Hotels

[david56]

does anyone out there know of a hotel in Dorchester that has a bathroom with a shower only and not a bath/shower as my wife is disabled and can not get into a bath

[Prudie]

In Dorchester town itself your only real hotel choices are the new Premier Inn, The Kings Arms, The Casterbridge or the Wessex Royale. You could try ringing them?

[rockyracoon]

A Premier Inn might be an option

[rockyracoon]

http://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/terms/disabled-access.html

You can't really beat them on price, some of them are just out of town centres though.

[Prudie]

Just a warning because the Premier Inn is new and in a trendy developed area (Brewery Square) it is far from cheap starting at £84 pn

[rockyracoon]

Blimey, that is pricey for a Premier Inn. I've just paid £160 for 3 nights in Chesterfield.

I suppose they reflect the price of the area though.

[Prudie]

It is Rocky but the other 3 hotels I listed are all old and fuddy-duddy and on the other side of town so that is all there is in Dorchester. They've developed this area with trendy restaurants, fountains a cinema and expensive shops (like Hobbs and Phase Eight) on the site of an old brewery so it's a bit of a monopoly for the prem inn.

[New Judge]

Quite. The one in Chesterfield isn't in Chesterfield at all but halfway between there and Chatsworth House. Don't forget to visit the Crich Tramway museum whilst you're up there, rocky.

[rockyracoon]

Chatsworth is on the list as well as Bolsover Castle, NJ. I'll have a google about the Tramway Museum (might give the OH a bit of relief after poncing around pretty houses and gardens).

I thought Dorchester was quite a lively place, Prudie.

[New Judge]

Chatsworth, of course, is wonderful, rocky. You need a whole day (about two hours for the house and the rest for the "garden"). Bolsover is very interesting historically but not a great deal to see. Crich is a must for anybody remotely interested in transport, or anyone who likes a "step back in time". They have about 50 trams from all over the UK (and a few from abroad). About half are runners, the rest on static display, and all in superb condition. They run three or four each day and you can travel as much as you like up and down their track of about 1.5 miles. They also have a couple of buildings (Derby Assembly Rooms and the Red Lion pub) which have been removed from their original locations and rebuilt brick by brick at the museum. An absolure must!

Sorry David, hijacked your question. Hope you find somewhere suitable in Dorchester. A fine town which I visit from time to time. Don't stay there as I have relatives nearby in Bridport who put up with me - yes, put up with me, not put me up :-). Beware of Premier Inns and Travelodges. I use them a fair bit and cannot recall one having a shower. Not sure about their disabled rooms, though.

[rockyracoon]

Thank NJ. I had a look at the Crich website and it does look quite interesting. I'll start a new thread to save hijacking David's.

[ummmm]

Those trams were on Escape to the Country today. Looked lovely.