Summer Lodge Country House

Deep in the heart of the rolling Wessex countryside and near the dramatic rocks and fossils of the renowned Jurassic Coast, little has changed from the days when the area was immortalised in the novels and “Wessex” poems of Thomas Hardy. A fine Georgian listed house set in nearly two hectares of idyllic gardens, with a croquet lawn, health spa and a collection of richly furnished guest rooms and suites, Summer Lodge is a small world in itself.

Add in a restaurant of international repute, one of the best cheeseboards in the United Kingdom, a cellar boasting more than 1,600 wines and the 300 whiskies and 100 brandies that are available, and it is easy to see why guests come from so far and wide.