Fox Ditch
Blandford,
Dorset
Self-catering
+44 (0)7824 638117
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£76 - £265
per night
£535 - £1861
per week
A light and airy barn conversion, very comfortable and rural, sitting on a hill with views to the south overlooking the Stour valley
2 beds
2 bedrooms
Sleeps 4
Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome
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2 Guests 03 Dec 24 - 03 Dec 24
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£76 - £265 per night
£535 - £1861 per week
The Experience
You enter into an open-plan sitting/dining room and kitchen with a high vaulted ceiling – a light and spacious room with leather sofas, a wood-burner and plenty of books and games for rainy days. Views soar from French doors opening onto the south-facing garden. A large TV has all its bells and whistles if you want to watch a film. Mostly you’ll be outdoors enjoying the beautiful countryside around you – a handy boot room is useful for drying wet kit.
The kitchen is sleek and well-equipped and you’re left one or two basics for cooking along with a loaf of bread and some eggs. Bedrooms (one with the view, the other looking over the car park) are both a good size with crisp cotton sheets. Outdoors is a terrace, with lighting at night, a table and chairs and a small barbecue. You can wander the 40 acres of grounds (you’ll find a map) including a small lake.
A 20-minute walk over fields will take you to Child Okeford.
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We think you'll love
- The absolute peace and quiet apart from birdsong
- Having so much space in the open-plan living area
- The wonderful views all the way to Hambledon Hill
You should know
- There are other holiday lets and you share the parking
- One of the en suites has a shower only, no bath
- Dogs are welcome at £25 per dog per stay
Essentials
- EV charger
- Self check-in
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Garden
- Open fire / woodburner
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast available
- Meals available
- Vegetarian meals
- Oven
- Parking on premises
- Free parking nearby
- Accessible by public transport
- WiFi
- Television
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Barbecue
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Washing machine
- Tennis court
- Microwave oven
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Electricity included
- Dishwasher
- Pets welcome
Family friendly
- Baby monitor
- Books and toys
- Children welcome
- Babies welcome
- Stair gates
- High chair
- Fire guard
- Cot available
Nearby
- Pub/bar within 3 miles
- Restaurant within 3 miles
- Shop within 3 miles
Activities
- Bikes available
- Food courses
- Kayaking
- Other courses
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wild swimming
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Pricing
- Nightly price
- from £76
- Weekly price
- from £535
- 1 Barn for 4
- From £762 beds2 bedrooms
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Information
Booking information
- Check in
- From 4pm or flexible
- Check out
- By 10am
- Other details
- Minimum stay: 3 nights. Dogs are not allowed in the bedrooms and on the furniture. They mustn't be left unattended at the property.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Property
- This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.
- Owner has pets
- Animals living on the property
- Dogs
£25 per dog per night, maximum 2
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Location
The neighbourhood
Walkers will be very happy here wandering the nature reserve and Iron Age hillfort at Hambledon Hill. Child Okeford has a well-stocked village shop/post office, Gold Hill Organic Farm which has a good shop, a farm kitchen café and also several art galleries and studios. There are two pubs – The Saxon Inn serves tasty food. Shillingstone village is home to the North Dorset Railway and a museum.
Local points of interest from Lucinda Sunnucks
- Situated between two Iron Age Hill forts Hambledon and Hod Hill, the walking round our barn is wonderful and the views breathtaking.
- The Dorset Jurassic coast is less than an hour away, easy for a day trip. From Swanage to Weymouth - lots to do and see - Nothe Fort, Swanage, Corfe Castle.
- Fun things to do for children include Monkey World, the Tank Museum at Bovington, and many National Trust properties and gardens.
- More information on our website.
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Introducing
Lucinda Sunnucks
Lucinda and John have lived in this tiny hamlet for many years. They originally lived in the main house and converted one of the barns into holiday lets, now they've restored two more and built their own house on site. They are smallholders and farm the land in partnership with a farmer so you will see a mix of livestock in the fields depending on the time of year.
A wonderful rural retreat. Enjoy the peace and quiet and the lovely panorama of rural views, including over the Stour valley and the National Trust's ancient hillfort on Hambledon Hill. The property has been sympathetically converted from a barn and it retains much rustic charm with exposed wooden beams and a high vaulted ceiling, whilst providing comfortable, cosy and practical living space.