day of arrival
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (except Amex)
Private dining facilities
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to restaurant and one bedroom
Parking
 

Gongs

AA 5 Star Inn & 2 Rosettes; Taste of West Silver Award

Food Trail

Take it back home - tour the brewery that brewed your favourite pint, visit the shop on the farm that reared your delicious Sunday roast beef, and seek out the roadside stalls selling the local crab and samphire on the inn’s menu, the Food Trail features the local artisan producers and suppliers where you can buy to enjoy at home.
 
Change of scenery - looking for a pub for lunch following a country walk, a different venue for dinner, or a good café for coffee, light lunch or afternoon tea, then the best in the area are listed below. If you find a new and exciting eatery in the area that’s worthy of a mention on the Food Trail, then please to do let us know – [email protected].

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The Bakery Cafe, Sherborne DT9 3HZ
This wonderful small artisan bakery in the heart of Sherborne is a perfect spot for coffee, or something more substantial, whilst out shopping. Open from 8am to 5pm daily, visitors can enjoy wonderful coffees, teas and baked goodies as they perch on tractor seat stools at long oak tables above the bakery. On Thursday and Friday the bakery is open until 8pm for Pizza nights - eat in or take away.

Lawrence’s Cider, Corton Denham DT9 4LS
In the pretty village of Corton Denham is one of the best cider makers in the West. John Lawrence’s hobby of making cider using local apples, has become a business producing 1,500 gallons of top quality cider every year! John is always ready to share his cider making experience and happy for visitors to drop by his bungalow to see the process – though phoning him first is advisable!

Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival DT10 1DQ
This festival is a celebration of cheese and based on the 100 year old tradition of cheese making in the town. The Cheese Festival is in picturesque “Hardy” country and Thomas Hardy once lived in a house adjoining the site. With over 70 cheese and food stalls to choose from and cooking and cheese making demonstrations in the ‘Mousetrap Theatre’, this is a perfect day out for cheese lovers!

Mother’s Little Vintage Tea Room, Castle Cary BA7 7BG
This unique little 1930s style tea room and coffee shop celebrates ‘afternoon tea’ in style – including delicious goodies on a choice of two or three tier cake stands. From cream teas to contemporary and healthy food choices, there’s something for everyone, surrounded by a bit of nostalgia.

The Stapleton Arms, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham SP8 5HS
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The Queens Arms Farm DT9 4LR
Provenance is so important to the Queens Arms that they established their own Farm in 2010 producing the finest, free-range products. Why not pop down there to visit the chickens who lay your eggs for breakfast! There are also Gloucester Old Spot and Saddleback Cross pigs that live in a two and a half acre paddock and a pampered little herd of rare breed Belted Galloway and Dexter cattle, which are becoming a more substantial element of the farm.

The Red Lion, Babcary TA11 7ED
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Godminster Cheese Shop, Bruton BA10 0EH
Godminster is home to Richard Hollingbery and his family. Primarily a dairy farm, Richard decided to go organic in 1996. Since then the farm has produced award winning waxed cheddars and bries, with ‘Great Taste’ Awards going to homemade chutneys and cheese biscuits. In the shop visit the whole selection, take part in daily cheese tasting or simply find out how the goodies are created.

Sherborne Farmers Market DT9 3PU
Every Friday in Sherborne is Cheap Street Farmers Market where local producers gather to sell their produce. From award winning beef and chicken, to high quality local game, fish, fruit, coffees and baked goodies there’s something for everyone. And who could resist the Dorset Pie Company’ tempting pies encased in buttery pastry?

Somerset Cider Brandy Company, Kingsbury Epicopi TA12 6BU
The Somerset Cider Brandy Company’s farm has been pressing cider for the past 150 years and distilling Somerset Cider Brandy since 1989. Visitors can follow the ‘orchard trail’ where apple varieties are explained. In the Distillery, the copper stills can be viewed and cider and cider brandy sampled in the Cider House! Distilling happens in April, with cider making at the end of September when the farmyard is piled high with apples.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our site.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.


NO RELIANCE ON INFORMATION

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. We inspect the properties featured on the site but cannot be held liable for inaccuracies as facilities change and opinions expressed are subjective. We are not responsible for the standards of the inns appearing on the site, or for the services provided by such inns.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

We reserve the right to edit any comments left by contributors to the site.


