Name: The Fox Inn
Address: Ansty, Ansty, DT2 7PN, United Kingdom, Ansty, Dorset, DT2 7PN, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $80 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.2

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Hotel The Fox Inn

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The fox Inn reminds of a good old country pub... was a welcomed break whilst driving through. Thank you for a lovely room and welcoming..my dog and I had a lovely night sleep... I would definitely use this hotel again Thank you for a lovely room and welcoming

Karen, United Kingdom

A delightful country inn. Excellent dinner & superb breakfast. Pub was great fun with good beers. Staff was like family.

Michael, United States of America

The waitress staff were amazing, very polite and friendly and knew just what they were doing. The bar staff also very good. We stayed on New Years Eve and the only member of staff that was not good was the Tenant. He made us feel quite uncomfortable and he seemed creepy. In the morning when we came down to breakfast he was sitting in the lounge area of the bar watching TV and it made the whole area feel out of bounds.

Paul, United Kingdom

Breakfast was great. Rooms were excellent size and decor - and bed super comfy Lovely young staff

Matthew, United Kingdom

Easy to find and park in a quiet country setting. Perfect to use as a base, stop over or longer stay. Renovated since last time we stayed with a larger bar and dining room area. Plenty of room inside and outside Inn to relax.

Kenton, United Kingdom

Relaxed. Welcomed our pet dog. Great value for money

Jrw_18, United Kingdom

Spacious comfy bed. Room nice & warm. Nice breakfast. Papers to read. Log burner in restaurant.

Susan, United Kingdom

Staff was very friendly and helpfull ' overall was a nice place to stay

Josh, United Kingdom

Remote location was great the pub looked very well.

Alexandru, United Kingdom

Lovely location, very clean and tidy accommodation, the bar sitting area was very warm and cosy, the staff were nice and easy going, obviously comfortable with and friendly towards our dog, which made us feel relaxed. Lovely shower with plenty of hot water. Nice little touches of character. Very generous room size. Good hearty breakfast.

Roza, United Kingdom

8.6

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What guests loved the most:
“The fox Inn reminds of a good old country pub... was a welcomed break whilst driving through. Thank you for a lovely room and welcoming..my dog and I had a lovely night sleep... ”

Karen United Kingdom
“A delightful country inn. Excellent dinner & superb breakfast. Pub was great fun with good beers. Staff was like family.”

Michael United States of America
“The waitress staff were amazing, very polite and friendly and knew just what they were doing. The bar staff also very good. ”

Paul United Kingdom
“Breakfast was great. Rooms were excellent size and decor - and bed super comfy Lovely young staff”

Matthew United Kingdom
“Easy to find and park in a quiet country setting. Perfect to use as a base, stop over or longer stay. Renovated since last time we stayed with a larger bar and dining room area. ”

Kenton United Kingdom
“Relaxed. Welcomed our pet dog. Great value for money”

Jrw_18 United Kingdom
“Spacious comfy bed. Room nice & warm. Nice breakfast. Papers to read. Log burner in restaurant.”

Susan United Kingdom
“Staff was very friendly and helpfull ' overall was a nice place to stay”

Josh United Kingdom
“Remote location was great the pub looked very well.”

Alexandru United Kingdom
“Lovely location, very clean and tidy accommodation, the bar sitting area was very warm and cosy, the staff were nice and easy going, obviously comfortable with and friendly towards our dog, which made...”

Roza United Kingdom

A 25-minute drive from Dorchester and Blandford Forum, The Fox Inn is a pretty inn in the Dorset countryside. This dog-friendly property has free parking and WiFi, and a full English breakfast is served in the garden room.

Each guest room has private bathrooms with shower, hairdryer and complementary toiletries, and the superior king room also has a bath. All have a TV with DVD player and tea and coffee facilities.

Full English breakfast is served each morning. The traditional restaurant has oak-paneled walls and offers a regularly changing menu using seasonal ingredients. There are indulgent Sunday lunches from the carvery every weekend, and a patio dining area overlooking the inn’s landscaped gardens.

