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Estate Agents
Chesterton Humberts, Blandford
Our estate agents in Blandford are specialists in providing property for sale and lettings in and around Blandford, DT11. Chesterton Humberts - a leading estate agents in London, offering advice on residential, rural and commercial property for sales, lettings, valuations, property management and developments.
Chesterton Humberts, Salisbury
Our estate agents in Salisbury are specialists in providing property for sale, property lettings and commercial property services in and around Salisbury. Chesterton Humberts - a leading estate agents, offering advice on residential, rural and commercial property for sales, lettings, valuations, property management and developments.
Chesterton Humberts, Sherborne
Specialists estate agents in Sherborne providing property for sale and lettings in and around Sherborne, DT9. Chesterton Humberts - a leading estate agents in London, offering advice on residential, rural and commercial property for sales, lettings, valuations, property management and developments.
Jackson-Stops, Dorchester
Located in the historic County town of Dorchester, Jackson-Stops & Staff’s prominent office on High West Street encompasses south and central Dorset. In addition to Residential Sales, the office also undertakes professional valuations.
Jackson-Stops, Shaftesbury
Located in the centre of the historic Saxon market town of Shaftesbury, Jackson-Stops & Staff’s office works closely with our other offices in Dorchester, Taunton, Sherborne, Wells and Winchester. The area covered contains some of the most evocative countryside in the South West, including the Cranborne Chase, the Blackmore Vale, the Nadder, Chalke and Wylye Valleys and the area around the Longleat and Stourhead Estates.
Jackson-Stops, Sherborne
The beautiful town of Sherborne is centred around the Abbey, founded in 705 and renowned for its spectacular fan vaulting, and which sets the tone for the whole town which is widely known across Dorset, Somerset and the southwest for its beauty. Jackson-Stops occupies a Tudor building adjacent to Sherborne Abbey in the heart of the town, and the large shop window is highly visible to both pedestrian and vehicular passing trade.
Knight Frank, Sherborne
Sherborne estate agent Knight Frank covers the beautiful rural counties of Somerset and Dorset, areas renowned for their superb landscape and the World Heritage Designated Jurassic coast line.
Savills, Salisbury
Services offered in at the Savills Salisbury office include Residential Sales, Rural, Farm Agency, Agribusiness, Professional Services and SPF Private Clients.
Savills, Wimborne
Services offered in at the Savills Wimborne office include Residential Sales, Urban Design, Sustainability & Environment, Development Consultancy, Development, , Housing, Corporate Property, Commercial, Strategic Projects, Building Consultancy, SPF Private Clients.
Strutt and Parker, Salisbury
Wherever you are in the UK – and whether your interests are in residential, commercial or rural property – a Strutt & Parker specialist will work in close partnership with you, offering an exceptional level of service and real depth of expertise.
Symonds & Sampson, Dorchester
Situated in the main thoroughfare of Dorset's county town, this is the firm's head office. It houses the accounts department, the headquarters of the letting department as well as agricultural and residential departments.
Symonds & Sampson, Sturminster Newton
Occupying a prominent position at the northern end of the Market Place, the office, once the old police station was acquired from the old firm of Senior & Godwin via the Prudential in 1990. The office has Agricultural, Residential sales and Letting departments. It is also home to the Property Auction department.
Buying Agents
BarkerStourton Property Search
An independent property search consultancy who pride themselves in knowledge, experience and integrity, but most importantly they are very approachable and hard-working; qualities that enable them to work closely with clients to meet their needs. BarkerStourton specialise in finding the right property for you and your family using their extensive knowledge of the West Country, which enables them to secure the best property for you at the right price.
Busby Property Consultants
Busby Property Consultants is an independent company that provides objective and wholly impartial advice to its clients. We operate throughout Dorset, Somerset, Devon and south Wiltshire and have a clear understanding of both the Market and client requirements. The depth of our expertise in these areas is based upon extensive local knowledge developed over many years in practice. We pride ourselves in our ability to offer a focused and responsive service to our clients.
Private Property Search
Private Property Search specialises exclusively in property search and acquisition acting solely for the buyer. Everyone's property wish list is unique. However rare or sought after your ideal property may be, our team of property buying agents are here to find it & ensure a successful purchase. Contact us now to help you find your ideal property.
Prime Purchase
The broadest reach for property buyers across London and the country. Providing straight forward commercially sound and objective property acquisition advice, acting confidentially at all times. Our Team of buying agents deliver the exceptional - without exception for our clients looking to acquire property.
Property Vision
Property Vision specialise in finding property and providing buying advice and renting advice for London property and country property
Rustic Moves
At Rustic Moves, we provide an exclusive property search service for discerning clients. Over recent years, demand for quality houses in the West Country has consistently exceeded supply and this trend will undoubtedly continue. One of our main strengths is that through our network of contacts we are able to avoid the fierce competition of other purchasers.
West Country House Search
At West Country House Search we specialise in finding the right property for you and your family. Using our extensive knowledge of the West Country, combined with years of experience in the property market we conscientiously search the markets on our clients' behalf.
