Listed below are the candidates for the Best Pubs in Dorset (in no particular order). I was planning on including a list of just 15 pubs but I struggled to keep it below 30 and could easily add 10 more. Dorset really is an excellent place if you love a good pint and a quality meal. These are just my personal favourites, ones I’d be happy to recommend to a close friend or family member visiting Dorset. There are bound to be a few excellent ones I’ve missed out or not had the chance to visit yet so I will try to keep the list updated when I discover a new one. The list is 100% independent and I have never accepted free meals, drinks or payments.
The Acorn Inn, Evershot
28 Fore Street, Evershot, DT2 0JW (Google map)
https://www.acorn-inn.co.uk
The Royal Oak, Cerne Abbas
23 Long St, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7JG (Google map)
https://theroyaloakcerneabbas.co.uk
The Thimble Inn, Piddlehinton
14 High Street, Piddlehinton, Dorchester, DT2 7TD (Google map)
https://www.thimbleinn.co.uk
The Greyhound Inn, Sydling St Nicholas
26A High Street, Sydling St Nicholas, Dorchester, DT2 9PD (Google map)
http://dorsetgreyhound.co.uk
Anchor Inn, Seatown
Seatown, Bridport, DT6 6JU (Google map)
https://www.theanchorinnseatown.co.uk
The Three Horseshoes, Burton Bradstock
Mill Street, Burton Bradstock, DT6 4QZ (Google map)
http://www.threehorseshoesburtonbradstock.co.uk
Square and Compass, Worth Matravers
Worth Matravers, Swanage, BH19 3LF (Google map)
https://squareandcompasspub.co.uk
The Bankes Arms, Studland
Manor Road, Studland, Swanage, BH19 3AU (Google map)
https://www.bankesarms.com
The Scott Arms, Kingston
West Street, Kingston, Wareham, BH20 5LH (Google map)
https://www.thescottarms.com
The Castle Inn, Lulworth
8 Main Rod, West Lulworth, BH20 5RN (Google map)
http://www.castleinn-lulworth.co.uk
The Inn at Cranborne
5 Wimborne Street, Cranborne, BH21 5PP (Google map)
https://theinnatcranborne.co.uk
The Old Inn, Holt
Holt Lane, Holt, BH21 7DJ (Google map)
https://oldinnholt.com
Drusilla’s Inn, Wimborne
The Anchor Inn, Shapwick
The Smugglers Inn, Osmington
Langton Arms, Tarrant Monkton
The Baker Arms, Child Okeford
The Brewers Arms, Dorchester
The Sailor’s Return, Chaldon Herring
The Golden Fox, Sturminster Marshall
Castle Inn, Corfe Castle
The Black Swan Inn, Swanage
The Ship Inn, West Stour
The Olive Branch, Wimborne Minster
The Fox Inn, Corfe Castle
The Chetnole Inn, Chetnole
The Marquis of Lorne Inn, Nettlecombe
The Rose and Crown Inn, Trent, Sherborne
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