Best Western Royal Chase Hotel is one of the oldest and most historically interesting hotels in Dorset. Situated in the heart of Thomas Hardy country, the hotel is a former 17th Century monastery and boasts a most intriguing history. With 33 spacious and well-appointed en-suite bedrooms, the hotel also offers attractive facilities such as a cosy Country Bar and Byzant restaurant and a large heated indoor pool, all set in the hotel's own beautiful tree-surrounded grounds.
The hotel is one of the region’s largest licensed venues for weddings or civil ceremonies and, for the reception itself, they offer a variety of options, from traditional silver service and dressed buffets, to finger buffets and barbecues.
Facilities available at Best Western Royal Chase Hotel
Indoor ceremony rooms
The Wessex Suite: 115 guests
The Belmont Suite: 75 guests
Venue features
Garden
Reception facilities
Overnight accommodation
Parking
Disabled access
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Get more ideas and inspiration for your wedding from the Visit Dorset website.
Address
Best Western Royal Chase Hotel
Salisbury Road
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 8DB