MARMADUKE COTTAGE - Holiday Let in Drimpton, sleeps 5

OATHILL FARM - Clapton (about 1 mile) B & B, Restaurant and Tea Rooms.

CROSSKEYS HOUSE - Broadwindsor (about 2 miles) Friendly B & B in the centre of the village.

WEST DORSET ACCOMMODATION - West Dorset hotels, B&Bs, holiday cottages in West Dorset

TRAVEL - Local Bus and Rail services:

TRAVELINE SOUTHWEST - Bus, coach and rail timetables (Service No. 90 serves Drimpton village to Chard, Taunton, Crewkerne and Yeovil)

NATIONAL RAIL ENQUIRIES - Comprehensive guide to all rail services; CREWKERNE (about 4miles) is the nearest station on the Exeter - London Waterloo line.

LOCAL CONTACTS:

JENNY BECK - Local artist specialising in paintings of gardens and houses with a unique portrayal of property and garden.

DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL - On-line information on Dorset CC and West Dorset DC; from Bin collection to Planning Applications, from Libraries to Roads.

MOBILE LIBRARY - Direct link to the mobile library timetable for Drimpton (Route B6)

DIOCESE of SALISBURY - Church details of the whole of the Diocese of the Bishop of Salisbury (Drimpton Parish is part of the Lyme Bay Deanery, Beaminster Team)

HOMEWATCH MESSAGES (Dorset Police) - All the latest information on potential crime in the area sent to Homewatch Organisations by 'Ringmaster'