Orchard End, Beaminster, Dorset self catering holiday cottages

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Orchard End
This is a detached, tiled roof modern stone-built FOUR BEDROOM bungalow surrounded by a large enclosed garden with off-road parking for three cars. It is well fitted and double-glazed throughout, with ample furnished space for eight adults. Heating is all electric, with storage radiators in all rooms except the kitchen and an immersion heater for hot water. Bed linen and Towels are supplied and a pay telephone installed. Please note this is strictly no-smoking accommodation.

This large fully carpeted family room measures 21ft 6ins by 13ft with two windows and an open fireplace & electric fire, furnished with a three piece suite plus additional armchairs and a coffee table, colour television & video recorder, dining table, dining chairs and a welsh dresser.

The spacious (11ft by 10ft) kitchen has an electric cooker, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, kettle, microwave, toaster, automatic washing machine and ample crockery, cutlery and glassware. There is also a good selection of saucepans, a frying pan and other cooking utensils and a stainless steel sink unit with various fitted cupboards and a breakfast bar. It has a small pantry adjoining and there is also a Tumble Dryer in the garage. Dog owners must bring dog baskets or bean bags.

Four fully carpeted, spacious double bedrooms measuring 15ft x 11ft, 14ft x 11ft,10ft 6in x 10ft and 10ft x 9ft 6in can sleep eight adults easily. Two rooms have double beds and one room has twin beds. The smallest bedroom has a single bed with a guest bed beneath, and having a television and DVD player can also be used as a second sitting room. All beds have two pillows per person with two blankets and a duvet per bed. For infants or babies we can provide a cot and a mattress on request but no bedding.

The Old Coach House
This semi-detached stone-built cottage originally c.1900 but recently enlarged now has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two reception rooms. It is well fitted and furnished with ample space for eight adults (nine with an additional cot.) Bed linen and towels are provided, and oil fired central heating and a pay phone have been installed. A short private road providing parking space for three cars runs in front of the cottage. There is a large fenced garden on the south side with a patio and garden furniture.

The fully carpeted sitting room measures 12ft 6in x 15ft and has a wood burning stove, two settees and chairs, TV and video recorder. This is a very sunny room with a laminated wood floor. It measures 10ft x 13ft and has doors leading out onto a patio.

The spacious 15ft x 10ft kitchen is fitted with granite top units and a Belfast Sink, microwave cooker, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, electric hob and eye level grill, oven, toaster and electric kettle. A table and chairs plus a good selection of saucepans, a frying pan and other cooking utensils are provided. The adjoining utility room has a sink, washing machine and tumble dryer and a door leading to the garden. Dog owners must bring dog baskets or bean bags.

There are three bedrooms upstairs, two doubles (one 10ft x 15ft and one 12ft square) and a third 10ft x8ft with a 4ft bottom /3ft top bunk bed. Downstairs is a 10ft x 15ft twin bedroom with its own TV. All beds have two pillows per person and duvets; bed linen and towels are supplied. A cot and mattress can be provided on request but no bed linen is supplied for this. DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE BEDROOMS

The upstairs bathroom has a bath with shower over, washbasin and WC. Downstairs there is a shower room with WC, and another toilet accessible from the garden. We provide an electric vacuum cleaner and general cleaning things, ironing board & electric iron, laundry basket, and pegs for the clothes line in the garden.

The village of Hooke is tucked away in an area of outstanding natural beauty and at its heart stands the tiny 15th. century church of St Giles, it has been extended and added to many times in the past five hundred years and the single bronze bell in its tower is reputed to be the second oldest bell in Dorset. In the past, Hooke was much larger than it is now, boasting two mills, and several small industrial works engaged in spinning twine and yarns

As with most small villages, with the collapse of the wool trade in the 1880s, the population quickly declined, and never regained its former size.

There are numerous pleasant walks of varying length and difficulties in the immediate vicinity, in either woods, country lanes or along the ridges of the surrounding hills. To the south of Hooke lies the iron aged hill fort of Eggardon impressive even after two thousand years.

The interesting and ancient town of Beaminster is just four miles to the west, a small town whose shops and pubs cluster around an old market square. Three miles on is the Broadwindsor Craft Centre, a complex selling both local and imported craft ware, as well as a restaurant serving light refreshments.

South of Beaminster lies the large town of Bridport and its near neighbour, West Bay, otherwise known as "Bridehaven" in the TV. series, Harbour Lights. West Bay is a fascinating small harbour, usually filled with fishing boats and the occasional coaster. It is at the western end of the famous Chesil Beach, fifteen miles of sand shingle and stones that reach clear to Portland in the east. Its also an excellent place to buy fresh seafood in season

For more serious shopping, both Dorchester, the county town, and the seaside resort of Weymouth which is a little over twenty miles to the south-east, or Yeovil, about twelve miles to the north, all contain big name chain stores and should be able to supply anything needed.

Tel 01308 862619

Dorset self catering

Orchard End, Beaminster, Dorset self catering holiday cottages

Orchard End, Beaminster, Dorset self catering holiday cottages

Orchard End, Beaminster, Dorset Beaminster, Dorset self catering holiday cottages

Orchard End, Beaminster, Dorset
Beaminster, Dorset self catering holiday cottages