Aquila Heights Guest House

44 Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2ES

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Aquila Heights Guest House offers extensive views toward the ramparts of Maiden Castle from the first floor bedrooms. This iron-age hill-fort was the tribal capital of the Durotriges until the Roman invasion of Britain in AD43.
Aquila Heights, Dorchester

Warm welcome, quiet location. near town, comfortable, relaxed atmosphere, light, airy, en-suite rooms with remote control colour TV and tea and coffee tray. Large spacious Lounge and Breakfast room. Excellent breakfast, good menu choice. Delicious food individually cooked. Fresh local ingredients in season. Most special diets catered for. Full central heating. Ground floor suite. Garden and Patio. Fire security, alarms and sprinkler system. Non Smoking.

Aquila Heights Guest House, Dorchester

An ideal base for business and pleasure. Well positioned for touring and exploring Dorset's beautiful coast and countryside: Thomas Hardy Country: Museums: Historical sights: Numerous gardens and places of interest locally:
Near Dorchester Town Centre: Rail and Coach Stations: Thomas Hardy Hall: Dorset County Hospital: Dorset County Records Office: Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre: Farmers Market.

For the more energetic

Excellent for walking, hiking, and cycling. On national cyclist network Dorset cycle route 2.

Centrally situated for the Jurassic Coast: - England's only Natural World Heritage Site.

Large breakfast room and comfortable guest lounge with a larger television, video player, reading material and an open, coal or log fire during the colder weather.

All rooms are light, individually decorated and well furnished to enhance their comfort, ambiance and charm.

All bedrooms have remote control colour TV, tea and coffee tray, hairdryer and radio alarm clock.

On the ground floor

Room 1
Two roomed suite with level ramped access available direct from the private parking area. Specifically designed for those guests with disabilities and wheelchair users.

A 4ft 6in double bedded en-suite room with a spacious adjoining Garden Room. A wide doorway with double curtains links the two rooms.

The Garden Room
is very light and airy, with windows the length of two walls overlooking the patio and garden. An outer door opens directly on to the patio.
This suite also has possibilities as a family room or multiple suite.
There is ample room for two full sized 3ft single beds in garden room with a comfortable 3-seater sofa.
Spacious, powerful showers throughout the house are complimented by a good selection of bathroom size toiletries and large, good quality towels.

On the first floor

Room 2
Twin bedroom has a shower room en-suite and a west facing window over looking the garden with a view towards Hardy's Monument.

Room 4
Spacious Single bedroom has its own private shower room just across the landing and a very large south facing window.

Rooms 3 & 5
Two large super king size or twin bedded rooms with shower room's en-suite. Both have large south facing bay windows with panoramic views of Maiden Castle.
Room 3 has a second west facing window, ideal for the evenings sun and a view towards Hardy's Monument
Rooms 3 and 5 have sleeping options of a 6ft x 6ft 6ins super king sized double or twin 3ft single beds.
Room 5 has ample space for an extra full sized 3ft single bed if required or can be arranged as a triple bedded room with three 3ft single beds

Room 6
Double bedroom has a shower room en-suite 4ft 6in double bed and dual aspect to the south and east.

Directions

Easy to find from all directions by following the brown "Maiden Castle" tourist signs from A35 Dorchester bypass: Turn onto the B3147.
Maiden Castle Road is then the first turning left from this approach road to Dorchester.
Aquila Heights is about 500m on the right on the corner of Florence Road.

Parking: - There is a private parking area available for 5 cars with no restrictions on street parking locally.

The Aquila, Latin for eagle was the sacred emblem of the Roman Legions and the insignia that they carried into battle - the eagle on the pole. It is thought that the future Roman Emperor, Vespasian and his Augusta Legion would have set up a base camp by the river on the site of modern Dorchester from which to launch his assault across the valley that Aquila Heights now overlooks.