Hotel Grosvenor
Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK
Location
Hotel Grosvenor is in Shaftsbury, which is on the northern rim of
East Dorset (on the border with Wiltshire and Somerset in southwest
England).
By Air:
There is a small international airport at Bournemouth, an hour
south of Shaftesbury. Southampton is also close. Click on the links
below for a list of airlines serving these airports.
From the Airport
Hire a car, or take a taxi (approx £45 from Bournemouth,
£55 from Southampton).
By Car:
From central London (177km), Shaftesbury takes around 2 hrs 30
minutes, via the A4/M3/A303. The town is just 30km south of the
main A303 route that runs west from the capital. Coming from the
north, you can head south of the M4, driving through rural
Wiltshire via Chippenham and Trowbridge. From the Dorset coast,
Shaftesbury is 45-60 mins (around 48km) inland from Poole or
Bournemouth. If you want to hire a car, we recommend
Holiday
Autos who are usually the cheapest, and you can collect your
car at either airport.
By Train :
The nearest station is at Gillingham (8km west of Shaftesbury),
which lies on the mainline route between London Waterloo and Exeter
in Devon. The journey takes around 2 hrs.
Detailed directions will be sent to you when you book through
i-escape.com.
More on
getting
to the UK and
getting
around
Airports:
- Bournemouth 43.0km BOH
- Southampton 58.0km SOU
Other:
- beach: 60.0 km
- shop: 0.1 km
- restaurant: 0.2 km























