Local Businesses
- The Cross Stores
- The Post Office & Tea Rooms
- Birdman Photography
- Dorset Self Storage company
- Child Okeford Computers
- The Green House at Gold Hill Organic Farm
- The Farmyard Picnic Café & Takeaway
- The Oasis Health & Beauty Centre
- The Oasis Plant Centre
- Low Level Aerial Photography
- Child Okeford Hypnotherapy
- Edward's Taxis & Private Hire
- The Art Stable
- Manor Barn Bed & Breakfast
- Clear It And Clean Services
If you would like your business added to this list on this page email: webmaster@child-okeford.org.uk with your details.
Acknowledgement
Some of the information on this page is taken from the Child Okeford Village Directory (printed version) with thanks to editor and all those involved in it's production.

Address: The Cross
Proprietors:Andrew and Eileen Shaw
Telephone No: 860279
Opening Hours
Monday - Saturday
8am - 6pm
(NOT Closed Lunch Times)
Sunday: 8.30am - 12.30pm
Facilities Include:
- Newspapers & Magazines
- Fresh Bread, Pies etc
- Frozen Foods
- Video Hire
- Off Licence
- Fresh Flowers and Plants
- Coal and Logs
Address: High Street
Proprietor: Mrs Rose Playden
Telephone: 01258 860281
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday 9am-5.30pm (NOT closed lunchtimes)
Saturday 9am - 1pm
Sunday Closed
Facilities Include:
Shop
- Come and browse for seasonal gifts
- Large range of greetings cards, office stationary & children's toys
- Large range of confectionary / Jars of Sweets / Boxes of Chocolates
- Fresh Milk / Cakes / Biscuits
- Fax + Photocopying available
Post Office
- Car Tax and Insurance
- General Post Office transactions
- Personal banking
- Barclays, Lloyds, Alliance & Leister,
- Co-op, Bank of Ireland, Clydesdale
- Cahoot, Smile.
- Foreign Currency (0% commission)
- Travel Insurance
- Personal Loans & Bill Payment
- Mobile Top Up; UK & International Phone Cards
- Post Office Credit Card & Gift Vouchers
Tea Rooms
Open:
- Monday - Friday 10am - 4.30pm
- Saturday 10am - 4.30pm
- Sunday 11.30am -3.30pm Bank Holidays and Summer Weekends
For:
Breakfast - Luncheons - Afternoon Tea - Take Out Service
Birdman Photography from James Chetwode. I specialise in aerial photography all over the UK. My office is in Gold Hill in Child Okeford.
My website is www.birdmanphotography.com
Address:
Hawthorne Cottage
Gold Hill
DT11 8HF
Telephone: 01258861366
FAX:07814183760
Gold Hill Business Park,
Gold Hill,
Child Okeford,
DT11 8HF
Address:
Telephone: 01258 861100
Fax: 01258 861515
Email: enquiries@dorsetselfstorage.co.uk
Opening Hours:
8am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday
9am - 1pm Saturday (not closed for lunch)
Facilities Include:
- Over 300 clean, dry and secure rooms
- Various sizes, from 18 sq ft to 175 sq ft
- Suitable for Household or Business
- Prices start from just £6.00 per week
- Available on Short or Long Term basis
- Trolleys & Sack Trucks available for use free of charge
- Fully Alarmed - Direct to Emergency Services
- Over 25 CCTV Cameras recording 24/7
- Full range of packing materials; Boxes, Bubble Wrap, Tape, Padlocks, Furniture Covers etc.