Schools
Bryanston
Bryanston is a school which rejoices in its motto: et nova et vetera. We're a young enough school to have a crystal-clear vision of our direction and values, much of them described by our founder in 1928, and these imbue all we do here. We are proud to teach pupils to learn, rather than treating them as so many empty vessels to be passively filled with facts.
Chafyn Grove
At Chafyn Grove we offer a warm and welcoming setting where your child's learning experience can be nurtured in small class sizes. We aim to help each child to have high academic expectations of themselves relative to their own ability, and to take advantage of the many opportunities on offer outside the classroom.
Clayesmore
There are too many things that are special about Clayesmore to mention them all – the pupils, the staff, the beautiful setting, the top-notch facilities, the excellent exam results, wonderful sport, music and drama – but, as well as all those things, one thing that sets us apart is that we are genuinely a family school that covers the whole age range from rising three years all the way through to 18 – so, the whole family really can come to Clayesmore.
Handford
Hanford is a leading preparatory boarding and day school for some 100 girls aged 7 to 13, set in 45 acres of rolling Dorset countryside. While the great majority of our children board, we have always welcomed day girls and weekly boarders who live locally. The majority of girls come from Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire. We also have a large contingent from London and have always had a strong link with service and diplomatic families.
Hazlegrove
Hazlegrove is an Independent Day and Boarding Preparatory School for 380 boys and girls aged 2½ to 13. The school is fortunate to have outstanding facilities and is set within 200 acres of parkland in Somerset with direct access to the A303. The families at Hazlegrove represent a wide cross-section of the community from local farmers and cheese-makers to metro-exiles and ex-pats choosing to colonise the South-West of England.
Knighton House
Our aim is to foster a love of learning and an awareness of the world around us. The staff are committed to supporting and encouraging the best in our children. Academic learning is of the highest quality and all children are supported according to individual need. The atmosphere at Knighton is a happy one and the children develop confidence to achieve their potential in the various areas of school life.
Leaden Hall
An independent day and boarding school for girls aged three to eleven. We believe that children learn best when they are happy and relaxed and feel secure. However we do not believe in wrapping children in cotton-wool and the girls are actively encouraged to learn from their mistakes and not be afraid to take risks thereby fostering the invaluable life skills of perseverance and resilience.
Leweston
Situated in 46 acres of stunning Dorset parkland, just south of Sherborne, Leweston is a Catholic independent boarding and day school that welcomes pupils of all denominations. Leweston takes girls and boys from age 2 to 11 in the Prep School and girls from age 11 to 18 in the Senior School.
Milton Abbey
Milton Abbey is a coeducational boarding and day school committed to the individual, and delivers an education that is meant to challenge, stretch and develop young men and women into leaders and assured adults who possess confidence without arrogance.
Perrott Hill
Perrott Hill is a thriving country preparatory school situated in beautiful grounds upon the Somerset-Dorset border. The phrase ‘time and space for a full education’ is at the very heart of all that happens at the school and we provide a unique family atmosphere in which all children can develop a sense of self belief and confidence.
Port Regis
Port Regis is a boarding and day prep school for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 13. Located in 150 acres of magnificent parkland in the stunning Dorset countryside, Port Regis offers an unrivalled all-round education within a wonderfully happy atmosphere.
Sandroyd School
At Sandroyd we aim to inspire each child to strive for excellence in all aspects of school life; academic, cultural and sporting. This ideal is nurtured through the creation of a caring, encouraging and purposeful community within a safe rural environment. We seek to combine the best in modern learning and teaching methods with an emphasis on the time-honoured virtues of good manners, self-discipline and respect for others.
Sherborne Prep
Sherborne Prep is seen as one of the leading schools in the South West of England and a leader in curriculum change. We take pride in encouraging all children to enjoy the challenge and excitement of learning. The fact that our pupils have won 72 awards and scholarships in the last four years, while no-one has failed to get into the school of their choice for over ten years, is an important by-product of the quality of education that is offered by the School.
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is an independent boys boarding school that was founded in 1550 under a royal charter granted by Edward VI. For 460 years we have educated boys in the shadow of Sherborne Abbey and have grown into a modern school of 596 pupils and 96 teaching staff. Surrounded by the bustling market town of Sherborne and the rolling countryside of Dorset the School attracts pupils from all over the world.
Sherborne School for Girls
Sherborne Girls is a friendly, vibrant and highly motivated community at the forefront of women's education. We are proud to be one of the top academic schools in the country; as well as achieving outstanding success in examinations, our girls also excel in a wide range of musical, creative and competitive activities. In addition, they enjoy an extensive variety of other interests outside the classroom.
St Mary’s, Shaftesbury
St Mary's is a successful, thriving, independent Catholic boarding school for girls aged 11-18 with a strong ethos based on the life and ideas of Mary Ward. We also welcome day pupils and girls of all Christian denominations.
Solicitors
Farnfield & Nicholls
Part of a national network of law firms we work with individuals and businesses in Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Sturminster Newton and Warminster. QualitySolicitors Farnfields offers professional legal and excellent customer service.
