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Top Cottage
Blandford,
Dorset
Self-catering
+44 (0)7824 638117
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£75 - £236
per night
£530 - £1658
per week
A bright, light newly built annexe flat adjoining a farmhouse and sitting on a hill looking out over a lake and fields beyond to the village
1 bed
1 bedroom
Sleeps 2
Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome
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2 Guests 28 Dec 24 - 28 Dec 24
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£75 - £236 per night
£530 - £1658 per week
The Experience
Inside is all very fresh and spacious but cosy too. The open-plan living room has a dormer-style window looking over the lake, a big TV, books and comfy chairs and a sofa for rainy days. It’s all open-plan and the kitchen runs along one wall – everything you need and more including a slimline dishwasher. You’ll find cooking basics plus milk, bread and eggs for your first breakfast.
You’re left walking maps and you can amble over fields into the village in about 20 minutes for a well-stocked village shop which opens every day. Determined hikers will be out all day in such spectacular countryside – the wonderful Hambledon Hill (National Trust) is just down the road. This space is ideal for overflow from the other holiday properties on the smallholding – either grandparents or a couple with a baby.
Spend days exploring then return to a bath or shower and a well-dressed bed with crisp cotton sheets – the peace is restorative.
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We think you'll love
- The lovely views from both sitting room and bedroom over the lake and the village
- Walking down to Child Okeford for a choice of pubs on a summer evening
- Being able to walk to a decent village shop to stock up
You should know
- There is no garden or outside space to sit in
- You do have to climb a flight of wooden steps to get in so it won't suit those who find steps difficult
- Dogs (max. two, £25 per stay) may have to stay on a lead around livestock
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 £75
- Weekly price
- from £530
- Damage deposit
- £100
- 1 Cottage for 2
- From £751 bed1 bedroom
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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
You're down a quiet lane with lots of walking routes. As well as the excellent village shop there are two pubs in the village – The Saxon Inn serves good food. Walk to Shillingstone in half an hour for a shop, a pub and tea rooms. Visit Gold Hill Organic Farm for homegrown seasonal vegetables and other food in their farm shop – there's also a kitchen café/restaurant. Shaftesbury is 10 miles.
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 place for a couple (possibly with a baby) to escape and relax. Top Cottage is newly built and is very comfortable and spacious. Set on top of a hill, all the rooms have west-facing windows to take advantage of the spectacular views over the lake, set far below, and across the fields to Child Okeford village. It is hard to imagine a more perfectly peaceful rural retreat.