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The Anvil Inn

3.5 star property

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Double Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Bar (on property)
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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Salisbury Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, England, DT11 8UQ
  • Place, Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, New Forest National Park
    ‪47 min drive‬
  • Place, Bournemouth Beach
    ‪48 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Twin Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Single Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 120 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Double Room, Ensuite (Large Double) | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Ensuite (Large Double)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Economy Double Room, Ensuite | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Double Room, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Blandford Forum

Located within a leisurely stroll of Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs, The Anvil Inn is within a few miles (5 km) of Royal Signals Museum. This 3.5-star inn has 12 rooms and welcomes guests with free breakfast, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking.
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What's nearby

  • Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Poole Harbour - 35 min drive - 19.2 miles
  • New Forest National Park - 47 min drive - 25.7 miles
  • Bournemouth Beach - 48 min drive - 23.8 miles
  • Stonehenge - 54 min drive - 37.9 miles

Getting around

  • Wareham Station - 24 min drive
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Burger Box Blandford - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Reeve the Baker - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The True Lovers Knot - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Cricketers - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪La Vita - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Anvil Inn

The Anvil Inn features free WiFi in public areas and a garden. Free parking is included with your stay. This smoke-free inn also has a communal living room.
Guests can expect free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Other amenities include electric kettles, desks, and free toiletries.

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The Museum Inn
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  • Parking included
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Jun 28 - Jun 29
Total with taxes and fees
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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Communal living room
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
  • Check-in: 3:00 PM—-10:00 PM
  • Check-out: 10:30 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash.
  • Onsite safety features include a fire extinguisher.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • The inn can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • There are no elevators.
  • No cribs or infant beds are available.
  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.

Property is also known as

Anvil Inn Pimperne
Anvil Inn
Anvil Pimperne
Anvil Inn Blandford Forum
Anvil Blandford Forum
The Anvil Inn Inn
The Anvil Inn Blandford Forum
The Anvil Inn Inn Blandford Forum

Frequently asked questions

Are free cancellation options available at The Anvil Inn?

The Anvil Inn provides free cancellation on certain room rates. For more details, look at the cancellation policy on Orbitz.

How much does it cost to stay at The Anvil Inn?

As of Jun 14, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Anvil Inn on Jun 28, 2026 start from $107, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What's there to see near The Anvil Inn?

This inn is located in Blandford Forum within a short 13-minute walk of Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs. You'll also find Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Blandford Forum Town Museum within a short drive.

Is there parking available at The Anvil Inn?

Yes, self parking is offered for free at the inn. Wheelchair-accessible parking is also available for guests.

Does The Anvil Inn have a casino on the premises?

No, The Anvil Inn doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at The Anvil Inn?

No, there is no indoor pool at this inn.

Is The Anvil Inn a good place to stay for couples?

Couples staying at this inn will appreciate amenities like a restaurant and a bar/lounge plus some guestrooms include free WiFi.

Are there hot tubs at The Anvil Inn?

No, this inn doesn't have a spa tub.

Does The Anvil Inn feature a restaurant that includes a breakfast menu?

Yes, The Anvil Inn serves free breakfast from its restaurant.

Will The Anvil Inn allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets aren't allowed at The Anvil Inn.

Are there connecting rooms at The Anvil Inn?

No, this inn doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How close is the airport from The Anvil Inn?

The closest major airport to The Anvil Inn is Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.), which is 18.8 mi away (29 minutes by car).

Are there rooms with balconies at The Anvil Inn?

No, there aren't any guestrooms at The Anvil Inn that offer a balcony.

The Anvil Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 78 out of 125 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 125 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 125 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 125 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 125 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great pub, excellent food
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Our room was comfortable, clean and cosy. The Staff couldn’t do enough to make our stay a pleasant experience. Food was great and varied. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

ANDREW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay has been very positive. Check‑in was friendly, welcoming, and informative, which set a great tone from the start. My room is cosy, clean, and comfortable, and I’ve had a peaceful night’s sleep. The Wi‑Fi works well, and the free parking is really convenient. The location is good too, making everything easy and stress‑free. Overall, I’m very happy with my experience.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean, comfortable with friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value out of season.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sadie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely 17th century Hotel/pub

Very clean 17th Century Hotel. Staff very welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant homely pub

