Best Places and Services in Alderholt, Dorset (2025)

Rating: 5 / 5

Mark came to look at our boiler and knew straight away what the problem was, he ordered the parts right away and sorted our boiler out the next day. Mark was very officiant, professional and reliable. Mark ensures good quality work and his prices are also reasonable. We highly recommend.

Rating: 5 / 5

Had my new boiler installed and a system clean plus some problem solving with my plumbing too. Mark was fantastic. He couldn’t do enough for us, was very professional, knowledgeable, reliable and very reasonably priced. Everything things looks great and is working perfectly. Very happy. Thanks Mark.

Rating: 5 / 5

Highly recommend Tolmans Heating. I moved in to a new home in August and needed to have a boiler serviced, which Mark did for us. Then we discovered there were problems with water and heating the home. Mark was brilliant and spent time sorting out the inherited problems we had. We have since used Mark, to change locations of radiators. We now have a toasty warm home, with hot water and a heating pump that no longer sounds like an aircraft taking off! 5 Stars all round, for work, timing & price.

Rating: 5 / 5

Amazing. Super quick message response and out next day to have a look at issue with our system (fitted by someone else) ... tbh our whole boiler and system was shockingly bad . Mark was ace! ... had a look , and arranged new boiler fitted following week...and sorted radiators. I have a warm house, and can finally have a hot bath ! Brilliant service, highly recommend!

Rating: 5 / 5

We’ve been a few times for breakfast and always amazing food. You wouldn’t leave hungry. High quality food and really substantial portion sizes. It’s great to have a different choice for breakfast. We’ve tried Spanish eggs, Scottish breakfast and avocado on toast. All delicious!

Rating: 5 / 5

Whenever I come down to Christchurch to visit my grandmother, I pass by Cuckoos to buy their takeaway cream tea sets so I can have tea with her. The scones here are absolutely delicious and my grandmother and I always look forward to sharing them. Thank you Cuckoos for making these special moments possible!

Rating: 5 / 5

Always a good proper pot of tea and a great selection of cakes and bites to eat. Cake portions are very generous and I highly recommend the Dorset apple cake.

Rating: 5 / 5

Good quality food. Presented well hot and tasty. Varied menu. Warm welcome friendly staff. Clean. Probably best to book at busy times there is additional seating outside weather permitting. Accepted our Scottish currency with no problems thank you x

Rating: 5 / 5

Chris from green star was very friendly and professional, He fixed my radiator in no time , he also gave me some valuable advice regarding my Boiler, I will certainly use him again.

Rating: 5 / 5

This company was a great find. The lady who answered the phone took all the details of the problem which was a water leak coming up through the floor and told me Simon would be with me within the next three hours. Simon phoned when he was on his way. He worked out where the problem was coming from which was behind a cupboard in the kitchen, then proceeded to replace the pipe. All very efficient. Highly recommend Greenstar.

Rating: 5 / 5

What a great service I recive today !!!!! I bought a New boiler and my instalation date was within 2 days ;) gentleman who turn up was absolutely a star and done a great work. Highly recommended!!! Thank you CJ ;)

Rating: 5 / 5

Ryan came to plumb our washing machine into our newly created utility outbuilding. His work was excellent and he kindly helped us carry the washer out to its new location once he'd finished the plumbing connections and installed a stopcock for the outbuilding. Very tidy, very good quality job. Excellent. Highly recommend this company.

Rating: 5 / 5

Andy has been updating the lighting in our bungalow over the last few months and has also relocated electric sockets and light switches. Andy is always very professional and his work is completed to the best standard. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend Andy to anybody for their electrical requirements.

Rating: 5 / 5

Andy is amazing: always friendly, responsive, resourceful and does a great job.

Rating: 5 / 5

Cute, dainty restaurant/cafe with the most lovely staff and an excellent menu! The cakes look amazing although I was too full to eat at the time, I picked some up for later in the day and am very much looking forward to eating them. The huevos rancheros was really good, I would recommend if you like mexican food.

Rating: 5 / 5

Went here for brunch and the service was incredibly quick and friendly. The food was really flavorful and came out quick too. I had the korean eggs that had soft and fluffy scrambled eggs in it. For my personal taste, I asked for extra kimchi and it really elevated the dish. The cumcumber was fresh and added some much needed crunch and the fresh peppers were a lovely highlight to really round out the dish. Lots of flavors and all of them worked together beautifully. Friends got the pharoahs eggs and toasted tea cake. Both were yummy (according to them) and made perfectly. We had lots of tea and coffee between us that they kept up topped up on. The cakes display was beautiful. We had oreo and vanilla cheesecake, pear and almond tart, and a chocolate walnut cake. We accidentally overstayed as we were catching up but the staff was really gracious about it and very friendly. Would recommend going repeatedly!

Rating: 5 / 5

Food was really nice, the bacon sandwich was great actually had a good amount of bacon in it. Coffee was nice and the garden was lovely. Would defo go back and try other stuff.

Rating: 5 / 5

Having coffee and cake at Cool & Baker was a great experience. The place seemed run by few women who were rather welcoming and friendly. It was nicely clean and from entrance to the tables to the loo everything seemed nicely clean. Menu was good with affordable prices. Convenient place. Definitely recommended if you’re in the area.

Rating: 5 / 5

We brought a house with 12 solar panels just over a month ago. We knew the panels were not serviced or cleaned since installed 10 years ago (2013) We reached out to DES Ltd who completed a full service and cleaning service. Not only was the job done to a high standard but the knowledge shared and showing us how the system worked has be valuable. Highly recommend and thank you. Regards Riad

Rating: 5 / 5

Fantastic service from Jason and his team. A top class clean for our solar panels (12) and the added benefit of an in depth test report on the entire system. I'd have no hesitation in recommending DES.

