Lodge Farmhouse, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5LU
Telephone: 01725 519242
Fax: 01725 519597
Enjoy England 4 Stars

Lodge Farmhouse lies in a superbly elevated rural position on the most southerly downland ridge in Wiltshire, with commanding views of perhaps 1000 sq miles of Southern England, from the Isle of Wight and the New Forest to Purbeck. A walker's paradise Stunning Views Your hosts, Janet and Michael Roe, will ensure comfortable bedrooms, a delicious breakfast and cheerful service that will set you up for whatever you choose to do in this captivating and unspoiled part of Wessex. They would be delighted to help you with suggestions of things to do and see, as well as places to eat and drink. Our Rooms Comfort and privacy in tranquil surroundings. We make great effort to provide visitors with comfort and convenience. The spacious rooms are en suite, have television and also coffee and tea making facilities. Wi Fi access available in all rooms Our Bed and Breakfast price is £35 per person per night. Places to see Quite apart from the two world famous attractions of Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral, the area has so much more to offer and Lodge Farmhouse is the perfect tour base. The Area Nearby, nestles the tranquil Chalke Valley in which a string of small villages lie sheltered beneath gentle maternal downs, typifying the landscape of South Wiltshire and Cranborne Chase. Visitors love to explore the maze of lanes and are always rewarded along the way by the charm of the cottages, the friendliness of the communities and often by the hospitality of the many rural pubs and restaurants. The Immediate Locality Within comfortable walking distance of Lodge Farmhouse you will find 1200 acres of land with access to the public; National Nature Reserve (Martin Down) 1500 metres. Vernditch Chase (Forestry Commission) 600metres. Middleton Down Nature Reserve (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust) 500 metres. Many beautiful and rare species of plants and animals are to be found on these sites and in addition there is an RSPB reserve just 3 miles west, not to mention a large number of privately owned Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Did you know that South Wiltshire and Cranborne Chase possesses 70% of Europe's remaining chalkland habitat? A Walker's Paradise This is outstanding walking country. Lodge Farmhouse lies on the Ox Drove, which is among the most ancient of Britain's pre-historic routes and one of many "green lanes" to which hundreds of miles of bridleways and footpaths interlink. This allows walkers to tailor a route with an objective (so often a pub!), or just to wander and to take in the magnificent views from the tops of the downs. Britain's Pre-historic Cradle The chalkland of Wessex nurtured man's earliest post ice-age development in these islands and so its burial grounds and hillforts are so much part of the landscape that they often go unnoticed by the visitor, but it's worth remembering that you are rarely more than a few hundred metres from an historic feature, or monument. This will tell you something about the continuity of the 10,000 years of human history that has run its course here. Lodge Farmhouse is surrounded by just these features; an Iron Age Village site, a Roman Road, a medieval hunting ground and so on. The clues to our past are here. Why not come and find them? We are always happy to suggest places and activities of interest that you might otherwise miss. Directions From Salisbury take the A354(Blandford) and travel for 8 miles until joining a stretch of dual carriageway (4 lane highway) Turn right at the only crossroads for (Broad Chalke). Travel for 1 mile up the hill. You will see our sign on the right, from which Lodge Farmhouse is 300 metres along a lane. It is clearly marked. We advise visitors NOT to take an earlier right turn to Broad Chalke in the village of Coombe Bissett. From Blandford take the A354 ( Salisbury) and travel approx. 14 miles. Then 1 mile after Woodyates you join a stretch of dual carriageway - prepare to turn left (Broad Chalke) and travel 1 mile through a wood up the hill. You will see our sign on the right, from which Lodge Farmhouse is 300 metres along a lane. It is clearly marked. From Wilton take the Bishopstone road from the traffic lights on the A30 in the town square. Travel for 3 miles out of the town through a wide avenue and then down hill to a T junction. Turn right to Broad Chalke and travel through the long village of Bishopstone. From the White Hart pub travel for 1 mile until the Broad Chalke village sign is seen. Turn left immediately after it (signed to the school) passing over the river bridge. Continue for 1/3 mile until a signpost directs you straight on to Martin and Bladford. Travel for 2 miles over the hill through an intermittant avenue of trees. Immediately after the only house on the left, our sign will guide you the 300 metres to Lodge Farmhouse which is clearly marked. From Shaftesbury take the A30 (Salisbury) for approximately 14 miles, after which take turning right to Broad Chalke. Travel to that village (4 miles). Once in the village, turn right at the Queen's Head. Travel 200 metres bearing left on a sharp bend (to Martin & Blandford) then 150 metres to T junction where you should turn right (Martin & Blandford) Travel for 2 miles over the hill through an intermittant avenue of trees. Immediately after the only house on the left, our sign will guide you the 300 metres to Lodge Farmhouse which is clearly marked.

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