West Dorset Holiday Cottage

Built in the 1700's as part of the old Cider house 

Our pretty three bed-roomed holiday cottage is in the heart of a conservation area of an old village  near Bridport, two miles from unspoiled National Trust beaches and the Dorset coast path.  The cottage has one large (king size bed), one smaller double and one twin bedroom. (A travel cot is available) The bathroom is fully tiled and beautifully newly fitted with an over bath electric shower. There is a new fully fitted light oak dining kitchen with electric oven, halogen hob, refrigerator, microwave, washing machine and tumble dryer. The sitting room, with inglenook, woodburner, TV, DVD, video, Hi-Fi and telephone is cosy and welcoming in winter and cool and refreshing in summer. The cottage has full gas fired central heating, a fully enclosed alfresco dining and sitting out area and parking.

Clematis Cottage is a ham stone and cob cottage and during the 18th Century it served as a cider house for the few local inhabitants.  It sleeps up to six (plus baby) and there is a discount for two people only. The village Post Office and store is close by, as are footpaths and river walks. Well behaved dogs are very welcome. All duvets and linen are included.  Gas and electricity are free and logs are available locally. 

From 1st December to 6th January we decorate our cottage for the festive season.               

Bridport's harbour is at West Bay a mile and a half (less than 5 minutes by car) away from the cottage. There is car parking adjacent to the sandy beach and the council has considerately divided the area, allowing dogs on West Beach but not on East Beach. The street running down to the bay from Bridport’s Georgian town hall has houses from the Middle ages, Tudor times and a medieval church. There are French style street cafes along the wide pavements and a warm welcome awaits visitors.

To the West of our cottage lies Lyme Regis, here quirky, elegant Georgian streets contrast with a much filmed sea defence, the Cobb and the fascinating living museum of the fossil beach.                                                                         

The area’s sheltered climate is akin to that of the Channel Isles. When we visit in early March the Alfresco dining area is often festooned with scented evergreen Clematis Armandii, in full bloom! A winter holiday is most enjoyable in this delightful part of "Hardy’s Wessex". The hedges are clothed in the silky seeds of Traveller’s Joy and what better than a blazing log fire after a stroll in the solitude of the softly rolling downs.

No village in England has an ambience quite like Abbotsbury, seven miles to the East. Famous for it’s Swannery and Tropical Gardens, it also boasts a Tithe barn, ruined monastery and, on an impressive hill top location, St. Katherine’s Chapel. In the midst of charming villages and sweeping countryside stands Golden Cap, the highest cliff on the South coast of England. A short and easy walk takes you to the summit where it is possible to see the range of the bay, taking in Sidmouth, Exmouth, Dartmouth and Teignmouth. Chesil beach, one of Europe’s most amazing stretches of natural coastline is awesome. Indeed, this area has perhaps the most varied coast in the country and it has attained World Heritage status. Everywhere you see and feel the influence of ancient civilizations and our cultural legacies. Dorchester, Weymouth, Maiden Castle and the Marshwood vale are but a few sites of great interest. No more than an hour by car away, lie the circular beauty of Lulworth Cove, the grandeur of Durdle Door and historic Corfe Castle which rises majestically, dominating the rolling landscape. Near Corfe is the magnificent Worbarrow bay and Tyneham, the ‘village that died for England’. This bay is open during school holidays and at weekends only the rest of the year and may be reached on foot only. In contrast, the glorious sweep of golden sands, dunes and protected heathland that form Studland Bay has several car parks adjacent to the beach.

To book Clematis Cottage please ring Mrs. Patricia Priestley on 01629 584634 / 01629 733185

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