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The Old Coastguards, Abbotsbury, Dorset
Each cottage is comfortably furnished and well equipped with,
fridge/freezer, microwave, hot water, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, colour
television, adjustable heating and an open fire. Bed linen is provided. Towels
will be supplied on request.
A purpose built Service Building provides a laundry room with washing machines,
a tumble drier and a spin drier. There is storage for bicycles, fishing rods
etc., a payphone for outgoing calls, a free broadband internet connection, and
an outside shower room and toilet for use by guests after a swim. There is ample
parking. Dogs are welcome by arrangement. Good provisions are available locally
and may be ordered in advance. Cots with mattress (not bedding), high chairs and
a commode are available on request.
John Cottage
Sleeps up to 8.
Three bedrooms (Oil-fired Heating)
2 bedrooms upstairs overlooking the gardens and sea.
Main bedroom with bay window: one Double bed.
Second bedroom: one Double bed and a Single bed.
Third bedroom downstairs - with views south and west: one Double bed and a
Single bed; en-suite bathroom with in-bath shower.
Sitting room with bay window and open fire, and dining room overlooking garden
and sea views.
Kitchen downstairs.
Second bathroom upstairs - Victorian bath with hand shower.
Luke Cottage
Sleeps up to 4 + 1 child.
Two bedrooms (Oil-fired Heating)
2 bedrooms upstairs overlooking the gardens and sea.
Main bedroom one Double bed with one child's bed.
Second bedroom: Twin beds.
Sitting room with open fire and dining room overlooking garden and sea views.
Kitchen and bathroom with in-bath shower are downstairs.
Mark Cottage
Sleeps up to 5.
Two bedrooms (Night Storage Heating)
2 bedrooms upstairs overlooking the gardens and sea.
Main bedroom one Double bed.
Second bedroom: Three single beds.
Sitting room with open fire and dining room overlooking garden and sea views.
Kitchen and bathroom with separate bath and shower are downstairs.
Matthew Cottage
Sleeps up to 7.
Three bedrooms (Oil-fired Heating)
2 bedrooms upstairs overlooking the gardens and sea.
Main bedroom one Double bed.
Second bedroom: one Double bed and full size Bunk beds.
Third bedroom downstairs: one Single bed.
Sitting room with open fire and dining room overlooking garden and sea views.
Kitchen: views across the fields and sea to Portland Bill.
Bathroom downstairs with in-bath shower.
Many of our visitors, at least for some of the time, take
advantage of The Old Coastguards unique location to just relax - sitting on the
quarterdeck or in the garden with a book and a glass of wine. Cricket, badminton
or boule on the lawn, kite flying, fossil hunting, sunbathing, swimming or
fishing on the beach promotes a little more blood flow; whilst walking in any of
three directions from the cottage at a pace and distance to suit yourself
affords a wide variety of stunning views, birds, flowers and wildlife.
Your hosts Cheryl and John Varley are always willing to suggest places to visit
or to sample some of the really good eating in the area and we keep an
information pack in each cottage. If in advance of your stay you would like to
see something of what the area has to offer we have included pages on Golf,
Birds, Sailing, Fishing, Walking and Eating
The Old Coastguards is within easy reach of the Abbotsbury Children's Farm and Smugglers Barn, the Swannery and Sub-tropical Gardens and all the special attractions that West Dorset has to offer children in the area of Bridport, Weymouth and Dorchester.
More importantly in our view and of generations of young children staying with us
(many of them now bringing their own children), is what makes The Old Coastguards so special and memorable for young children: the experience of what might be described as “traditional family holiday values” which build relationships and develop a child's interest in the world around us.
The Old Coastguards offers children all these and many more experiences that precious holiday memories are made of : increasingly hard to find in our modern world.
Tel 01305 871335
Web www.oldcoastguards.com
Dorset self catering holiday cottages