Group Getaways at West Cottage
Dorchester,
Dorset
Self-catering
+44 (0)7802 804409
£693 - £715
per night
£5000 - £5500
per week
Lovely 17th-century house & cottage for happy gatherings, with a pool, tennis, stream and tree swings. Available just a few weeks each year
8 beds
6 bedrooms
Sleeps 12
Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome
Your dates are available!
2 Guests 02 May 24 - 02 May 24
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£693 - £715 per night
£5000 - £5500 per week
The Experience
With two sitting rooms, six bedrooms and five bathrooms these two lovely places are just the ticket for getting together with friends or family. Both main house and adjoining cottage have a homely, comfortable feel with antique furniture, books and games for rainy days, pretty fabrics on sofas, nothing too modern. The cottage kitchen is perfectly well kitted-out but the main house kitchen is ample for everyone to cook together and eat – doors open to the patio for outdoor meals.
You’re surrounded by three acres of wild gardens and the river Piddle running through it for paddling, making dams, charging about in wellies and generally letting off steam safely. Bedrooms are a mix of doubles and singles – one with a pull-out bed – and one of the bathrooms is a tad old-fashioned but this is a house and cottage to share with people you know well and who will enjoy the higgledy-piggledy layout.
Walk onto the Wessex Ridgeway for views.
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We think you'll love
- Escaping the crowds in this rural, quiet part of the county
- Floating in the pool, playing tennis or badminton, finding a quiet spot in the garden with a book
- All the lovely walks from the door
You should know
- It's only available to rent in late August for a few weeks each year – do check the availability calendar for dates and book early
- The pool and the river are unfenced so you'll have to watch non-swimmers
- There is a resident cat which you'll need to look after – and maybe some horses which you won't have to look after
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 £693
- Weekly price
- from £5000
- Damage deposit
- £200
- Surcharges
- Extra bed/sofabed available at no charge.
- 1 House for 12
- From £6938 beds6 bedrooms
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Information
Booking information
- Check in
- 3pm
- Check out
- 10am
- Other details
- Minimum stay: 7 nights.
- Closed
- 2 August - 31 August.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Owner has pets
- Animals living on the property
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Location
The neighbourhood
You're in the village of Piddletrenthide, surrounded by rolling hills and wonderful landscape. From the house you can't see any neighbours and the nearest village is Cerne Abbas, a mile and a half away – you can walk along footpaths or a B road to find three pubs, a village shop and post office. The Brace of Feathers in Plush is pet-friendly and has a good menu.
Local points of interest from Lucy Stoddart
- The Jurassic coast with wonderful walks and swimming beaches
- Lovely Dorset villages like Cerne Abbas with its Giant, Evershot, and Sydling st Nicholas 15 mins drive from the historic towns of Sherborne and Dorchester. 30mins from Bridport, Poole and Weymouth and 45mins to Lyme Regis, Glastonbury, Bruton and Bournmou
- The Cottage dates back to 16c and was a forge, and two cottages.
- Wonderful houses and gardens and sites to visit such as Minterne, Athlehampton, The Cerne Abbas Giant, Hardy's Cottage, and all the museums of Dorchester and plenty of old Iron age forts. Follow the river Piddle to its mouth near Wareham and out into Poo
- Situated on the Wessex ridgeway. There is wonderful walking and great gastro pubs in striking distance.
- 20 minutes from the coast, and easy distance to Lyme Regis, Bridport, and the Purbecks. Striking distance from the Jurassic Coast. Visit the Purbecks and Corfe Castle, Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove, Abbotsbury, West Bay or Golden Cap or the ever popular beaches of Weymouth and Studland.
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Introducing
Lucy Stoddart
Lucy, extremely relaxed and informal, lives on the property with her daughter, horse, pony and a friendly cat by the name of Blossom. She used to run an events management business in London, then lived on a farm in a village nearby. She bought the cottage – which was three separate properties in the 18th century – when it was in an extremely unloved state and restored everything herself.
It's all in the location and outdoors. There is so much to love about this place. It may not be for you if you're looking for the most contemporary decor or you want to spend all day in your bedrooms. This is a place just be in the countryside with your own mini leisure centre and oodles of endless spaces to sit together and while away the hours over meals and good conversations.