The New Inn - West Dorset

Well, we didn’t expect this! Just such a generous welcome from Andrea and attractively furnished rooms were just what we needed for a night’s rest on our epic Coastal Path walk. Thoughtful touches such as cool soft drinks in the room and a box of delicious biscuits, and quality shampoo and shower gels. Great choice of delicious food in the pub restaurant and much needed lager. The vegan chick pea and vegetable curry had the wow factor and was a well thought out excellently balanced meal. Breakfast too was excellent. Don’t know how you get the energy to work so hard Andrea, but you do it wonderfully and are the best host ever.

The pub advertised 'Ham, Egg and Maris Piper Chips ' on its FB page. I mean, Maris Piper chips! Too good to miss so we booked in. Well, not only Maris Piper chips but double egg and what seemed to be half a ham! Glorious. Served within 20 minutes of arrival. Great pub food and this was followed by our desserts: one Sticky Toffee Pudding (excellent she said) and one Apple Crumble (also excellent). Well worth calling in on this place

Sorry to say I saw a shocking thing outside this pub. Older lady, white hair, had stopped by the pub in a motorhome, she seemed to be helping a disabled person. The pub landlord, I think he's called MORLEY, came up behind in his car and verbally attacked her. I heard her asking him to be polite, she looked frightened. But the landlord carried on, he ran back to his car and yelled F*CKING F*CK OFF to her. (Sorry for the language, it isn't mine). Then he started taking photos of her vehicle. She was only there a couple of minutes. She quickly left. Anyone could access the pub, it was a very quiet time. If you want someone to move you definitely don't do it like that. We don't want things like this in the community. Our pubs are struggling but that's no excuse for foul language and thuggish behaviour. Landlord was fully at fault. Sorry to need to report this but I think it's important.

We decided to walk to this pub from our campsite (Grafton Farm) as a stroll with the dogs and were glad we did. Jodie and Elliot had recently taken over and gave us a very warm welcome. The pub was saved by the Village and this couple will take it from strength to strength. It's nestled in the Dorset hills, does good, sensibly priced pub grub and they had just gained 5 stars from Cask Marque. Lovely garden outside, plenty of parking and a great stop-off point if driving through or out cycling on Route 2 on the NCN. So much so, we made the short diversion off this to stop for lunch the following day.

My wife and I went for Sunday lunch with a friend after the local Remembrance Sunday Service in the local church. I had the roast beef, my wife had another roast and our companion had the chicken. All of it was efficiently served in a nice homely atmosphere. Our lunch was excelelnt in every respect and we had a nice bottle of red with it. Puddings were very good indeed.