3 Bed Cottage in Shaftesbury

About this property

Situated in the heart of Dorset’s beautiful landscape of rolling hills and open farmland affording wonderful walking, there are a network of footpaths directly from the property. The area offers a wealth of pretty villages, sandy beaches and a coastline which has world heritage status. The pretty market town of Shaftesbury, which itself is home to Gold Hill, known to many as “Hovis Hill” as it was used in the 70’s television adverts for Hovis bread, is 5 minutes away. The popular seaside resorts of Poole, Bournemouth and Weymouth are worth a visit. Other attractions include Hayes Motor Museum, Longleat House and Safari Park, the beautiful gardens at Stourhead House, Salisbury Cathedral, Yeovilton Air Arm Museum and Monkey World. There is a Vineyard within walking distance from the property which offer lunch and evening meals, sweet treats and offers tours around the beautiful Vinyard.

Entering the property from the private terrace you are met by the charming galley kitchen, which leads to the beautiful open-plan lounge/diner with oak flooring and exposed beams. Here you can cosy up in front the wood burner and watch the Smart TV or your favourite DVD. The lounge/diner leads to the well-equipped galley kitchen with an electric oven and hob, Lavassa coffee machine, microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and door to the private terrace. There is also a wet room with shower and WC, conveniently located on this floor too. Heading upstairs you will find the bedrooms, a king-size bedroom with dormer window and TV, a twin zip-and-link (which can be made into a super king-size, please request at point of booking) with TV, and a bunk bedroom with TV. These beautiful bedrooms all boast countryside views and character features including exposed stonework and beams. Completing this floor is a bathroom with a bath, separate shower and WC.

Venturing outside you will find a private terrace directly outside the kitchen door, perfect for outside dining with garden furniture and a BBQ and a wood fired hot tub. There are large shared gardens all enjoying the fabulous countryside views. Have fun in the shared open sided games barn with table tennis and table football.

Additional information and rules

. Please enquire if you wish to bring more than 1 dog

- 3 bedrooms - 1 king-size,1 twin zip-and-link (can be made into a super-king, please request bed option at point of booking) and 1 full sized bunk bed room

- 2 bathrooms - 1 wet room with shower and WC, 1 bath, separate shower and WC

- Kitchen with electric oven and hob, microwave, air fryer, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and Lavassa coffee machine

- Smart TV and DVD in lounge, TV's in all bedrooms

- Private wood fired hot tub - logs included

- Wood burner - logs included

- Shared open sided games barn with table tennis and table football

- Ample off-road parking

- Enclosed garden with furniture and charcoal BBQ

- Heated with underfloor heating downstairs and radiators upstairs

- Please note - 1 small to medium size dog welcome and additional cleaning charges may apply if dog rules are not adhered too

- 1 and 2 Curwens can be booked together to sleep 8, there is an interlinking internal door which on request can be opened to allow access to both properties

- Complex of 4 properties

- Breezy Ridge Vineyard and Compton Abbas airfield within 1.3 miles walkable along downward foot paths

- Shaftesbury town centre within 2.7 miles walkable along country lanes