Located in Blandford Forum, Hambro Arms is within a 15-minute drive of Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Blandford Forum Town Museum. .This inn is 6.9 mi (11.1 km) from Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum and 7.5 mi (12 km) from Skirmish Dorset.
Monkey World Ape Rescue Center - 19 min drive - 17.2 km
The Tank Museum - 21 min drive - 18.3 km
Lulworth Cove - 28 min drive - 27.6 km
Durdle Door - 28 min drive - 25.5 km
Poole Harbour - 29 min drive - 31.1 km
Getting around
Moreton Station - 19 min drive
Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 50 min drive
Restaurants
Royal Oak Inn - 6 min drive
China China - 12 min drive
The Gorge - 13 min drive
Hambro Arms - 1 min walk
Reeve the Baker - 13 min drive
About this property
Hambro Arms
Inn in Blandford Forum with free breakfast and a coffee shop
Hambro Arms offers 4 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas. Televisions come with digital channels. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 4 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include separate sitting areas and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free inn was built in 1780.
Satisfy your appetite at the inn's coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is included.
Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary breakfast is offered.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Food and drink
Free breakfast available
1 coffee shop/cafe
1 bar
Conveniences
Library
Guest services
Daily housekeeping
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Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Towels
Entertainment
Digital channels
TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
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Individually decorated
Individually furnished
Separate sitting area
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Special check-in instructions
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Check-in for this property is from 2-3 PM and 6-10 PM. Guests arriving 3-6 PM should contact the property ahead of time to make arrangements for check-in.
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Property is also known as
Hambro Arms Inn Blandford Forum
Hambro Arms Blandford Forum
Hambro Arms Milton Abbas United Kingdom
Hambro Arms Inn
Hambro Arms Blandford Forum
Hambro Arms Inn Blandford Forum
Hambro Arms Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
At £95 for the night I felt this was a bit much for the room I had. Bar staff were nice, no WIFI in the bedroom. A bit quiet in the bar, owner was busy on lap top and no music, not very atmospheric. The village is beautiful though
The picture shown is not like the bedroom we had which was called Capability. It was quite dark even with the lights on, the ladies vanity stool needed repairing as did the siding on the bath.
Overall it was tired and needed some management. The young serving staff at night and the lady in charge of the breakfast were very obliging and keen to give a very good service. Unfortunately the manager/owner was fully involved with a table of locals to provide any help or guidance to his staff or talk to his guests.
Colin
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
8/10 Good
Colin
Travelled with family
29 Sept 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I'd go back
The Hambro Arms is an attractive building in an attractive village, due to the requirements of Covid 19 the tables in the bar have been mover or removed to comply with the restrictions but the rooms and restaurant are fine. the showers sometimes show the age of the building and the thickness of the walls makes wifi a bit hit and miss
Colin
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020
6/10 Okay
Chris, Cranbrook
Travelled with partner
23 Sept 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bed and room was comfortable but had problems with the shower pressure throughout our stay with shower being difficult to start and often stopping mid shower, we understand they have ongoing plumbing issues but made having a shower very difficult.
Breakfast was very good but ate in the restaurant on 2 occasions, they have a fairly limited menu and on both times our first choice of main course had run out, on one day our first and second choice had both run out, on both day's we ate reasonably early at 7.30 so feel it was very poor management in the kitchen to keep running out of the items and made eating there very disappointing. Housekeeping and waiting staff were friendly and helpful but put in difficult position by poor management of the building and kitchen
Chris
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020
8/10 Good
Phillip
21 Sept 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Slightly disappointing
Generally good. Great location. Problem with shower in bathroom. Not a huge choice on the evening menu. One night only one starter as chef had no help. Unsatisfactory in my opinion. Chef, however, was extremely helpful and one evening did a delicious meal especially for us. Otherwise no complaints. Breakfast good but no fresh fruit.
Great location in a village full of character, good food, pleasant staff, nice bedroom overlooking the main village street. The incredible MIlton Abbey is only 5 minutes drive away.
We had a lovely stay the staff are extremely friendly and cant offer to help enough especially the lovely breakfast lady forgot to ask her name. We stayed in the Chambers room big enough for us very comfortable kingsize bed and i am very fussy with bed comfort alittle noisy from the bar til 11-11.30 but to be expected when staying above a public house on staff alone worth a visit. Fantastic choice for the complimentary breakfast as well
paul
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020
6/10 Okay
Jimmy
Business traveller
22 Aug 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Jimmy
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
Travelled with family, Business traveller
21 Aug 2020
Liked: Staff & service
Hotel was easy to find as it was the first building on the pretty picturesque “street” of Milton Abbas. This street is famous for its thatched houses and on a sunny day, the scene looks straight out of a Hobbit filmset. Hotel is set in a pub, which offers friendly service and top-notch food. The rooms themselves are upstairs of the pub. While nicely decorated a while ago, facilities could benefit from a touch up. One thing to beware, as the street is at the bottom of a Valley, there’s literary no mobile phone service. The hotel’s own WiFi isn’t strong enough to reach the upstairs bedrooms. Expect to be cut off from the outside world.
We had a 2 night stay here and would highly recommend a visit, the staff were friendly and helpful, the food was amazing and the room was clean and comfortable. The village was quaint.
Hambro Arms was a surprise, whilst the room was compact, it was quiet and had the most comfortable bed. We ate in the pub and had excellent food, wine and service. The two young waiting staff were an absolute credit to the establishment. Topped off with a scrum my breakfast, served by an equally polite lovely lady.