Rating: 5 / 5

Both the men were very polite and efficient. Even though the weather was absolutely dreadful the man doing the cleaning still got up and cleaned the panels. Would recommend this company.

Rating: 5 / 5

Really pleased with the work carried out to install 2 x extractors and a PIV unit. The work was much more involved than first thought, and the poor guy was working in our loft on the hottest day of the year! But he returned a second day to finish up and the original price was honoured. A pleasure having you in our home and feeling the benefits of the extractors and PIV as soon as they were turned on!

Rating: 5 / 5

Excellent plumber helped out in an emergency central heating breakdown will recommend Joe

Rating: 4 / 5

Nice and polite, did a good job at a reasonable price.

Rating: 5 / 5

Excellent. Came out same day to look at a problem and had it fixed the next day. My elderly grandmother needed the work and he treated her with the upmost respect and patience. Thank you for your care

Rating: 5 / 5

Fantastic plumber/gas engineer

Rating: 5 / 5

Carl is always friendly, reliable, very professional and knowledgeable electrician. He always goes to that extra length to produce top quality work. His work ethic is second to none. He is punctual and leaves the place tidy after he is done. The trainees under him are also very professional and strive for excellence. I always have had a great experience of calling Carl and he is my go to electrician.

Rating: 5 / 5

Carl and his apprentice came out today to fix a problem with the bathroom lights. Not only did they fix the issue quickly but then checked the other lights for issues. They were smart, tidy and even hoovered up a a little bit of dust that was generated. Would definitely recommend

Rating: 5 / 5

My thanks to Carl Ashley Electrical Services Ltd for your kind help and support given. My electrics cut out on Sunday evening, I was so relieved to have Carl Ashley Electrical Services respond immediately to my call. Carl took time to listen understand and guide me through the process for me to be able to restore my electrics to power and to identify that the cause was to do with my aging oven. How appreciative I am for Carl's help and support given. I am pleased to ask Carl Ashley Electrical Services to attend advise quote and carry out my necessary Oven replacement works. Thank you for your help. Sue

Rating: 5 / 5

Used Carl at my business for new lighting to be fitted on our sales forcourt. Priced the job and managed to get me in at his nearest booking time. Great work and very professional throughout. Definitely recommend.

Rating: 5 / 5

I contacted the company for an electric gate. Nick the boss came out and suggested a bespoke semi circular gate to match the existing fence. In addition the gate had to rise as the ground was not level. The work was recently completed after some angst and head scratching as it was far from easy. There were a few obstacles to overcome and times I thought it impossible. To everyone's credit they persevered and throughout Nick kept reassuring me that the gate would be finished as per the original design and that I would be satisfied. Well I am satisfied as I believe they have done a great job. The team of young men are a credit to the company. They were all polite professional workers. I would not hesitate to recommend them.

Rating: 5 / 5

The initial problem of a faulty circuit was attended to promptly and corrected. This did identify that some switch gear and circuit breakers were in poor condition and being now out-of-date, could not be repaired. As a second job, these were replaced the following day with modern equipment. Everything was done promptly and with good humour.

Rating: 5 / 5

I contacted Green Light for a quote for Solar PV Panel installation at the end of March 2023, getting their name from the MCS website and being local to the area. Nick contacted me by phone for an initial phone chat and very quickly produced an initial draft proposal. We arranged a visit to our house to discuss it further and firm up proposals. Nick was punctual and very informative and very keen on Solar. All our questions were answered, he did a thorough site survey and I said we were getting other quotes, which he was supportive of. He then supplied a firm quote which included a consumer (fuse box) unit replacement at the same time. Whilst I was waiting for other quotes Nick was quick to answer any follow up questions we had. The quote from the company was competitive with others and at the beginning of April we accepted the quote and booked a date for installation in May. The deposit could be paid by bank transfer or credit card to give the extra protection under section 75. The Monday agreed on in May arrived and Arthur and colleague arrived to start work, scaffolding had been put up the week before. We discussed a change of location of the inverter and battery if possible and that was incorporated so both were fitted downstairs instead of in the loft. They both worked tirelessly throughout the week, arriving about 0800hrs and not leaving until 1630hrs and seemed to work through any tea and lunch breaks. The work was completed with little mess and what there was was all cleaned up by end of the day. We were expecting more visible wiring trunking, inside and outside but they managed to use the wall cavity to run the wiring from the panels to the consumer unit/inverter so the little visible trunking is all extremely neat and contained around the inverter and battery. The consumer unit change replaced 2 old fuse units and looks so much neater. Whilst the wiring was being changed Arthur wired in sockets so we weren't left totally without electric for the day it took for the unit to be replaced, a nice touch really. On Fri afternoon the work was completed, the Solar panels producing electricity, work area left clean and tidy. A minor issue with battery connectivity was soon resolved the next working day. All in all I would recommend Nick and his company for their obvious commitment to providing a quality service, who are professional, want to do a professional job, arrive on time and work extremely hard to complete a job on time and to a very high standard. A job well done that we are very satisfied with. Nick and his team are to be commended.

Rating: 5 / 5

Fantastic experience from start to finish. From the first site visit and technical specification/style-design decisions right through to installation and testing, there isn't a single aspect of the process or indeed team member I could fault. Apart from how helpful, experienced/knowledgeable and accessible everyone is what I appreciated most in working with GL was how transparent they were and how I was kept informed of every step of the process. Thrilled with the result and would highly recommend!