The Fox Inn is around 16 miles from historic Shaftesbury, and 20 miles from Yeovil in neighboring Somerset. The coastal towns of Poole and Weymouth can both be reached by car in around 35 minutes.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.3 for a two-person trip.

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.3)

Great Food: Meals here are highly recommended!

Breakfast Info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Buffet

FREE parking!

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The Fox Inn was booked 2 times on our site in the last 12 hours.

Hotel surroundings – Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks

Athelhampton House
5.6 miles
Monkey World
9.3 miles
Ashley Wood Golf Club
9.8 miles
Sherborne Old Castle
11.1 miles
Wareham Town Museum
13.9 miles
Weymouth Harbour
15.9 miles
Weymouth Marina
16.1 miles
Sandsfoot Castle
17 miles
Poole Harbor
17.1 miles
BMI The Harbour Hospital
17.3 miles

Closest Airports

Bournemouth Airport
21.8 miles
Bristol Airport
42 miles
Southampton Airport
43.2 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Lovely peaceful location ”

Heather

United Kingdom

9.5

“Lovely location, very clean and tidy accommodation, the bar sitting area was very warm and cosy, the staff were nice and easy going, obviously comfortable with ...”

Roza

United Kingdom

9.5

“Location, food, friedly service.”

Ken

New Zealand

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1 Restaurant On Site

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Food: British

Open for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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3:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Check-out

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodations type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.

Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

One child under 12 years is charged GBP 25 per person per night in an extra bed.

There is no capacity for cribs in the room.

Any type of extra bed is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

No age restriction

There's no age requirement for check-in

Pets

Free! Pets are allowed. No extra charges.

The Fox Inn accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The Fine Print

This inn welcomes house-trained dogs who are at least 1 year old.

Please note that all rooms are located on the first or second floor, with access only via stairs. This may not be suitable for guests with mobility difficulties.

Due to the remote rural location, mobile phone signal can be limited and depends on the service provider.

“The fox Inn reminds of a good old country pub... was a welcomed break whilst driving through. Thank you for a lovely room and welcoming..my dog and I had a lovely night sleep... I would definitely use this hotel again Thank you for a lovely room and welcoming ”

Karen

“The waitress staff were amazing, very polite and friendly and knew just what they were doing. The bar staff also very good. We stayed on New Years Eve and the only member of staff that was not good was the Tenant. He made us feel quite uncomfortable and he seemed creepy. In the morning when we came down to breakfast he was sitting in the lounge area of the bar watching TV and it made the whole area feel out of bounds.”

Paul

“Easy to find and park in a quiet country setting. Perfect to use as a base, stop over or longer stay. Renovated since last time we stayed with a larger bar and dining room area. Plenty of room inside and outside Inn to relax.”

Kenton

“Lovely location, very clean and tidy accommodation, the bar sitting area was very warm and cosy, the staff were nice and easy going, obviously comfortable with and friendly towards our dog, which made us feel relaxed. Lovely shower with plenty of hot water. Nice little touches of character. Very generous room size. Good hearty breakfast.”

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Newest Reviews for The Fox Inn

Reviewed: January 17, 2019

Anonymous
United Kingdom
4.6

“Disappointing”
- • With a pet
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Superior King Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No heating no cups in bedroom Ploughman’s for dinner poor No cooked breakfast as chef not in until 8-00 and no provision night before for early start Pub closed at 9-00 on Sunday and had to take my dog out through emergency exit

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 15, 2019

Michael
United Kingdom
7.5

“Dissapointed.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior King Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Food was very poor. Smallest mussels, burnt inedible pie. Overcooked burger. Hotel was cold. Room was OK once heater put in. Bathroom cold as central heating not on.
Dog friendly

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 6, 2019

Rosamund
United Kingdom
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Pleasant staff great breakfast wonderful location

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 6, 2019

Susan
United Kingdom
6.7

“Quiet, relaxing and comfortable stay with nice breakfast”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior King Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
To be a bit cleaner, more attention to detail. Tea bags, clean cups and bed not remade after 1st night of staying. Had to ask for certain things @ breakfast e.g. glasses, spoons, jam/marmalade. Also not any choice on main menu, evening meal, for gluten free. Bit disappointing as was told they could adapt the meals and then said there was only one meal that was gluten free- my dietary requirement ! Could have done with a light over mirror where making tea as at night there was a very soft main light. Taps said cold on both and warm water came out the cold tap !! ?
Spacious comfy bed. Room nice & warm. Nice breakfast. Papers to read. Log burner in restaurant.

