The quintessential country house escape
Within Thomas Hardy’s enchanting village of Evershot...
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Evershot, Dorset
Discover enchanting Dorset
Intimate and special, and surrounded by beautiful countryside, our country-house hotel offers a cosseting experience in the heart of Dorset. With genuine warm service, innovative and delicious menus, a relaxing spa, a stunning indoor pool and fragrant landscaped gardens, this is the quintessential luxurious escape.
We are delighted to be re-opening our doors once again for leisure stays from 17th May, and look forward to welcoming our guests with exceptional service and warm hospitality, alongside stringent safety and sanitation protocols to place our guests’ and teams’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
Flagler museum
0.9 miles, 5 minutes by car, 16 minutes on foot
This National Historic Landmark is a magnificent 55-room mansion and estate built in 1902 by Henry Flagler, who founded the Florida East Coast Railway and was also one of the founders of Standard Oil Company. It was designed in the Beaux Arts style and meant to rival the extravagant mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. When it was completed in 1902, Whitehall was hailed by the New York Herald as "more wonderful than any palace in Europe, grander and more magnificent than any other private dwelling in the world".
Open to the public as the Flagler Museum, it features guided tours, changing exhibits, special programs and private weddings.
The Norton Museum of Art
1.2 miles, 7 minutes by car, 25 minutes on foot
The museum was founded in 1941 by Ralph Hubbard Norton and his wife, Elizabeth Calhoun Norton. The Nortons were actively interested in fine arts and developed a sizeable collection of paintings and sculptures. The Norton Museum features 7,000 works of art covering European, American, Chinese and contemporary art, as well as photography.
Enjoy “Art After Dark,” every Thursday night from 5pm to 9pm, plus an extensive program of music, dance, film, as well as DIY art projects, tours, workshops, lectures, wine and beer tastings.