The Grosvenor Arms
Dorset
📍 The Commons, SP7 8JA
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.3 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: Jonathan Hutchins (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Boutique Georgian hotel with restaurant, bar and conservatory
- 18 individually designed bedrooms with contemporary décor
- Dog-friendly throughout the bar, terrace and bedrooms
- Located in historic hilltop town near famous Gold Hill
- Gateway to Stonehenge, Bath, Bristol and the Jurassic Coast
The Grosvenor Arms is a boutique hotel in the ancient hilltop Dorset town of Shaftesbury, combining Georgian features with contemporary design across its restaurant, bar, conservatory and outside terrace. The 18 individually designed bedrooms come with unlimited free Wi-Fi, and the hotel is proudly dog-friendly, welcoming four-legged guests in the bar, conservatory, terrace and bedrooms. Shaftesbury itself is home to the famous Gold Hill and offers magnificent views over the Blackmore Vale, with Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Gold Hill Museum both just 0.1 miles away. The town is also a gateway to the wider South West, with easy access to Stonehenge, Bath, Bristol and the Jurassic Coast, while Gillingham station lies just over five miles from the hotel.
How far to…
- Station
- just over five miles
- Compton Abbas Airfield
- four miles
Practical details
- Check-in
- From 3pm
- Check-out
- From 11am (flexible)
- Pets
- Dogs welcome, £20 per dog per stay
- Parking
- No on-site parking; costs reimbursed up to £6/night
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 26 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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