Dyne Drewett
An established law firm based in Somerset and Dorset, Dyne Drewett has developed into a dynamic and thriving regional practice. With offices in Sherborne, Wincanton, Shepton Mallet and Frome, the firm is well placed to meet the needs of businesses and individuals by offering advice across an extensive range of legal services.
Middleton and Upsall
Solicitors & Notaries in Wiltshire offering specialist legal services to individuals and businesses. Middleton and Upsall LLP was established in 1962 by Michael Upsall and Eustace Middleton. It has subsequently expanded with the incorporation of Keith A Pearce Solicitors in 2006, and most recently, with the opening of a second office in Westbury in 2010.
Wilsons Solicitors LLP
Wilsons is ranked as one of the top private client and charity law firms in the country, providing a unique offering to wealthy individuals, entrepreneurs, companies, landed estates, trust companies and charities.
Insurance Brokers
Lycetts
The Lycetts Group is a well established, forward thinking group of companies providing a comprehensive range of insurance and financial advice to a broad cross-section of commercial and private clients. With offices located throughout the UK, Lycetts aims to provide clients with high quality, personal service supported by the professionalism and expertise of an independently operated company.
N.F.U. Sturminster Newton
Our branch is centrally located within the market town of Sturminster Newton, a prime spot to service the area of North Dorset including Shaftesbury and Gillingham.
R K Harrison Insurance Broker
R K Harrison Insurance Brokers (RKHIB) encompasses our strategic and broking expertise across a broad range of specialist disciplines. RKHIB operates from our London and Bermuda offices and boasts a dedicated Claims team.
Hotels/Pubs/Restaurants
Howard’s House
Howard’s House is an independently owned and run country hotel nestled in the heart of an idyllic Wiltshire village. Far removed from the hustle and bustle of the main roads, Teffont Evias rests in splendid seclusion – a world apart from the everyday.
Plumber Manor Country House Hotel
Plumber Manor, the archetypal Dorset country hotel, is a fine Jacobean country house, located in the heart of Thomas Hardy's ‘vale of little dairies', one of the most beautiful parts of Dorset. It's so ‘far from the madding crowd', you could be excused for believing time is at a standstill and that Plumber Manor is the natural order of things. Plumber is one of the most dog friendly hotels in Dorset.
Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Restaurant and Spa
Set in four acres amid picturesque Dorsetshire country side in the pretty village of Evershot, this charming twenty four bedroom Relais & Châteaux property ranks amongst the finest country house hotels in England. Guests comfort is our priority, with attentive friendly staff and first class facilities the heart of our business is "Service, Service, Service".
The Fontmell
The pub, formerly The Crown, has been extended over the Collyer’s Brook stream, which flows between the bar and the dining room. When the windows are open the babbling brook creates a serene environment in which to eat and relax. The Fontmell is the perfect place to stay: for a weekend away in North Dorset or to accommodate friends who are visiting the area. The six luxurious, en-suite bedrooms are named after the word for butterfly in various languages.
The Forester Inn
The Forester Inn is a beautiful pub in the lovely little village of Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire. We serve the finest quality food, with fish dishes being a speciality of our chef. Food and drink should be the business of anticipation, passion and celebration. At The Forester we strive to make sure that your visit encompasses all of these.
The King John
The King John Inn is situated in the idyllic village of Tollard Royal on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. The menu offers a choice of delicious lunchtime and evening meals with daily changes. There is a fine selection of imported drafts and local beers available which change weekly. You can choose to eat in the open plan pub or in the informal restaurant. An extensive and detailed wine list offers an eclectic selection devoted largely to organic and biodynamic names.
The Museum Inn
The Museum offers a traditional inn, separate restaurant and eight en-suite bedrooms. All the original features have been retained to create a warm relaxed atmosphere with an inglenook fireplace, flagged stone floors and antique furniture. There is also a residents' sitting room.
Surveyors
Gilyard Scarth
Gilyard Scarth is an established local practice with a specialist Survey Department, operated by David Wheeler and Christopher Weedon - their combined experience spanning nearly 50 years.
Town Websites
Milborne Port Website
A useful resource for the parish of Milborne Port, Near Sherborne, Dorset.
Sherborne Town Website
Sherborne is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful towns in England. With its abundance of medieval buildings, superb Abbey, world famous Schools, picturesque Almshouse and two Castles, Sherborne has much to offer visitors.
Wine Merchants
Yapp Brothers
Founded in 1969, Yapp Brothers Wine Merchants is widely recognised as the UK’s leading importer of French regional wines. The company has held the Rhône Specialist Merchant of the Year Award for the past two years and is recommended as one of the ‘Top Ten Wine Shops in the UK’ by The Times.
Hicks and Don
While at Hicks & Don we do not claim to have the most extensive wine list in the business, we do claim to have one of the most carefully selected. We are not swayed by fashionable names or "buzz wines" and we have never been interested in selling labels at the lowest prices. Our aim is to ensure that what is inside the bottle offers good value for money. We do not sell basic "plonk", where the glass bottle, the cork and the capsule cost more than the wine. The supermarkets have to have volume before they can buy anything: we can buy good value from the best of the smaller growers and this is how we compete .