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Sibford is located in Oxfordshire with easy access to London, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon. Port Regis is well situated for exploring the beautiful South and West of England and Wales. Each school has excellent hotels and guest houses in the locality for parents who are dropping off or collecting children from the school. Please note:
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Port Regislocal accommodation | travel | links | map Howard's House Country Hotel & Restaurant
About 15 minutes from Port Regis School, Howard's House is set in large gardens hidden away in the quietness of the lovely Nadder valley. This hotel has excellent reviews at Trip Advisor Plumber Manor
Plumber Manor is a comfortable Jacobean manor house built of local stone, situated about 20 minutes from Port Regis School. The 17th Century house is surrounded by lawns and is set in tranquil Dorset countryside. The Develish stream runs through the grounds. Generally good reviews at Trip Advisor Stock Hill Country House Hotel and Restaurant
Stock Hill Country House Hotel and Restaurant is a late Victorian mansion set in eleven acres of mature and beautifully nurtured, wooded grounds on the borders of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. About 10 minutes from Port Regis School. One excellent review at Trip Advisor Best Western Royal Chase Hotel
The Royal Chase Hotel is situated about 5 minutes from the school. One good review at Trip Advisor The Coppleridge Inn
The Coppleridge Inn is a family-run country inn & restaurant near Shaftesbury, just a few minutes from the school. Woodville Farm Bed & Breakfast + self-catering
Woodville Farm is a family run arable & livestock farm set in the Dorset countryside about 5 minutes from Port Regis School. Bed and Breakfast accommodation: one double bedroom & one twin bedroom both with ensuite bathrooms, tea & coffee making facilities, colour television & hairdryer. There is also a self-catering 2-bedroom bungalow nearby. One good review at Trip Advisor The Old Forge Bed & Breakfast + self-catering
Dating back to approximately 1700, The Old Forge has been renovated and restored to create a B&B with two self-catering cottages. About 10 minutes from the school. "We also run a rural small holding with 2 acres of land where we keep our two Arabian horses Jasmine and Ariel, as well as compete in long distance riding. We also have two Labradors Molly and Willow, Westie Daisy and free range chickens." La Fleur de Lys Restaurant with Rooms
La Fleurs de Lys is a completely non-smoking establishment situated in the centre of the historic town of Shaftesbury, just a few minutes from the school. The rooms are named after different varieties of wine. A little further away, the following hotels also have excellent reviews:
Many other excellent hotels around the UK can be found in the Guardian Newspaper directory at http://travel.guardian.co.uk/hotels/ (scroll down the page for the full list). See also the Automobile Association for further details of hotels, Bed and Breakfast and guest houses in the area: TheAA Hotels in the UK vary considerably in price depending on when and where they are booked. Try http://www.expedia.co.uk for good deals. A web site we also find very useful is http://www.tripadvisor.com/ TravelThe school postal code is SP7 9QA. You can see a map here. Car hireCar hire: www.easycar.com is a good company with good prices. You may need to take a taxi from the airport to their depot. Road directionsFrom the M25 (circular motorway around London) via the A303: Leave the M25 at Junction 12 and join the M3. Exit the M3 at Junction 8 to join the A303. Leave the A303 at its junction with the A350 towards Shaftesbury. On reaching Shaftesbury travel to the Ivy Cross roundabout - A350/A30 junction - take the third exit onto the B3081. Remain on the B3081 and pass under the A30 flyover. Do not take the turn for Motcombe village, travel for approximately 1 mile, and the main entrance is on your right signed “Port Regis, Motcombe Park”. TrainsThe nearest main-line station is Gillingham, Dorset, about 5 minutes from the school. There is a regular direct services to London Waterloo. For timetables, prices and on-line booking, see here
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