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Welcome to Old Red Lion House, our Georgian home in the heart of Blandford Forum.

We have put together some information on what we think you may need to know during your stay but, most importantly, if you have any questions please do feel free to call Hilary on 07812 162548.

A little about us:

Tim and I live in Twickenham with our two growing boys: Hamish and Angus. We have always loved Dorset for the beautiful countryside and fabulous coastline so our dream was to one day buy a house in the area with the view to move to Dorset in years to come.

Our dream came true in 2016 when we found Old Red Lion House and we immediately fell in love with the house and area. We loved reading about the history of the house; built in the 1700s it has many stories to tell and holds an important place in the history of Blandford Forum. More recently it became one of the local pubs and was changed into a dwelling 10 years ago. We spent 6 months sourcing furniture from some wonderful local antique shops, filling the house with local paintings and treasured knickknacks and updating it where necessary to create a home from home. We were lucky enough to inherit many of the books when we bought the house, and have added to it over the months to build up a collection of over 1,000 books so you will never be stuck for something to read!

We all love spending time in the house, our boys were especially thrilled with the twin room which we named the Greyhound Room (check out the painting and you will know why!). We decided to name all our bedrooms as the house seemed to deserve it, so on the top floor we have the Master Bedroom and the Gallery Room, and on the first floor is the Greyhound Room and the double bedroom is called the French Room.

We do hope you enjoy spending time here as much as we do and if you have a moment at the end of your stay, we always appreciate any feedback in the Guests Visitors Book.

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