Lovely old pub which was a good stop over for the night. Breakfast nice and hot with limited selection but filling. Friendly welcome at check in.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent out of season value
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice old coaching in less than 2 miles away from GDSF.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay at an excellent Inn

Great people and a perfect room. Good location for visiting many places in Dorset. The inn is an old thatched building with a decent beer garden and covered outdoor eating. The food is very good pub fayre and there are interesting specials. On Friday and Saturday delicious pizzas are also served, cooked in the outdoor wood fired pizza oven Breakfast is included with the room and there are a good variety of choices with quality ingredients. A great find that we will revisit if ever on holiday in the area again.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Me and my partner stayed here over the weekend. We absolutely loved the stay, so clean and comfortable. Shower was a bonus! So powerful. Unfortunately my partner was taken into hospital during our last night staying there. But the very kind bartender/floor manager? Accommodated to our needs. So kind and thoughtful. He brought our breakfast up to our rooms. I would highly recommend staying here ☺️ Breakfast was lovely too!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

A need for the owner to spend a night in the room

The room was slightly on the small side , the bed being a standard double it would have been difficult to have put a bigger bed in. The bathroom again was a bit cramped, the loo holder was broken and the doors were out of line and provided no privacy. There appeared to be no soundproofing as it was quite evident that the adjacent rooms occupants could be clearly heard. The Monday morning breakfast was cooked badly, however the staff were very pleasant and helpful
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We loved it here

What a little gem The Anvil Inn turned out to be! It's a beautiful old thatched building, and as you would expect with an old building, the stairs could prove a little steep for some peoole but we didn't have any trouble bounding up them; there is one spot where the door to the guest floor is a little low, but it's been thoughtfully padded, so no banged noggins here. We stayed in Room No.5 which was really cosy and had a little en-suite with a decent shower and very fluffy towels. Tea and Coffee making facilities were provided, a decent hairdryer and a TV, so everything that we needed. The room was absolutely spotless! We stayed two nights as visiting family and friends in Dorset and we had them visit both nights for dinner in the pub. The food we had was really good, very tasty and cooked to perfection... And very reasonably priced. Now that we have found (and stayed at) The Anvil Inn, it'll be our place of choice whenever we're visiting.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant Stay whilst on Business

Small but lovely room with everything needed for a one night stay. It felt as though it had been recently refurbished and the cleaning was to a high standard. Check in was good and I was shown to my room although I did have to wait a short while as there is no front desk. The menu was impressive and my evening meal was very good. On the downside, it was quite noisy with the quiz night in the pub during the evening but this did end at 10pm to my relief. The breakfast was average and service was poor. The rain shower was non existent and the attachment was very slow and squealed whilst in use which made me conscious of disturbing other guests due to the lack of soundproofing as the building is very old.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

feni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stop for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Anvil In Stay

loverly quiet pub to stay at food was was good as well
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Finley

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5* could not fault!

Honestly can not fault this place. Absolutely beautiful inside and out. Staff were lovely and very friendly. Food was great. Room was clean and cosy. Nice quiet pub. Great value for money and definitely got our money's worth. Thanks for a great couple of days!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay here but eat out

Hotel was fine given Covid restrictions. Room was basic but clean. The bathroom was clean and well supplied but the extractor fan seemed not to work. I would recommend the hotel but the food in the restaurant was relatively expensive and not up to much
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

Clean, relaxed, great hosts
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Find somewhere else

Heating in the room broken not working
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A hidden gem! Simply great in every way!

A real gem! Stayed at the Anvil Inn for 2 nights while attending a funeral locally. The pub exceeded my expectations on every level. The staff were amazing and really went the extra mile. The food was lovely with great choice on the menu. The bar was friendly and had everything we needed. Rooms were warm and had a nice walk in wardrobe. Breakfast was simply amazing. Would recommend, would stay again (hopefully under more enjoyable circumstances next time). really lovely place.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elliot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dorset Delight!

A wonderful Inn in Pimperne, with fantastic customer service and outstanding cleanliness. A beautiful part of the country with so much to do. I will definitely return!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely

Lovely stay at the Anvil, good food in the evening and at breakfast, would stay again if in the area
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and welcoming staff. Helpful and attentive! Room was very comfortaable and cozy and nicely decorated in a way that gave a small room an airy light feeling. Having a nice restaurant on the premises was a bonus.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

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