Food & Drink
Very Local
Up to a 15 minute drive from Everdene
The Chetnole Inn
(2.1 miles)
Simple gastropub with well kept real ales just down the road in Chetnole village.
Yetminster Gallery
(3.1 miles)
Nice little cafe set in a small gift shop and gallery featuring local artists, in the heart of the nearby village of Yetminster.
The New Inn
(6.1 miles)
14th Century (nothing ‘New’ about it) coaching inn gastropub in the heart of Cerne Abbas village. A beautiful building with courtyard beer garden, excellent local ales and Sunday roast, served by friendly staff.
Plume of Feathers
(5.8 miles - Sherborne)
Smart Italian tapas-style pub food with lovely little courtyard garden, almost always busy. On Half Moon Street opposite Sherborne Abbey.
The Digby Tap
(5.8 miles - Sherborne)
Spit & sawdust real ale pub that also serves simple pub grub. Clientele from 18-80+ and always friendly atmosphere, on Cooks Lane.
The George
(5.8 miles - Sherborne)
The oldest pub (15th century) in Sherborne, good atmosphere, real ale and pub food, on Higher Cheap Street.
The Green
(5.8 miles - Sherborne)
Very nice bistro-style restaurant run by a Russian chef/proprietor, Sasha Matkevich, formerly of Michelin-starred Charlton House in Shepton Mallet.
Tamburino Gold
(5.8 miles - Sherborne)
Ever popular Italian restaurant on Digby Road, with views across to Sherborne Abbey.
D’Urberville Cafe
(5.8 miles - Sherborne)
Quirky cafe next to the ‘Conduit’ at the bottom of Cheap Street, located upstairs in a vintage/up-cycled furniture shop.
Oliver’s Coffee House
(5.8 miles - Sherborne)
Wonderful selection of homemade cakes and pastries, along with perfectly brewed coffee that’s roasted just outside Sherborne at Reads Coffee by our friends, Giles & Charlotte Dick-Read.
Rajpoot Tandoori
(5.8 miles - Sherborne)
Ever popular Tandoori Indian restaurant on Half Moon Street, opposite Sherborne Abbey.
A little further afield
A 15-30 minute drive from Everdene
The Clockspire
(7.9 miles)
Newly opened bar & restaurant aiming for a Michelin star (or two). Set in a beautifully converted Victorian school house on the edge of Milborne Port.
The Greyhound Inn
(8.1 miles)
Very nice gastropub in the chocolate box Dorset village of Sydling St. Nicholas.
The Rose & Crown
(9.6 miles)
A beautiful thatched inn set on the edge of the pretty South Somerset village of Trent. Serving smart but unpretentious gastropub food, alongside well kept real ales and solid wine list. Almost always busy.
Queen’s Arms
(10.1 miles)
Smart gastropub with open fire in bar, covered beer garden and nice walks out of the door up onto Corton Ridge. On the outskirts of Corton Denham. Wellies friendly.
At The Chapel
(21.0 miles)
Wood-fired pizza oven and grill set in a huge converted Grade II listed chapel down the high street in Bruton.
Roth Bar & Grill
(20.9 miles)
Very funky bar and restaurant located within a modern art gallery based in old farm complex. Fire grill, Himalayan salt cellars and frequent celeb clientele complete the picture. Book ahead.
Towards the Coast
A 30-45 minute drive from Everdene
Brassica Restaurant
(15.5 miles)
Danish inspired plant-based menu, served with great quality local fish and meat. Situated on the square in Beaminster.
Hive Beach Cafe
(22 miles)
Renowned for its fresh fish & seafood, but great coffee too, right on the beach at Burton Bradstock.
Seaside Boarding House
(22 miles)
From the creators of London’s internationally renowned Groucho Club, a smart but relaxed hotel, restaurant and bar on the Jurassic Coast at Burton Bradstock, with a definite Edwardian feel about it.
The Watch House Cafe
(20.4 miles)
Sister cafe to Hive Beach Cafe. Wood-fired pizza oven on the beach at West Bay.
The Oyster & Fish House
(31.2 mi)
Cedar clad ‘Hansel & Gretel’-style cabin restaurant owned by renowned chef and restaurateur Mark Hix, looking out over the famous Cobb at Lyme Regis. Serving super-fresh fish and seafood landed yards from the kitchen.
Crab House Cafe
(25.9 mi)
Inside and outside (under pink parasols) dining next door to the oyster farm on the freshwater ‘Fleet’ between the mainland and Chesil Beach where Weymouth and Portland meet.
Symondsbury Kitchen
(20.5 mi)
Lovely cafe/restaurant based on the ancient Symondsbury Estate, just outside Bridport.