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Pubs

There used to be more but the main pub in the valley is now The Thimble Inn, down the valley road close to Piddlehinton. The Poachers Inn came back slowly from lockdown and seems now to cater mainly to staying guests, though it is open sometimes to outsiders on some evenings. The Piddle Inn opens for a few hours on a couple of days each week.

In the hamlet of Plush, a pleasant walk over the hill, there is The Brace of Pheasants (one of The Good Pub Guide Top 10 Country Pubs).

Over the hill to the west in Cerne Abbas there are three pubs: The Royal Oak, The Giant Inn and The New Inn. The last was once named as Dorset Dining Pub of the Year. It has excellent food but is not cheap!

Shops

The village shop reopened last year to mixed reviews. A better option is probably up the valley, in Buckland Newton, where the Old Chapel Stores are conveniently open on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. They stock an excellent range of local produce.

Over the hill to the west, Cerne Abbas Stores are open until c.8.00 pm and operate a deli, off-licence, video store, post office and grocers.

Dorchester (7 miles south) has the full range of high street shops and supermarkets. On the outskirts there is a Tesco superstore and a Lidl.