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Old Ship Inn

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A building with multiple windows, some with signs, and a signboard for 'Old Ship Inn' accommodation. - Old Ship Inn (Dorchester)
A wall with a historical quote and a menu board for the Old Ship Inn. - Old Ship Inn (Dorchester)
An outdoor patio area with multiple wooden picnic tables and benches, surrounded by a wooden fence. - Old Ship Inn (Dorchester)
A neatly made bed with white linens, a bedside table with a coffee maker, and a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall. - Old Ship Inn (Dorchester)
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Old Ship Inn provides a garden and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi

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A neatly made bed with white linens, a bedside table with a coffee maker, and a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall.

Classic Double or Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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A small, neatly arranged room with two beds, a chair, and a window with curtains.

Classic Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A neatly arranged bedroom with a bed, bedside tables, a TV, and a radiator.

Family Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a television, and a mirror.

Classic Double or Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Dorchester is home to Old Ship Inn. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Weymouth Beach and Durdle Door. Kingston Maurward Park and Gardens and Fantasy Island Fun Park are also worth visiting. Visit our Dorchester travel guide
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High W St, Dorchester, England, DT1 1UW

What's nearby

  • A golden throne with intricate hieroglyphs and two figures in traditional Egyptian attire.
    Tutankhamun: The Exhibition
    1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Dinosaur Museum
    5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Roman Town House
    5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
    6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Terracotta Warriors Museum
    6 min walk - 0.4 miles

Getting around

  • Dorchester West Station
    9 min walk
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    51 min drive

Restaurants

  • Coffee #1
    6 min walk
  • Vivo Lounge
    9 min walk
  • Costa Coffee
    3 min walk
  • Kings Arms
    3 min walk
  • The Cornish Bakery
    2 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from noon - 10:00 PM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per accommodation, per night

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is Old Ship Inn pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of GBP 15 per accommodation, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking?

This hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Old Ship Inn?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Old Ship Inn?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Old Ship Inn located?

Situated in Dorchester, this hotel is steps from Tutankhamun: The Exhibition, Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, and Dorset County Museum. Borough Gardens and The Keep Military Museum are also within 5 minutes. Dorchester West Station is 9 minutes by foot and Dorchester South Station is 11 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Old Ship Inn Reviews

7.6

Good

7.6

Cleanliness

7.0

Amenities

8.4

Staff & service

7.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 28 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 28 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 28 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 28 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 28 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mrs S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely comfortable, clean room, friendly staff, and pet friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

marcus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A beautiful setting with character accompanied by outstanding service from all concerned. My father said he has never been made to feel more welcome at any other establishment, he has 81 years experience on this matter. I have to agree. Would 100% stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Old Ship Inn is the perfect place to stay during our trip to Dorchester and surrounding area. It’s a gorgeous Inn tucked into a very special old pub. Our room was very clean, and the beds were super comfortable. We will be coming back here for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Not worth the price unfortunately. The beds were made up nicely and comfortable but the curtains have mould at the bottom and the curtain pole isn’t secure so it fell and hurt my hand when I went close the curtains. The bathroom had empty shower gel and soap dispensers. We went out for dinner but on returning the pub door was locked as they closed early. Luckily, a member of staff was still there to let us in and then kindly informed us that there is a back entrance too which we didn’t know before. No one was around at check out time (11am) so we just left the keys in the room. Will not stay again. I have no idea how some have rated this place 10/10. I’m just glad my young children did not get hurt but I left with a lovely bruise on my hand.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

cedric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Let down by small things! I'd stay at the Old Ship again. Switched room mid-stay at venue's request, but I was okay with that. Comfortable beds and great linen. Both rooms were freshly painted and had been thoughtfully decorated.. However, neither bathroom had a shelf - awkward - and one room had only an overhead light. Extra lamp could not be provided on request. No iron was available. More seriously, my second room could only be secured from the inside, meaning the room was not secured if I went out. (A guest had gone off with the only key apparently!)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Bethan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent room with everything we needed. The staff were particularly helpful with carrying luggage up the stairs as I was on my own with a baby.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pet friendly and the manager very helpful. Not posh but clean and everything there tv tea coffee nice biscuits. Lots of clean white towels and bedding. No food there but a very nice weatherspoons next door and in the brewery quarter lots of various up market restaurants and bars minutes away. Beautiful park at the top of the road.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dog friendly, clean, friendly and convenient - just what we needed!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Staff lovely, but the room was above the bar and very noisey, room needed some love.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best value in town. Clean, quiet, professional. A+
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean and comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Ed

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Room was clean and comfortable but the dj and music until 02:30 meant stopping by in Dorchester to break our journey to make sure we were not too tired for the following day was pointless. I thought being a pub they may be open till late but that was too much.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
not known
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Janet

Disliked: Cleanliness
The website said check in between 15.00 and 22.30. I turned up at 21.15, the door was locked and no one answered the phone. I had to ring around other hotels and ended up paying over £180.00 extra as this was the only hotel that had a room. Do not go to this hotel as they do not honour their commitments.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty room, needed a clean. Would not book again.

I was late getting to room as working at Dorchester, was given room 3. Seemed clean when i walked in. On closer inspection bed and towels were clean, but the room was very dirty. Spoons were dirty, never been washed, skirting was dusty, looked like it hadnt been cleaned for weeks. I honestly didn’t feel like stopping in the room. It was most probably worst room i have stayed in for years.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty room, needed a clean. Would not book again.

I was late getting to room as working at Dorchester, was given room 3. Seemed clean when i walked in. On closer inspection bed and towels were clean, but the room was very dirty. Spoons were dirty, never been washed, skirting was dusty, looked like it hadnt been cleaned for weeks. I honestly didn’t feel like stopping in the room. It was most probably worst room i have stayed in for years.
Spoons were not clean
Top of bin dirty
Shower
Kettle dusty
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

DEAN

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Paul

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Barry

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Koffigan Raymond

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024