The Frampton Arms

The Frampton Arms is a country pub with rooms located in Moreton, Dorset, England, directly opposite Moreton railway station. According to the pub's own history, it was built in the 1840s by the local land-owning Frampton family, from whom it takes its name, and was deliberately sited to coincide with the arrival of the railway in the area. Over the decades the building has been altered many times, and it holds a place in local memory as the favourite pub of RAF personnel stationed at the former Royal Air Force base at nearby Warmwell, who flew in the Battle of Britain and other Second World War operations. The Frampton Arms operates as a food-led country inn. Its kitchen emphasises locally sourced ingredients and serves a mix of traditional and contemporary dishes, from a lunch menu of pub classics, sandwiches and salads to an evening à la carte restaurant menu. The pub also offers award-winning food and drink, al-fresco dining in its beer garden and terrace areas, and a bar serving wine, beer and cocktails. Opening hours span lunch and dinner service through the week, with extended Saturday and Sunday service. Accommodation is a significant part of the offer: the pub provides 14 air-conditioned en-suite bedrooms, a mix of baths and showers, described as beautifully designed, furnished and appointed. In 2019 the pub was sympathetically restored, and in early 2020 a barn was converted into terrace rooms, expanding the guest accommodation. Its location by Moreton station makes it a base for visitors to nearby Dorset attractions, including The Tank Museum, Lulworth Cove, Monkey World, Poole Harbour, Hardy's Cottage, The Keep Military Museum and Weymouth Beach. The Frampton Arms is recorded in Wikidata as a pub in Moreton, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK.

The Frampton Arms was built in the 1840s by the local land-owning family, the Framptons, from whom the pub takes its name. It was constructed to coincide with the opening of the railway in the area, and was sited directly opposite Moreton Railway Station — a deliberate choice of location for a public house. During the Second World War the pub became the favourite of RAF personnel stationed at the former Royal Air Force base at Warmwell. From that base, airmen fought in the Battle of Britain as part of No 10 Group and took part in other operations; the airfield was subject to bombing raids from 1940. The Frampton Arms thus has a small but distinct place in local wartime history. The building has been altered many times over the years. In 2019 The Frampton Arms was sympathetically restored, and in early 2020 the barn was converted into the pub's terrace rooms, adding to its accommodation offer. Today the pub operates as a country inn with dining and 14 en-suite bedrooms, serving locally sourced food and drink and welcoming visitors to the surrounding Dorset attractions.

• 2020

  The barn is converted into the pub's terrace rooms.

• 2019

  The Frampton Arms is sympathetically restored.

• 1940

  The nearby Warmwell airfield, whose RAF personnel favoured the pub, is subject to bombing raids during the Second World War.

• 1840

  The Frampton Arms is built by the Frampton family to coincide with the opening of the railway, opposite Moreton Railway Station.

A classic country pub with rooms offering award-winning, locally sourced food and drink, positioned as a destination inn opposite Moreton railway station and a base for exploring Dorset attractions.

• Lunch menu

  Pub classics, sandwiches and salads.

• Evening à la carte restaurant menu

  Traditional and contemporary dishes made with locally sourced ingredients.

• En-suite bedrooms

  14 air-conditioned, en-suite rooms with a mix of baths and showers.

• Beer garden and terrace

  Al-fresco dining areas.

1. 1The Frampton Arms | A classic country pub located in Moretonframptonarms.co.uk
2. 2Welcome to the Frampton Arms Pub in Moretonframptonarms.co.uk
3. 3The Frampton Armswikidata.org