Discover enchanting Dorset

Our charming 16th-century coaching inn transports you to the pages of a Thomas Hardy novel. Featured in Tess of the d’Urbervilles, our atmospheric inn boasts old beams, oak panelling, roaring fires and an original skittle alley. The beautiful rural setting in the heart of the Dorset countryside is complemented by our warm, attentive service and fine local cuisine..

We are delighted that our doors are open once more, and the Acorn team are looking forward to welcoming our guests back.

Where can we take you?

Find a career

A message from Jonathan Raggett

Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director

Learning & development

Whatever your job role at Red Carnation Hotels, you will find we provide the training and development you need to progress in your career and we are proud to hold an Investors in People Platinum Standard Award for this commitment to our staff, making us the first company to achieve this on a global basis throughout all of our properties.

Excellence as standard

Each of our hotels has achieved Investors in People Platinum Award status. This means that our Training and Development Plan links directly to our business goals and strategy and that this is communicated openly. We have also been recognised in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For over six years and in the top 10 for three of those years, and we are proud to have been recognised in 2017 and 2020 by the Princess Royal Training Awards for our outstanding Management Programmes.

Steps to success

Our Training and Development Plan is second to none. For a start, what we say we’re going to do, we do. We want to fulfil your dreams with you, help you achieve your personal goals, the same way you will help us achieve our business goals. The personalised service you see in our hotels starts with the personalised training we provide to our employees. We won’t just provide you with the basics, we will also offer learning opportunities that are internationally recognised beyond our own organisation. Encouraging you to develop new skills helps us to motivate our team, so keeping our service to guests at the highest level.

Career progression with Red Carnation

Committed to Succeed Together

The Acorn Inn