4 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 also 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.

Entering the property from the terrace, you are met by a beautiful lounge/kitchen/diner with an impressive apex ceiling, exposed beams, sliding doors and oak flooring. Here you can relax and enjoy the countryside views while snuggled up in front of the wood burner. Enjoy watching your favourite programme on the Smart TV or take time to enjoy a DVD. The impressive kitchen is very well equipped and is perfect to try out some new recipes or cook some old family favourites using the breakfast bar/island. The kitchen has two electric oven and hob, Lavassa coffee machine, microwave, fridge with ice compartment and dishwasher. The utility room has a fridge/freezer, washing machine and plenty of space for storing muddy boots. Leading from there are the ground floor bedrooms starting with the king-size with TV and beautiful views, the second is a super-king-size zip-and-link (which can be made into twin beds on request at time of booking) with a dressing room, TV, and en-suite bathroom with handheld shower over bath and WC. You will then come to the third bedroom a cosy twin with TV, a great room for children. There is also a newly installed shower room and WC conveniently located on this floor too. Heading upstairs you will find a further king-size bedroom with a TV.

Venturing outside, you will find a private terrace directly outside the lounge/kitchen/diner doors, perfect for outside dining with garden furniture, BBQ and a wonderful 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

No dogs allowed

- 4 bedrooms – 1 super-king-size zip-and-link (which can be made up as twin beds, please request bed option at point of booking), 2 king-size, and 1 twin

- 2 bathrooms - 1 ensuite with shower over bath and WC, 1 shower room with WC

- Kitchen with 2 electric ovens, hob, microwave, fridge with ice compartment, air fryer, dishwasher and Lavassa coffee machine

- Utility room - fridge/freezer and washing machine

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

- Wood burner - logs included

- Private wood fired hot tub - logs included

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

- Ample parking

- Enclosed garden with furniture and charcoal BBQ

- Heated with underfloor heating downstairs and radiators upstairs

- Complex of 4 properties

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