Absolutely beautiful heavenly place. Did a beautiful walk with friends and dogs. A place where one can find peace and healing for the soul.

An excellent Exhibition of artworks by local artists and makers at the Winter Open Exhibition at the Sou Sou West Contemporary Art Gallery on the Symondsbury Estate in Dorset. The Main Gallery also runs alongside the Little Gallery and shop with a number of beautifully made local artworks and craft items for sale in the shop. The exhibition runs from the 16th November until the 9th December 2024 and corresponds with the Symondsbury Estate's Christmas Market which runs over 3 days on the 6th, 7th and 8th December. An inspiring Exhibition in a beautiful location. Well worth a visit.

A new find for this year and we've visited 5 times since! Lovely base for great walks with free parking. The estate has great shops, beautiful garden, gallery and cafe serves really yummy food aswell as the little food shop selling delicious pasta salad/pastries etc if you wanted more of a picnic. Over the summer they've had great garden games and trails, even have donkeys and goats for the little ones to visit who are very friendly. Our favourite walk is the holloways, so unusual and beautiful sea view from colmers hill

A lovely little village and just off the A35. Garden centre, cafe and gift shop and the animals. Park in the Symondsbury estate car park and climb Colmers Hill and take in the wonderful views. Explore the ancient Hollow ways, pick up a map at the visitor centre for 50p and admire the carvings or add your own.

Visited the Symondsbury Kitchen for Breakfast, which was delicious and the location stunning. We enjoyed a mixed feast of full English, summer fruit bircher, and maple pancakes. The staff were friendly and helpful, the bacon to die for, the berries gigantic juicy and sweet. My mocha was creamy and luxurious and the OJ tarte, bitty and refreshing. Only flies in the ointment were literal flies, or rather wasps, who set about our breakfast with gusto to the extent that we had to move ourselves and kids in doors to get away from them, although mum bravely maintained the outer fort knowing that however irritating the bugs they remained more relaxing breakfast companions than the kids.