Summer Lodge Hotel, Evershot

In 4 acres of beautiful gardens, Summer Lodge features luxurious rooms, a leisure centre and an award-winning restaurant. With free parking and free Wi-Fi, the hotel is 15 minutes from Yeovil.

Rooms feature sumptuous fabrics and luxury bathrooms with toiletries, bathrobes and candles. Rooms also have tea and coffee facilities with homemade shortbread, and a plasma-screen satellite TV.

Set in a Georgian manor house, Summer Lodge features an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi and sauna. There is also a fitness centre, tennis courts, croquet lawn and treatment rooms.

The restaurant offers fine dining and a selection of rare wines. The guest lounges offer beverages and snacks, and feature open fires and antiques. Afternoon teas and cooked breakfasts are also available.

Set in scenic Dorset countryside, Summer Lodge is just 30 minutes from the coast at Weymouth. Dorchester is a 20-minute drive away and Sherborne Castle can be reached in 25 minutes’ drive.