Turn into The Square at Charminster, near Dorchester and take a step back in time to an era when pubs were real pubs –
Welcome to THE THREE COMPASSES – a Family owned and run FREEHOUSE
Although it stands now as a large impressive brick building, following a rebuild in 1916, The Three Compasses Inn actually dates way back to 1747 when Mary Ebber was the first Licensee! The current Landlord and Landlady, Rob and Tina Dixon, pride themselves in keeping ‘The Compasses’ a normal pub with just a few essential modern tweaks such as WiFi, TV and a Card-Reading Till
Having been in the DIXON family for the past 30 years and previously run by Rob’s parents, Terry and Margaret, The Three Compasses oozes the atmosphere of a bygone age of traditional pub life. The skittle alley still remains intact in all it’s vintage glory, there are several Dart Boards and Cribbage and the recent addition of a cosy adjoining Tea Room, full of beautiful English bone china, complete the vintage charm that is “THE THREE COMPASSES”! For outside space to enjoy a beer or a large G&T, we have a Quaint Courtyard Garden.
The Compasses has a long reputation for being the home of ‘Live Music’ in the local area – especially on a Sunday Night for a wide range of bands and for Jazz on the First and Third Wednesdays of the month. We are now extending this with more music and more events so please watch our ‘Events Page’ for what’s happening.
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Lovely pub. Always good music on a weekend. A really friendly atmosphere.
Visited from Weymouth on Saturday night, as there was live music on. Great atmosphere, ever so friendly landlord and landlady, happy customers and reasonably priced drinks. Plenty of parking at this atmospheric pub. Looking forward to visiting again. Great evening!
Busy friendly local pub, just how I like them.
Me and my mate were staying in the area at nearby Wolverton Gatehouse from Gosport and Southampton and thankfully we ended up in this pub. I arrived first and Sara the barmaid made me feel welcome straight away and the locals were good as gold. Tina the Landlady came in later and she couldn't do enough for us even giving us a Christmas toilet roll as a momento. A proper friendly drinking pub for a mixed crowd. A local even gave us a lift to the top of the steep hill.. Tina even let me in and made me a coffee to shelter from the rain whilst waiting for the bus. They had 2 ales on and they also have bands play here..
We stayed the night here after a day walking on the Jurassic coast. Rob and Tina were so welcoming and lovely. Cooked up a fantastic breakfast for us the next day. Brilliant pub with a great atmosphere. Staying here really made our weekend. Thank you
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