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Manston Guest House

3.5 star property
Bed & breakfast in Sturminster Newton with free parking

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Terrace/patio
Superior Suite, Ensuite | 1 bedroom
Single Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom
Bathroom
Exterior
Manston Guest House provides everything you need. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Digital channels
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Suite, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Superior Suite, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Single Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
2 Northwood Cottages, Ram's Hill Manston, Sturminster Newton, England, DT10 1HD

What's nearby

  • Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden - 13 min drive - 6.8 miles
  • Gold Hill Museum - 13 min drive - 7.1 miles
  • Stourhead Garden - 31 min drive - 15.5 miles
  • Stourhead - 32 min drive - 15.7 miles
  • Longleat Safari and Adventure Park - 42 min drive - 28.9 miles

Getting around

  • Gillingham Dorset Station - 22 min drive
  • Bristol International Airport (BRS) - 100 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Udder Farm Shop - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Kings Arms - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Wild Garlic - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪White Hart Alehouse - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Mitre - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Manston Guest House

Property highlights
Manston Guest House provides everything you need. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
Other perks at this bed & breakfast include:
  • Free self parking
  • Breakfast (surcharge), multilingual staff, and smoke-free premises

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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 cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is Manston Guest House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Manston Guest House?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Manston Guest House?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Manston Guest House?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Manston Guest House located?

Situated in Sturminster Newton, this bed & breakfast is 2.8 mi (4.6 km) from The Art Stable and within 6 mi (10 km) of Sturminster Newton Mill and Shillingstone Railway Project. Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Fontmell and Melbury Downs are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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Reviews

Manston Guest House Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

9.0

Location

9.6

Staff & service

9.4

Eco-friendliness

9.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 102 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 102 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 102 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 102 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 102 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

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

LOVELY STAY

Lovely place to stay with an excellent host. Very quiet and comfortable in the countryside just outside Sturminster Newton. Easy for Shaftesbury and all the surrounding locations of interest.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hidden away only a couple of miles from the lovely market town of Sturminster Newton, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Justin is a lovely host and we were incredibly well looked after. Super full English breakfast and Good amenities in the room. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great find. Justin is just the perfect host. Couldn’t find a thing wrong with it. Next time we’re in the area won’t hesitate to stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were going to the Sturminster Cheese festival and decided to stay the night and found this lovely B&B on hotels.com Lovely place, quiet and out in the countryside. Justin was a nice, friendly host and cooked a lovely breakfast. Would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

SANDRA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice place to stay and great breakfast. Only a small down side was that the room could of been aired as there was a slight damp smell but perfectly clean and modern shower room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Justin, the host was charming and couldn’t do enough for you. The breakfast was excellent, with plenty of choice. The room was clean and had everything we needed 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

KELLY

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

Perfect in every way.

I was looking for a quiet place to stop for one night, to break up a long trip back to Wales and could not have found the most perfect place. The guest house is beautiful, the location was peaceful and quiet and the warm welcome from Justin was so nice after a very long day. My room was lovely, very clean, complimentary fresh milk and a bottled water in the small fridge, plus tea/coffee. Justin was a lovely host, made even more so by the fact that he is motorcycle mad, like myself, so the conversation when arriving and at breakfast was just perfect. I would not hesitate to recommend Manston Guest House, it's truly a little hidden gem.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

One night stay but could be a week next time

Lovely clean room with everything we needed. So good to have nice English Breakfast tea and Nescafe Gold coffee in the room. Fresh milk kept in a small fridge was a real bonus. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

W

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

Tank Museum 2023

Lovely quiet location , a local pub walking distance, THE PLOUGH ,very friendly, good food good service . Justin the onwer of manston guest house was helpful and knowledgeable, also lots of communication, about requirements for breakfast and what time breakfast was required, and any special requests, coffee ,full English etc A great place for a base ,we were attending the tankfest 2023 at bovington camp Also reasonable on price for two nights +breakfast included
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Proprietor was very friendly and accomodating.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Justin looked after me and my early breakfast request. Room was clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Haim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a lovely weekend. Justin was a great host. Breakfast was brilliant. Plenty of walks and bike riding around. We had a lovely ride on North Dorset Trail. We definitely come back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our two night stay and would recommend the property and its management to everyone. Excellent room and breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

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

Happy wedding times

Really good stay here as we travelled to Dorset for a wedding. Host was happy to let us in early to get changed and was very attentive. Breakfast in the morning was super and once again our host could not do enough to make sure we were happy. We would recommend very strongly
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mrs M E

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

Would recommend

Lovely location, nice comfy and warm room. Great breakfast. Host very accommodating. Happy to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was extremely clean, well appointed with small details e.g torch, hair dryer, iron. Very attentive host who ensured we were comfortable. Delightful spot in the country.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dewi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay. Great parking. Great breakfast - should ask what we wanted/preferred though to avoid waste. Calm and quiet and a ten min walk to a local pub with decent food. Lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Justin was an excellent host. Room was great with all essentials. Breakfast was plentiful. Would definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

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

Martyn and Sylvia

Friendly, welcoming, high quality Guest House that would put many hotels to shame. Comfortable, room with quality furnishings and useful facilities. Excellent Breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay! Communicative host and comfortable lodgings. I wish we could have stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andy

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

Little gem in the country

Excellent little gem discovered and will be using again. Great host, lovely room and hearty breakfast too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gill

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

Cosy comfortable & friendly

Justin is so helpful and accommodating- can’t do enough for you. Comfy bed, cosy house lovely breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
We were greeted by Justin with a friendly smile and a nice cup of coffee
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mukesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

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

Lovely

Superb quiet country environment
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

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