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Business Information

The Bear Hotel, 14 South Street, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4LT
01929 288150
info@thebearwareham.co.uk
The Bear at Wareham Ltd, Company No 11552636
Bear Naps at Wareham Ltd, Company No 12462552

Arrival and Departure

Check in is between 3pm-10pm.
Early check in available from 1.00pm at additional cost of £25. ( Must be prebooked and 24 hour notice required.)
Check out by 11am.
12.00 late check out available at additional cost of £25. ( Must be prebooked and 24 hour notice required.)
Additional costs may apply to late check ins or late departures.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations will be charged 25% of the total reservation cost. If guests fail to show up, they will be charged the first night cost of the Reservation. For reservations made within 7 days full payment is required at time of booking.

Cancellations and amendments to bookings can be made by emailing info@thebearwareham.co.uk .

We will do our best to avoid having to cancel your booking, however when absolutely necessary, we reserve the right to cancel your booking at any time. In such circumstances, we will provide you with a full refund and we will have no further liability to you in relation to the cancellation.

Breakfast

Residents breakfast is served each day from 8am until 10am. If you are not checking out and wish to have a later breakfast, you are welcome to order from our main breakfast menu until 11.30am.

Dogs

Dogs are welcome within all of The Bear’s public areas and one well behaved dog is welcome to stay in our Paddington, Goldilocks, Baloo, Iorek Byrnison, Ruxpin, Yogi and Theodore rooms, at a charge of £15 per stay. Please ensure your pet's flea treatment is up to date, and bring along a bed for them to sleep in, as we cannot permit pets on our beds or furniture.
Aloysius, Pooh Bear and Rupert are pet free bedrooms.

Parking

Our former coaching inn was originally designed for its arriving guests to disembark from their coach at the front of the building with the horses lead off around the back of the building to be stabled overnight. Then built in 1852 the original designer of The Bear failed to appreciate that this form of transport would be replaced by the motorcar and consequently failed to add on-site car parking to their plan.

Our map below shows car parks throughout Wareham, roadside parking during the day is limited to 1 hour.

The St John’s Hill & Church Green as well as The Quay car parks are a maximum of 4 hours during the day. Connegar Lane & Streche Road are long stay car parks, the average cost to spend 24 hours in the long stay car parks is £6.00 currently.

There is free parking overnight between 18:00 to 08:00 at any of above-mentioned car park.

There is an APP you can download onto your mobile phone JustPark, this has all the Wareham car parks by number the payment is online, so you don’t have to worry about needing change for the machines.

The post codes for the above-mentioned car parks are:

St John’s Hill & Church Green BH20 4NA
The Quay BH20 4LP
Connegar Lane BH20 4NQ
Stretche Road BH20 4QF

JustPark link

https://www.justpark.com/#utm_source=Dorset/

Parking (country wide search)

https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/

Third Party Bookings

The Hotel accepts limited liability for all reservations made through any website or agent not directly managed by the hotel. Guests are reminded that their contract of stay is with the 3rd party provider and any issues resulting from the reservation error must be addressed directly through the booking agent. The Bear always advises its guests to book directly to enjoy the best rates and customer service.

No Smoking Policy?

The Bear is 100% smoke-free. Smoking is not permitted in any part of the hotel building or outside. Should it be brought to our attention that smoking has taken place, a cleaning fee of £100 will be payable.

Accessibility

As The Bear is a Grade II listed building over three floors, there is no lift and bedrooms are accessed via either one flight (Aloysius, Paddington, Baloo, Iorek Byrnison, Ruxpin, Fozzie Bear, Yogi and Theodore) or two flights (Pooh, Rupert and Goldilocks) of stairs. There is the occasional additional step within the ground floor of the building and some of the rooms. If you have questions regarding accessibility, please contact us prior to making your reservation.

Keys

In the event of a guest losing a room key, please note that there is a £50 lost key charge to go towards replacing the key and wooden key fob.

Payment Transactions

All payment transactions are handled by a secure third party payment gateway, whose transaction processing environment surpasses industry standards such as PCI DSS. We do not process any card payments through our own website, and all cardholder data is secured safely through our booking system provider (SCA).

Stay, Eat & Meet at The Bear

Accommodation

Our beautiful bedrooms are all individually designed and each one is as unique as the famous bears they've been named after.

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Food

We are proud to serve great food, great coffee and great cakes from breakfast through to dinner.

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Bar

Serving a wide selection of hand crafted cocktails, mocktails, wines, beers and spirits with a emphasis on showcasing our local brewers and distillers.

Drinks Menu

Functions

The Bear’s versatile layout means we can provide spaces for all manner of meetings, eatings and celebrations.

Functions at The Bear

News & Offers

STAY WITH US IN AUGUST!

A great location to stay if you are exploring The Isle of Purbeck including Wareham, Swanage, Corfe Castle & Studland.

Midweek Summer Stays – 15% Off in August
Dreaming of a peaceful escape or romantic nights away? Book directly on our website with code AUGUST15% or call 01929 288150 to enjoy:

• 15 % off all midweek stays (Sunday–Thursday) during August 2025
• A delicious breakfast included every morning
• Straightforward, no-fuss booking—offer not available elsewhere

EARLY EATS MENU — Available Daily from 5 to 6pm

A small, delicious, great-value menu with something for everyone.

• 4 of our most popular dishes – just £15 each
• Children’s menu – £9.95, including a squash drink
• Homemade cakes or ice cream for dessert

Book or pop in, place your order between 5 and 6pm and vacate the table by 7pm. It’s perfect for a pre- or post-cinema bite, a post beach treat—or even to dodge the traffic! By the time you leave, the roads will be clearer, and everything will feel that little bit better.

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Dogs at The Bear

Well behaved dogs are definetely welcome at The Bear.

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Local Area

The Bear is situated within the Saxon walled town of Wareham, making it an ideal location to explore Dorset and The Isle of Purbeck including Swanage, Corfe Castle & Studland.

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About Us

Learn more about the history of The Bear in Wareham.

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Parking

Our former coaching inn was originally designed for its arriving guests to alight from their horse drawn coach at the front of the building.

If you don't own a horse read more about where to park.

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