Summer Lodge Country House Hotel & Restaurant
Evershot, Dorset
Discover enchanting Dorset
Intimate and special, and surrounded by beautiful countryside, our country-house hotel offers a cosseting experience in the heart of Dorset. With genuine warm service, innovative and delicious menus, a relaxing spa, a stunning indoor pool and fragrant landscaped gardens, this is the quintessential luxurious escape.
We are delighted to be re-opening our doors once again for leisure stays from 17th May, and look forward to welcoming our guests with exceptional service and warm hospitality, alongside stringent safety and sanitation protocols to place our guests’ and teams’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
Travelling by car...
From London (3 hours)
Take the M3 to the M27. Exit onto the A31 and after approximately 31 miles, you will reach the A35 (at the Bere Regis Roundabout). Follow Dorchester signs onto the A35. Once you pass Dorchester Exit, follow the A37 towards Yeovil and after 26 miles, turn left at the sign for Evershot.
An alternative route from London takes the M3 until Junction 8, then exit onto the A303 and after approximately 65 miles (at the Sparkford Roundabout) follow Sherborne B3148 onto A359. At Yeovil take the A37 for Dorchester and after 9 miles turn right at the sign for Evershot.
From Bath (1 1⁄4 hours)
Take the A367 to Shepton Mallet, then A37.
From Bristol (1 1⁄4 hours)
Take the A37.
From Exeter (1 1⁄4 hours) and West
Take the A30 to Crewkerne, then A356 towards Dorchester - left turn for Evershot is signed after 8 miles.
From Heathrow (2 1⁄2 hours) and Gatwick (3 hours)
M25, M3, M27, A31, A35, A37.
From the Midlands and North of England
Take the M5 to Taunton, exit at Junction 25, follow signs to Yeovil - A35, A303 and A3088.
By air
Bristol Lulsgate serves many British and European airports and is about 1.5 hours' drive. Exeter and Bournemouth (Hurn) International Airport are approximately a 1-hour drive.
Arrive by helicopter by prior arrangement. Landing is in an adjacent private agricultural field and a landing fee is payable to the landowner. Further conditions apply, including advance notice of at least five working days.
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Contact us
Call on +44 (0) 1935 48 2000 for assistance with directions or queries or
By rail
There are fast services (approximately 2 ½ hours) from London Waterloo to either Dorchester (South) or Yeovil Junction. Contact the hotel to arrange a transfer from either station. A taxi takes approximately 20 minutes.