Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8BS
With extensive garden space for guests and domestic accommodation for your own use, The Half Moon is a prominent destination venue that sits on the outskirts of the historic town of Shaftesbury. Known as the gateway to Dorset for holidaymakers coming from the North, the pub is easily accessible, spacious and successfully serves both visitors and the local community.
As you’ll be driving distance from Stonehenge, Bath, Bristol, Cranborne Chase (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and the Jurassic Coast, you can expect roaring trade from tourists and holiday-makers as well as locals and walk-ins.
The domestic accommodation offers two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a private kitchen, large lounge and dining area, and an office. You’ll also enjoy access to a private garden area and private car parking.
Cranborne, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5PP
The Fleur de Lys is situated in the historic and affluent village of Cranborne in the heart of Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In addition to the relatively affluent village housing approximately 800 residents, the area is busy all year round as it’s a short distance from Edmondsham House and Kingston Lacy. The area is also well known in literary circles with both the village and the pub featured in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles and a poem being written about the pub by Rupert Brooke, the renowned WWI poet.
The on-site accommodation has all been converted to guest letting rooms to maximise income, so the pub offers 9 double, king and super king en-suite rooms, all finished and furnished to a very high standard.
Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8JZ
The Kings Arms is a key Business Partnership pub in North Dorset and was a longstanding significant Managed House on our estate. It is the largest and most prominent pub in Shaftesbury and although it is currently a drinks-led business, it does have facilities and scale to offer a significant food offer.
Shaftesbury dates back to mediaeval times and is one of the oldest towns in Britain as well as one of the highest at 718 feet above sea level. It has a population of around 10,000 and the famed steep cobbled street Gold Hill has featured on the cover of countless books about Dorset and rural England. It was famously used as the street in the popular Hovis bread advert, directed by Ridley Scott, used during the 1970s and 1980s.
It has a substantial trading area divided into four sections, which includes a magnificent open fire and attractive patio area. The pub benefits from a separate skittle alley/function room, which currently trades as a profitable machine and pool lounge, as well as a good-sized catering kitchen and underground cellar. The pub entrances are from the car park on one side, and from the road through the town centre on the other, so you further benefit from great visibility and easy access for visitors.
The domestic accommodation is currently divided into two different living areas and includes four bedrooms, two private kitchens, two lounges, two bathrooms and an office.
Ludwell, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9ND
The Grove Arms is a historic coaching inn, set in the rolling Wiltshire Downs and the hub of the busy village of Ludwell. This great pub benefits from 6 well furnished rooms in immaculate condition, a large dining capacity, a welcoming bar, and a pretty walled courtyard patio.
The Grove has a prominent roadside location, and is approximately 3 miles east of the characterful market town of Shaftesbury. It sits in the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so attracts visitors to the area all year round. In addition, the pub is in close proximity to the Larmer Tree Gardens wedding and events venue which provides regular weekend demand for accommodation. The pub itself is listed and dates back to the 16th Century, with many original features, so it has an authentic feel of tradition and heritage.
The private accommodation at the Grove comprises 2 large bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, lounge and office. Both bedrooms are en-suite and the property is laid out to enable separate living areas, if required.