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The Frampton Arms

3.5 star property

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Outdoor dining
Reception
Exterior
Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed
Garden

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Station Road, Dorchester, England, DT2 8BB
  • Place, Warmwell Holiday Park Ski Slope
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Sculpture by the Lakes
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Monkey World Ape Rescue Center
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪42 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(42 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

The Frampton Arms

Hotel in Dorchester with a coffee shop and free breakfast
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/cafe. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, a garden, and a picnic area. Housekeeping is not available.
The Frampton Arms offers 14 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. LED televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. This Dorchester hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Frampton Arms. During your stay, you'll be close to Sculpture by the Lakes. Features include free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Drinking and dining options include a coffee shop, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge
  • Amenities include a terrace and coffee/tea in a common area
  • Onsite recreation includes a playground
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean accommodations and the helpful staff
  • 13 minutes by car from Lulworth Cove and 14 minutes from Durdle Door
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

The Frampton Arms also features a terrace, a garden, and a picnic area. Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Dorchester hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free continental breakfast on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
The Frampton Arms has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Soundproofed rooms

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
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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; cash is not accepted
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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The Frampton Arms Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 397 out of 564 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 129 out of 564 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 564 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 564 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 564 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

alan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was immaculate staff were very friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A cooked breakfast would have been a good option.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean and comfy room for the price. Super quick check in.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was the second time we have stayed at the Frampton Arms. Perfect for what we wanted.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Brilliant value, accomdation comfortable, staff great, food and drink very good quality and great value. No hesitation to book again if in area.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room was lovely and clean and although this is a pub it is so quiet on an evening the staff are really lovely and really handy is a train station close by so you can explore some beautiful coastline. the breakfast was lovely and just perfect for what you need, we had a couple of beers in the pub and even got an early night one evening and didnt hear any noise coming from downstairs the staff were thoughtful and attentive and were happy to answer questions and help when needed really a little gem we would stay here again it was perfect for our needs a beautiful cosy quiet hide away
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay 3 nights a fresh towel would of been nice but overall a nice place
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raymond, Purley

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay, friendly staff decent continental breakfast good restaurant Sunday Lunch .No complaints at all.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ralph, Malmesbury

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room good and clean. Young staff helpful and hardworking.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Iain

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Win

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Cheerful helpful staff. Nice spacious room with excellent bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Continental breakfast was good with a range of options available! Staff were pleasant and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

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

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel, had a quiet room at the back so didn't hear road noise at all. Right near railway line but didn't really hear that either. Happy, friendly staff. Lovely room. Bed was comfortable but the only niggle is I could feel the mattress buttons through the sheet so need extra thick protector on the bed, other than that it was perfect. Really appreciated the kettle, teas, coffees etc & toiletries. Also only 20 mins or so from town.Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Pontyclun

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic balance of rural with a comfy room and great restaurant. The EV charging is a great bonus. Many thsnks to all the staff for making us feel so welcome.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovley stay

Lovley modern room ,very clean and great detail to everything you would need ,fantasic shower and constant hot water!! Very inportant .whole room had a great eye to detail, very geed nigh sleep .very peacefull xx
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room tired and not very clean.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Lesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room here (room #1) was a good size, clean and comfortable. I was pleasantly surprised at how quiet it was, given my previous experiences with rooms over bars and restaurants, so that was nice. The continental breakfast was included, but I don’t remember seeing anything vegan, so I really didn’t partake of anything but coffee and juice. I arrived on Sunday afternoon, when it appeared that lots of people were just finishing up with Sunday lunch, so I got the last parking spot, but that probably wouldn’t have been an issue at other times. I didn’t have a meal or drinks here, but it looks like a nice little place. I didn’t have much contact with staff, other than a quick check in and check out, but the people I did see were very friendly. Overall I would recommend a stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet comfortable hotel, with an excellent restaurant Very helpful staff. Adequate carparking.. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Linda J.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

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

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was in town to go to the Tank Museum. Lovely property that was a 5 minute drive to the museum. There was an attached restaurant that was very reasonably priced and a nice continental breakfast that came with the room rate. The rooms were clean and functional. The doors were charming and opened with an old school key. For better or worse, the doors were also older wooden doors and not terribly good at keeping the outside noise out.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Very clean, staff were friendly and helpful, food was good. All we needed for a one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brooke

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025