Plumber Manor

The hotel is in a most beautiful tranquil setting yet perfectly placed for visiting the area. Richard and his team are excellent hosts and the food is delicious! We both felt very well looked after and recommend the hotel - in fact we have been staying here for over twenty years.

We take a short break every September and look for a different quiet, country based hotel. Plumber Manor was our choice this year. Situated up some country lanes just outside Sturminster Newton, in North Dorset, it was in an ideal spot to explore the whole area. The outstanding feature of this hotel was unequivocally the staff, who were marvellous from start to finish. The courtyard rooms were spacious and only a short walk in the open from the main building. They were quiet and peaceful and equipped with convector heaters - as the summer was just failing and occasionally there was a chill in the air. The breakfast was excellent and the dinner was well presented, generous in size and varied from day to day. The wine list was extensive (as was the bar) and priced at a very reasonable level. I suppose a good mark for any hotel is if the local people frequent it. Plumber Manor was extremely busy in the evening catering for many local groups and parties. Driving to most of the areas highlights - Stonehenge. Poole, Lyme Regis etc took between 1 to 1.5 hours and trips to Shaftesbury, Yeovil etc were much shorter. I always try to find something negative about each place that we visit and I am struggling here. Perhaps at dinner - and the meals were excellent - there could have been a slightly more imaginative approach to the accompanying the vegetables served. (That is really nit picking though) Plumber Manor is a delightful place to stay and we highly recommend it.

We stayed here for 2nts over our wedding anniversary last month. A very nice room, with pleasant, friendly staff and excellent food. However, we had e-mailed the hotel (twice) to inform them that this was a special occasion, and received confirmation back from the actual owner that this had been "well noted." On arrival the reception lady mentioned they were aware of this, but that was it. No card in the room, no small tray of chocolates (not even the ones they serve with coffee at the end of dinner) No small arrangement of flowers - not even a spray from the garden. No small bottle of prosecco in the room, or even a complimentary glass of fizz at dinner. Nothing. Just really disappointing - especially as they were all aware of the occasion, and had confirmed so. We don't expect much, and fully appreciate this is a small, privately owned hotel, but surely they could have managed something? This is the sort of thing we remember.

A lovely setting, the staff are extremely friendly, with youngsters equally learning the trade, great to see, i rang ahead and Richard kindly organised gold for us for the following day Plumber Manor thankyou, you all go the extra mile all the best John

As always superb service and food, comfortable beds and peaceful surroundings. The dogs had a wonderful time and it is great to be able to park outside our room. As a family we have been visiting this wonderful manor for 20 years and it has always been excellent. Would highly recommend.

An excellent stay. The food is delicious, our room was huge and very comfortable, and every single one of the staff made us feel extremely welcome. Thank you to everyone. If only you could have organised better weather! 😉 However we still enjoyed Dorset and will doubtless come again.

We have stayed at Plumber Manor before and were really looking forward to returning and our stay did not disappoint. The hotel is set in a beautiful setting and it is very quiet and relaxing. Nothing is too much trouble from the minute you arrive. The staff are friendly and very attentive. We had dinner both evenings of our stay and the food is cooked to a very high standard and there is a good choice on the menu. Richard, the hotel owner is very knowledgeable about wine and happy to share recommendations if wanted. It speaks for itself that there were several couples staying at the same time as us who had stayed many times before. We are already planning our return!

My wife and I stayed at Plummer Manor for a week in April 2024 and the ambiance of the hotel within the Dorset countryside is very relaxing and rewarding. The setting is beautiful and is everything one would expect to see when imagining a manor house in the English countryside. The service we received was impeccable. Not formal and starchy but warm and welcoming in every way. On the day of our arrival we received special help that we had no reason to expect so we were extremely grateful. The food was excellent, both breakfast and dinner and as a Canadian used to cream in my coffee which is not always available in Britain I was extremely pleased when Plummer manner served cream with a very good coffee. If you want a Sunday roast book early because it is very popular!

Plumber Manor is a very civilised place. The food was consistently excellent and the accommodation very satisfactory. We enjoyed our contact with Emily who radiated good humour . All those who served us were charming. Drinks on the terrace in the evening were a highlight. The surrounding countryside is beautiful