Best places: Inns in Dorset

Individually styled rooms, dining & a terrace in an informal 1800s pub set on the beach.

Rustic inn with exposed stone offering simple B&B rooms, gastropub fare and real ales.

16th-century, former coaching inn with refined rooms and gastropub dining, plus free breakfast.

Elegant rooms with en suite bathrooms and free breakfast in a 16th-century inn with a gastropub.

Simple rooms and a relaxed restaurant in a village inn dating from 1851, plus a skittle alley.

16th-century, traditional pub with exposed beams and open fires, family-run for more than 30 years.

Relaxed lodgings in a Georgian-era inn, plus a pub serving locally sourced dishes.

Relaxed 1723 pub with rooms, dining & a bar with timber beams & a fireplace, plus free breakfast.

Bright lodging set in an old watermill overlooking a pond, with relaxed, airy rooms & a bistro.

👍👍 Fantastic little gem of a pub great selection of beers ciders & spirits. Cosy seating inside and lovely table & chairs out front in Piccadilly which is great on a sunny day watching the world go by with a drink or two. The owner is lovely and so are all the staff it’s perfect so for me definitely fi...

Former coaching inn offering rustic dining, plus country-style rooms and breakfast.

Classic rooms in a 16th-century inn with en suite bathrooms, plus free WiFi and breakfast.

Historic 18th-century pub with warm rooms offering English breakfast, plus a rustic restaurant.

Casual rooms in a traditional inn featuring an informal restaurant & a bar.

👍👍 What a wonderful little gem of a place! The location is beautiful the rooms are lovely and the service is second to none! We were made to feel so welcome and the general warm small village atmosphere is very real here. If that wasn't enough for a fabulous stay then to say the food was deliciously su...

Snug pub offering 4 warm rooms, plus a seasonal beer garden & complimentary English breakfast.

Airy, contemporary rooms in a budget hotel with free Wi-Fi & parking, plus a bar & restaurant.

😠 Needs to make clear that it is a restaurant if that is indeed what it is rather than a pub and take that stupid sign down from outside. You are told you can't have a drink there on a Saturday evening as all the tables are reserved. At least the manager was bleatingly polite - I sensed he was (rightl...

Unfussy rooms in a relaxed pub offering a cosy carvery & a bar, plus breakfast.

An 18th-century village pub with real ales and hearty food, plus simple double or family rooms.