Local Businesses

• The Cross Stores
• The Post Office & Tea Rooms
• The Bakers Arms
• The Saxon Inn
• Birdman Photography
• Dorset Self Storage company
• Child Okeford Computers
• Hawthorn Cottage Bed & Breakfast
• The Old Stables - Holiday Lets
• 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.

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

We are a family run business and offer a personal service to all. We boast an ample drinks range for you to sample at our generous bar or, if your feeling peckish, a bar menu is always there to help keep hunger at bay. If you are a team player, then this is the pub for you! We have our own Pool, Darts, Cribbage, Quiz and Football teams and we always welcome new players or teams to join us. We have won many trophies over the years and there is always room for another!

Website:

www.bakersarms.com

Email:

caroline.dennet@btinternet.com

Address:

The Bakers Arms
The Cross

Child Okeford
DT11 8ED

Telephone: 01258 860260

 

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

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Gold Hill Business Park,
Gold Hill,
Child Okeford,
DT11 8HF

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

 

Apple Acre,

Child Okeford

Email: sue@dreux.co.uk

The Old Stables is available for holiday lets from July to September. Peacefully situated in a quiet part of the village, accessed via a private driveway, the cottage accommodates up to 4 people in 2 bedrooms, bathroom, cloakroom, kitchen, sitting room & study. The 2 living rooms have French windows onto a large, sunny, south facing terrace, and very private, attractive garden.

For full information and lots of photos please visit our website www.dreux.co.uk

Address:

Hawthorn Cottage
Child Okeford
Gold Hill
Nr Blandford
Dorset
DT11 8HF

Proprietors: Francesca and James Chetwode

Telephone: 01258 861366 / 07796 142112
Email: thechetwodes@btinternet.com
Website:www.hawthorncottagebedandbreakfast.co.uk

We have one large double room and one twin room with acccess to either a shower room or a bathroom, cots available on request.  Breakfast is served anytime up to 9.30am using local produce either full english or continental available. 

• digital television
• alarm clock radio
• breakfast up to 9.30am
• newspaper on request
• evening meals with prior notice
• children welcome and cots and high chairs available
• babysitting on request
• no smoking
• no pets

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: The Stables, Gold Hill Organic Farm
Proprietor: Jane Montana
Telephone: 01258 863636

The Farmyard Picnic cafe will re-open for the summer at Goldhill Organic Farm, Ridgeway Lane, on Wednesday, April 8th

... ready to serve our delicious, healthy, happy menu! Wednesdays to Sundays,

10.00am to 4.00pm. The Cafe is also available as an evening venue for private soirees, meetings and workshops - a perfect place; looks lovely and environmentally sound. BBQs and a woodburner as well.

We hope to welcome you in a sunnier summer! With cheer and goodwill.

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.

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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 ...

For further information please contact us:

Telephone: 01258 861696
Mobile: 07779280056

Website: www.lowlevelaerialphotography.com

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.com

Website: 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

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