Here are a few links to local attractions around the area(also, there is a large file of local tourism attractions kept in each cottage):

Museums:

- Haynes Motor Museum 

National Trust:

- Stourhead Estate and Gardens

- Montacute House

- Tintinhull Garden

- Lytes Cary Manor

- Barrington Court

Of Historical Interest and Shopping:

- Sherborne Town and Abbey

- Sherborne Castle

- Bath World Heritage Site

A countryside to simply enjoy:

- Dorset World Heritage Coast

- Somerset Levels

- Jurassic Coast

- The Monarch's Way

The escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. For six exciting weeks, and hotly pursued by the Parliamentary forces under Oliver Cromwell, he travelled first north, then south through the Cotswolds and the Mendips to the South Coast, and finally along the South Downs to Shoreham where he made his escape to France. Loyally supported by his followers, many at great risk to their own lives, he was given shelter in places both great and humble, many of which still exist today.

This famous walking path, The Monarch's Way, goes right past your cottage door!

- The Blackmore Vale

- Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

- Images of Dorset

- Hidden Dorset

Dorset is given a glowing reference in the latest edition of the Lonely Planet guide to England. In it's section on the south west, the well-respected guidebook describes Dorset as "actually the essence of England - a lush, rippling chessboard of fields sprinkled with ancient villages and fringed by a silver sea."

Food:

- Parkers Quality Gourmet Food

- River Cottage 

Golf:

- Sherborne Golf Club

- Yeovil Golf Club

- Folke Golf Club

- Long Sutton Golf Club

Other Interests:

- Wincanton Race Course

- The Great Dorset Maize Maze

The above is just a small sample of local attractions. Some guests, here for a week and having found much to do, decide to come back another time to see all they didn't have time for at the first attempt. Whatever the weather, there's lots to do and there is a large file of information kept in each cottage to browse through and help you decide.