Talbot Blandford Forum | hotel in Blandford Forum

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The Talbot is a pub with rooms, providing ensuite accommodation which has been awarded a 4 rating, with silver accolade, from VisitBritain. All rooms are non-smoking and have a flatscreen TV with freeview, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities and free, wireless, internet access. We serve superb food from an innovative menu which enables our kitchens to use - at its seasonal best - fresh, local, organic produce where possible. We were awarded the title of Dorset Dining Pub of the Year in September 2008 and we were runners up in the same category in September 2009.We also have entries in the Alistair Sawday's and Michelin guides.Situated in the beautiful Dorset countryside between the ancient hilltop town of Shaftesbury and the Georgian town of Blandford with good links to the coast, The Talbot is easy to find in the middle of the pretty village of Iwerne Minster. We are ideally located if you are visiting Clayesmore, Bryanston, St. Mary's, Sandroyd, Knighton House or Hanford schools, the Larmer Tree Gardens, Stourhead Gardens or The Dorset Steam Fair. If you enjoy exploring the countryside there are some lovely walks nearby - including a climb to the tops of the hilltop forts of Hod and Hambledon and miles of glorious,open, countryside - which should sharpen your appetite for lunch or dinner. Meals are served in the dining room, the bars or outside on the heated terrace.