Additional Services
Catering
If you’d like information on local caterers who can come and cater for a special occasion at one of our cottages, please contact us.
You may even like to consider hiring our Littlewood Lodge, private woodland venue for your event. https://littlewoodlodge.com/
Shops
The nearest shop is in Winterbourne Abbas, about 3 miles where there is a garage and you can buy basics along with papers
Mini Waitrose – Poundbury. Very convenient as our end of town, and excellent for small/emergency shopping.
Dorchester is 10 minutes away and has both a Tesco and Waitrose. Both now do a home delivery service, our postcode for this is DT2 9DZ. Waitrose have a minimum order of £50.
There’s a Lidl store located nearby for added convenience.
Transport & bike hire
Taxis
alinetaxi.com
Tel: 01305 264747 Based in Dorchester they offer 4-8 seaters so good for larger groups.
Trains
From London Waterloo to Dorchester South and from Bristol to Dorchester West.
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Airports
Exeter Airport is about 1.25 hours away
Bournemouth Airport is 1 hr away
Bristol Airport is about 2 hrs away.
Bike Hire & Delivered Bikes
Weymouth EBike Hire will deliver multiple bikes if required for a few days with all you need. We can supply somewhere to store them safely with prior notice,
Tel: 01305 564563
email: info@weymouthbikehire.co.uk
Health services
Hospital:
West Dorset Hospital in Dorchester has an A & E Department and is about 10 minutes from Dove House.
There is a very good minor injuries a and e unit at the Weymouth Community hospital 01305 760022
Vets:
MEDIVET, Southfields: South walks, Dorchester. 01305 262913
Dentist:
Urgent Dental Service for Dorset.
Tel: 0845 7010401
Beauty services
If you’d like beauty treatments and pampering during your stay, let us know and we can give you some details of local providers.




