Moonfleet Manor Hotel -Member of Von Essen Hotels a private collection of individual country houses in UK, Scotland and France. Moonfleet sits in a spectacular coastline just 7 miles west of Weymouth. Dorset is wonderfully undiscovered; its picturesque coves and villages provide great days out. Recommended places to visit are; The Abbotsbury Swannery, during the spring you can watch all the baby cygnets hatching. The Cottage, near Bridport, created by Hugh Ferney-Whittingstall, Lulworth and Corfe Castle, The Corfe to Swanage Steam Train or Fossile Hunting at Lyme Regis. Dorchester and Thomas Hardy's birthplace, Monkey World and for a real typically English day on the beach, Weymouth is the place to take your bucket and spade. Moonfleet is part of the Luxury Family Hotels brand which is owned by von Essen Hotels. The hotel is a popular choice for families with older children because of the vast amount of space both inside and out, it also provides an enchanting backdrop for stories of pirates and smugglers. With an array of facilities including an indoor pool, tennis courts, squash court, large indoor games arena, sauna, treatment rooms and snooker room there is always plenty to entertain the whole family.