THE QUINTESSENTIAL COUNTRY HOUSE ESCAPE
Within Thomas Hardy’s enchanting village of Evershot...
Discover moreIntimate and special, Summer Lodge Country House Hotel & Restaurant is a proud part of The Red Carnation Hotel Collection, surrounded by beautiful countryside and offering a cosseting experience in the heart of Dorset. With genuine warm service, innovative and delicious menus, a relaxing spa, a stunning indoor pool, and fragrant landscaped gardens, this charming country-house hotel is the quintessential luxurious escape.
Inspired by an abundance of superb local ingredients, including Dorset Vinny Blue Cheese and Dorset Beef, and ingredients grown in the hotel gardens and polytunnels, our talented Kitchen Team created timeless menus that combine both innovative cuisine and classic signature dishes.
We are proud to grow many of our own vegetables, fruits and herbs in our kitchen gardens and polytunnels, while our hotel bees create delicious honey for our guests.
All of our guest rooms and suites are different, each with a warm and inviting country house style of its own. Expect rich fabrics and elegant furnishings, crisp Belgian linens warmed with hot water bottles, soft and enveloping bathrobes, luxury amenities, fresh fruit and homemade shortbread. There are also enchanting private cottages for extra privacy, some with their own hot tub.
Our range of testimonials from guests demonstrate our commitment to providing the very best guest experience in the heart of Dorset.
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With the new lease of life brought forth by spring, our Head Gardener, Robin, unveils what’s growing in our Kitchen Gardens this year.
Our beautiful hotel is located within Hardy’s enchanting village of Evershot, in West Dorset, just 25 minutes’ drive from the Jurassic coast.
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