Moonfleet Manor Hotel

Weymouth, Dorset

Property details

A grand manor house with literary associations on West Dorset's unique Chesil Beach - includes breakfast and dinner
  • Perched overlooking picturesque Chesil Beach, this 17th-century Dorset hideaway marks the spot that inspired John Meade Falkner’s classic 1898 novel, Moonfleet. Having enjoyed a fair few design revamps centuries later, Moonfleet Manor now serves as a characterful, charming hideaway on England's beautiful coast.

  • Dining is Mediterranean-themed at the all-day, AA Rosette-awarded restaurant overlooking Chesil Beach. Treat yourself to a fireside afternoon tea, with scones, strawberry jam and lashings of clotted cream from local cows.

  • Alongside heated indoor pools for both adults and children, there's a peaceful spa providing a sauna and treatments using Elemis products. Alternatively, choose from one of the full- or half-day pamper packages, tailored to your needs.

Amenities

- Three heated indoor pools
- Spa
- AA Rosette restaurant
- Large indoor play zone with air hockey, trampolining and more
- Children's sand pit
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Crèche
- Wi-Fi
- Electric-car charging
- Dog-friendly hotel

How to get there

Moonfleet Manor is just seven miles from the seaside resort of Weymouth and accessed from the M3 and M27. Weymouth railway station is a 15-minute drive away and connected to London Waterloo, Gloucester and Worcester Shrub Hill.

Entry requirements


The passport, visa and health requirements (including those related to COVID-19) at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements, before you travel.

  • Perched overlooking picturesque Chesil Beach, this 17th-century Dorset hideaway marks the spot that inspired John Meade Falkner’s classic 1898 novel, Moonfleet. Having enjoyed a fair few design revamps centuries later, Moonfleet Manor now serves as a characterful, charming hideaway on England's beautiful coast.

  • Dining is Mediterranean-themed at the all-day, AA Rosette-awarded restaurant overlooking Chesil Beach. Treat yourself to a fireside afternoon tea, with scones, strawberry jam and lashings of clotted cream from local cows.

  • Alongside heated indoor pools for both adults and children, there's a peaceful spa providing a sauna and treatments using Elemis products. Alternatively, choose from one of the full- or half-day pamper packages, tailored to your needs.

Amenities

- Three heated indoor pools
- Spa
- AA Rosette restaurant
- Large indoor play zone with air hockey, trampolining and more
- Children's sand pit
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Crèche
- Wi-Fi
- Electric-car charging
- Dog-friendly hotel

How to get there

Moonfleet Manor is just seven miles from the seaside resort of Weymouth and accessed from the M3 and M27. Weymouth railway station is a 15-minute drive away and connected to London Waterloo, Gloucester and Worcester Shrub Hill.

Entry requirements


The passport, visa and health requirements (including those related to COVID-19) at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements, before you travel.

Location and what's nearby

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Fleet Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 4ED

From your position overlooking Chesil Beach on West Dorset’s UNESCO-listed Jurassic Coast, literary types will adore the pretty village of Fleet for its John Meade Falkner’s Moonfleet connections, while nature-lovers will enjoy windswept walks, beautiful beaches and one of the most wildlife-rich lagoons in the country.

Must-dos include getting up close with rescued orangutans, gibbons and tamarinds at Monkey World, exploring the medieval ruins at Corfe Castle, riding the miniature steam train from Swanage to Corfe, and spending the afternoon at Abbotsbury Swannery. There's also Jurassic Coast fossil-hunting, learning about armoured warfare at Bovington Tank Museum, and admiring Bennetts Water Gardens.