Our community

The only village shop in the Octagon is the Compton Village Shop. For treats, you can visit the Stansted Farm Shop or order goods from Sudzfun or Lordington Lavender. You can actually visit the lavender field at the beginning of July. For beautiful flower arrangements that are a little bit different, contact Farmyard Flowers. If you have too many books in your house, or you would like something to read, there is a Second-Hand Bookshop inside Stansted Garden Centre.

Other Services

There is a Post Office in the Coach and Horses, Compton on Fridays from 12.30 to 2.30 pm. The Octagon is served by a milkman and the No 54 bus. Sadly, the travelling library failed its MOT and is no longer on the road.

There are pubs in:

• Stoughton,
• Walderton, 
  
• West Marden
• and Compton.

If you are planning a pub-crawl, there are also pubs in Hooks Way, Rowlands Castle and Finchdean, just outside the Octagon. For lunch and tea, try the Pavilion Tearoom at Stansted or the Village shop and Tearoom in Compton. For somewhere to stay, why not try Lordington House or West Marden Farm?