BOOKINGS AND VOUCHERS

Our site is an online platform that allows you to search for and book accommodation. We are acting as disclosed agent for the relevant inns featured on our site. This means that any booking or contractual arrangement you make with any entity featured on our site is made with that entity, and not with us. By entering information into the booking software, you authorise us to pass on all relevant information to those entities with whom you are seeking to make a reservation, and to control and/or process such data in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. In order to make a booking you are required to provide credit card details. We will enable the relevant inn to gain access to the credit card details via the site in the event of any cancellation and a cancellation charge is due. By making a booking you are expressly authorising access to and use of such data and for the relevant inn to deduct the cancellation charges notified to you in the event of a cancellation.

Bookings will be subject to the terms and conditions of the individual entity with whom you contract, including any cancellation polices they may apply. It is your responsibility to check the terms of such entities before you enter your contract with them. If you wish to cancel a booking, you must cancel using the site unless exceptional circumstances do not permit you to gain access to the site, in which case you should liaise directly with the inn concerned. In either case you may be liable for cancellation charges. Whenever your booking is cancelled whether directly or via the site, it is your responsibility to check your account with HIP to confirm the booking has been cancelled and to be notified of any relevant charges (and to pay them). If you do not attend the inn on the dates booked, this will be treated as a cancellation by the relevant inn on the applicable terms. The accommodation provider’s cancellation policy may continue to apply after your arrival at your inn. In the event that you decide to shorten the duration of your stay, such a request will be dealt with at the discretion of the accommodation provider, and not by us in our capacity as the booking agent. If you amend your booking in this way there may be a cancellation fee levied by the accommodation provider and you should refer to the provider’s cancellation policy for more details. Where the accommodation provider requires a minimum stay for rooms attracting a certain price, this will be clearly stated on our site prior to booking.

We are not responsible for inaccuracies in the booking process; you must check carefully the agreed dates and prices before completing your booking. In particular, you are advised to check the availability of any offers, promotional codes, or the acceptance of gift vouchers before completing the booking, as well as whether any special requirements you may have can be met. Please note that Inn Places Special Gifts may not be available at all the inns where special promotions are being run, and such promotions may have additional terms and conditions applicable.

Although we gather credit card information to secure the booking, the booking will be with the relevant inn to whom, by virtue of you starting the booking process you authorise us to transmit the credit card information.

To confirm a booking, you must be authorised to make the booking by all the persons named on the booking and their parent or guardian for all party members who are under 18 when the booking is made. By making the booking, you are confirming that all persons named on the booking accept the terms and that you will inform the other persons named on the booking of the confirmation details and any other appropriate information. By making the booking you also become responsible for making all payments due under the booking.

The display of accommodation for hire on the site is an invitation to treat only.

By completing and submitting the booking form you are making an offer to book temporary accommodation room nights, which if accepted by accommodation providers, will result in a binding contract made between you and the accommodation provider.

Completing the booking process online does not constitute acceptance of your offer. We will send you an email confirmation following your booking on behalf of the accommodation provider confirming acceptance of your offer and forming the legally binding contract subject to any applicable terms and conditions.

Because the contract for your accommodation is between you and the relevant inn, any queries or concerns should be addressed to them. If you have a problem during your visit, this must be reported to the inn immediately. If you fail to follow this procedure there will be less opportunity for the inn to investigate and rectify your complaint. The amount of compensation you may be entitled to from the inn may be reduced or you may not receive any at all depending upon the circumstances. If you wish to complain when you return home, you should address your complaint to the inn concerned.


LIMITATION OF OUR LIABILITY

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

If you are a business user, please note that in particular, we will not be liable for:

If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide our site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.


UPLOADING CONTENT TO OUR SITE

Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to our site, or to make contact with other users of our site, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. If you are a consumer user, this means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.

Any content you upload to our site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us and other users of the Site a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties.

We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of our site.

We have the right to remove any posting you make on our site if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

The views expressed by other users on our site do not represent our views or values.


VIRUSES

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.


LINKING TO OUR SITE

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.

Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

If you wish to make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact .


THIRD PARTY LINKS AND RESOURCES IN OUR SITE

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.


APPLICABLE LAW

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non- contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.


CONTACT US

To contact us, please email .

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PRIVACY POLICY


Hancock’s Inn Places Limited ("We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our terms of use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting https://innplaces.co.uk you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Hancocks Inn Places Limited of 2 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1QL.


INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU

We may collect and process the following data about you:


COOKIES

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie policy [LINK].


USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION

We use information held about you in the following ways:


DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

We may share your information with selected third parties including:

We do not sell or disclose your personal information to other companies without your prior consent. We do not sell mailing lists to third parties. If you do not wish to receive the members’ newsletter, toy can unsubscribe or amend your preferences here.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:


WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.


YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at .

Our site may contain links to and from third party websites or Inn Places members, or advertisers. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.


ACCESS TO INFORMATION

The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.


CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

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