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 6, 2019

Heather
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior King Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Lovely peaceful location

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 1, 2019

Ronald
United Kingdom
8.5

“Good”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 10 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Good service

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: December 31, 2018

Josh
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Wifi signal was so bad was unusable
Staff was very friendly and helpfull ' overall was a nice place to stay

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 27, 2018

Alexandru
United Kingdom
7.5

“Could do way better with informing guests about the restaurant”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Stayed there on the 24th and 25th of December. There was no clear information about the restaurant and food availability. Only a full menu worth £65. Not a good option once you only wanted breakfast. Lucky we brought some food.
Remote location was great the pub looked very well.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 23, 2018

Roza Mavromati
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The tv could have been a little larger for the size of the room. We were given an oil heater to warm up the room, which did succeed in heating the room quite quickly (as the central heating radiators didn't appear warm) but we didn't want to leave it on during the night. Nevertheless we had extra blankets in the cupboard and I'm sure that had we asked we would have been given some more.
Lovely location, very clean and tidy accommodation, the bar sitting area was very warm and cosy, the staff were nice and easy going, obviously comfortable with and friendly towards our dog, which made us feel relaxed. Lovely shower with plenty of hot water. Nice little touches of character. Very generous room size. Good hearty breakfast.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 12, 2018

Anonymous
United Kingdom
8.8

“Great rural pub, very friendly and highly recommended.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior King Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Lamps and sockets were very far apart, i.e. unconnected table lamps on tables and socket 4 metres away?!? More for dressing the room than actual use.
Excellent breakfast and staff very friendly. In the middle of rural countryside.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 11, 2018

Anonymous
United Kingdom
6.3

“Adequate”
- • With a pet
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior King Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room was not cleaned at all while we were there. No bins emptied, no replacement of tea and coffee making provisions. Towels not changed. No central heating
Very generous breakfast

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 10, 2018

Anonymous
United Kingdom
5.4

“Sadly won't be returning. ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room was freezing. We had to complain to get a heater put in our room. Even though they did this the heating went off at night and my baby got really ill from being so cold. It was also very noisy, we could hear everything from the room opposite. Also when I booked I spoke to someone who said they would put a cot in our room for our baby but that never happened. Unfortunately the food we had was awful too. My duck was very overcooked and my mum said the lamb wasn't nice either. My sisters boyfriend also found a big hair in his dinner.
The man we dealt with was very friendly and sorted the heating out when we asked.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 3, 2018

Anonymous
United Kingdom
8.3

“We enjoyed our stay and it was good value for money”
- • With a pet
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior King Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Our room was right at the top and could do with some redecoration. A long way up for my husband who has had a heart attack in the past
The staff were delightful and very helpful. The food was good and the service excellent The staff accommodated our request for a late breakfast as we went to an early Church service Allowing us to take our very well behaved dog with us was marvellous

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 1, 2018

SJHopkins
United Kingdom
6.7

Pleasant
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Little to no phone signal. No WiFi in the room I was in.
Wood burning fire

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 19, 2018

Susan
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
7.9

“New management !! Hoorah!!! ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior King Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We have been many times before and loved it it the last time we had a bad stay there was no heating and we felt we were in the way, the rooms were expensive and the then new managers were not welcoming at all, but this time with new people running it . It was great !!! We will be back . Thank you

Stayed in November 2018

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Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom This room has a TV with DVD player and tea and coffee facilities. Well behaved dogs are welcome, however, the property requests that they are not unattended in rooms. The Superior Room can accommodate an additional bed for children under 12 at a charge of GBP 25 per night. Room Facilities: • Shower • Bathtub • TV • Hairdryer • Free toiletries • DVD Player • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Carpeted • Wardrobe or closet Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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