A local, friendly and efficient service for:
- PC repairs, upgrades and troubleshooting
- Internet accounts, broadband setups and home networking
- New systems designed and built to order
- Virus removal and prevention
Contact
Telephone: Phil Shave on 01258 861009
Email: computers@childokeford.com
We have two double rooms with one en-suite and one with a separate but private bathroom. Both rooms have king size beds, it is non smoking accommodation. We have ample off road parking, lovely secluded gardens and a very quiet location.
Telephone: 01258 863775 and 07974 737725.
Email: dennisbrown@talktalk.net
Address: Gold Hill Organic Farm
Proprietor: Ms Maria Timperley
Telephone: 01258 863716 (office Monday - Friday)
Website: www.thegreenhouse.biz
Opening Hours: *New Summer opening hours*
9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday
10am to 4pm on Sunday
About Us
The Green House is an organic food emporium and home delivery service with a particular bias towards locally produced fresh produce. The shop is stocked to meet all your grocery needs, from Ecover cleaning products to South African Fair Trade wine, but it is our local product range and excellent customer service of which we are most proud. Visit us at the shop from Monday to Sunday or contact us for details of our home delivery service and vegetable box scheme.
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Address: The Stables, Gold Hill Organic Farm
Proprietor: Jane Montana
Telephone: 01258 863636
Hope to see you for coffee and cakes, teas and treats, soups, salads and savories.
Address: Shaftesbury Road
Proprietor: Mrs Val Harbour
Telephone: 01258 860701
Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday
Late Evenings: Tuesday and Thursday
Facilities include:
Day Spa / Sunbed / Toning Table / Sauna,Steam & Jacuzzi Room / Hot Stone Therapy / Thai Style Massage / Indian Scalp Massage / Beauty Treatments / Nail Extensions / Slimming / Hypnotherapy & Chiropody / Reflexology / Reiki / Aromatherapy / Wedding Packages / Hen Parties / Full & Half-day Packages (with a light lunch) / Hairdressing / Exercise Classes.
Stockists for:
Guinot / Thalgo / Tisserand / Art Deco / St.Tropez Tanning products / Australian Skincare / Tigi Hair Products & more.
We also sell Gift Vouchers to use in the centre; gifts,handmade cards and jewellery.
Address: Shaftesbury Road
Proprietor: John Harbour
Telephone: 01258 861325
Mobile: 07770 381180
Opening Hours Tuesday - Sunday
Products include:
- Shrubs
- Perennials
- Bedding
- Hellebores
- Roses
- Pot Plants
- Hanging Baskets
- Trees incl. Fruit Trees
- Delphiniums
- Herbs
- Compost etc.
from the ground ...

Low Level Aerial Photography is a fast and affective means of achieving professional low cost images from a perspective that presents the full picture.
For further information please contact us:
Telephone: 01258 861696
Mobile: 07779280056
Child Okeford Hynotherapy offers a professional and sympathetic approach to all emotional based problems.
For more information go to www.dorsethypnotherapy.com
Edwards Taxis & Private Hire a long established firm serving the three Okefords and the Blackmore Vale,prompt reliable sevice, London Airports and Seaports a speciality. Wheelchair friendly vehicle avaible. Dorset tours.
Telephone: 01258 860730
Fax: 01258 860966
E-Mail: edwardstaxis@aol.comWebsite: www.edwardstaxis.com
The Art Stable specialises in Contemporary and Modern British paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramics.
Opening hours: During exhibitions Wednesday to Saturday, 10.00am - 3.00pm and at other times by appointment.
Telephone: 01258 863866
E-Mail: kellyross@theartstable.co.uk kellyross@theartstable.co.uk
For more information and details of forthcoming solo exhibitions in 2007 go to The Art Stable website

Address:Upper Street
Child Okeford
Nr Blandford
Dorset
DT11 8EF
Proprietors:Cari and Peter Sorby
Telephone:01258 860638
Email:carisorby@btinternet.com
Website:www.manorbarnbedandbreakfast.co.uk
The ground floor accommodation has its own entrance into a spacious sitting room with wood burning stove, TV/radio and separate eating area. A corridor leads to two double en-suite bedrooms. Breakfast is served anytime up to 9.30am with plenty of choice using fresh local produce and home made preserves
- king size or twin bed option
- en-suite bathroom
- digital television
- alarm clock radio
- hairdryer
- suitcase rack
- disabled access/ground floor bedrooms
- breakfast up to 9.30am
- newspaper on request
- private sitting room
- evening meals with prior notice
- children over 8 welcome
- no smoking
- no pets
5 Star Silver award by VisitBritain - www.visitsouthwest.co.uk
Recommended by Alastair Sawday - www.sawdays.co.uk
Member of Wolsey Lodges - www.wolseylodges.com
We are registered waste carriers through the Environment Agency and offer a full
Clear It And Clean Service.
Whether it’s a Business Premises, Private Homes, Garage, Outbuilding or Shed we can offer:
- A full clearance services taylored to your needs, whether you are moving home and want to dispose of unwanted furniture, carpets or general waste or moving into a property and find that previous occupants have left their unwanted goods, Clear It And Clean Services are here to help!
- Has the property had a problem with rodents,birds etc, we will clear the problem area for you and clean it to the highest standards.
- We will even clear lofts of all insulation and re-insulate!
Call Tony on 07951 132056 or Dan on 07877742516
Or visit our website www.clearitandclean.co.uk
