The Old Forge

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Features

No dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Location

The Old Forge

Compton Abbas

Shaftesbury

Dorset

England

SP7 0NQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.96617°N
2.18591°W

Nearest transport

Bus
2.8 mi The Town Hall
2.8 mi The Town Hall
9.3 mi Virginia Ash
Rail
6 mi Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station
8 mi Tisbury Rail Station
10.4 mi Templecombe Rail Station
Ferry
19.6 mi Poole Quay Ferry Landing
19.7 mi Poole Ferry Terminal
21.6 mi Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
20.2 mi Bournemouth International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, & Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Breezy Ridges Restaurant 0.9 mi
  • The Fontmell Pub 1 mi
  • Lore of the Sky Restaurant 1.2 mi
  • The Half Moon Pub 2.4 mi
  • Ye Old Two Brewers Inn Pub 2.6 mi
  • The Talbot Pub 2.6 mi
  • The Mitre Pub 2.8 mi
  • Aroma Restaurant 2.9 mi
  • The Ship Inn Pub 2.9 mi
  • The Kings Arms Pub 2.9 mi

Groceries

  • Tesco 2.8 mi
  • Lidl 2.9 mi
  • Shillingstone Co-op 5.1 mi
  • Aldi 5.3 mi
  • Co-op Food 5.8 mi
  • Asda 6.2 mi
  • Lidl 6.2 mi

Parks and play

  • Rolt (Millennium Green) park 2.6 mi
  • Donhead Village Play Area Playground 3.1 mi
  • Space Inflaters Playground 5.9 mi

Family days out

  • Gold Hill Visitor attraction 2.7 mi
  • Shaftesbury Abbey Visitor attraction 2.8 mi
  • Gold Hill Visitor attraction 2.8 mi
  • Larmer Tree Gardens Visitor attraction 4.6 mi
  • Sturminster Castle 6.2 mi
  • New Wardour Castle 6.3 mi
  • Old Wardour Castle 6.4 mi
  • Mere Castle 9.5 mi
  • Gartell Light Railway Theme park 9.7 mi

Public transport

  • Compton Abbas Church 0.1 mi
  • Crown Hill 1.1 mi
  • Shaftesbury School 2.5 mi
  • Health Centre 2.5 mi
  • Linden Park 2.7 mi
  • The Town Hall 2.8 mi
  • The Old School 4.6 mi
  • The High School 5.7 mi
  • Car Park 5.8 mi
  • Collingwood Corner 6 mi

What’s nearby

  • Todber Manor Fishery Fishing 4 mi
  • Rushmore Golf Club Golf course 5.7 mi
  • Mole Country Stores General shop 6.1 mi
  • The Original Factory Shop General shop 6.1 mi

Local services

  • Texaco Fuel station 2.5 mi
  • Abbey View Medical Centre Doctors 2.5 mi
  • Lloyds Pharmacy 2.6 mi
  • Westminster Memorial Hospital 2.7 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 2.8 mi
  • Barclays Cashpoint 2.8 mi
  • Tesco Fuel station 2.8 mi
  • NatWest Cashpoint 2.8 mi
  • Ivy Cross Service Station Fuel station 3.1 mi
  • Murco Fuel station 3.7 mi

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Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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