Cottage to rent with a log fire / woodburner in West Bay (6mls NE)

Accommodation details

Celebrate special occasions with family or friends in this spacious contemporary home in rural Dorset. Sleeping 15, it is perfect for parties with its music room, fantastic spacious kitchen, inviting lounge with wood burner and sweeping grounds to the front and back. Accessed via country lanes, it sits in a peaceful position surrounded by excellent walking opportunities yet with bustling Bridport and its amenities just 6 miles away.

Inside, this holiday home is spacious, modern and bright with plenty of rooms for guests of all generations to make themselves at home. Cook up a storm in the chic contemporary kitchen, which boasts a Range-style electric oven, two dishwashers, a central island and views over the garden. Enjoy meals in the large formal dining room before choosing between the cosy snug with a TV/DVD, inviting lounge with a wood burner or music room with a piano - perfect for family singalongs.

Eight bedrooms are split across the ground and first floors, three of which benefit from en-suite bath or shower rooms. Venturing outside, extensive sloping grounds bordered by mature woodland and an uncovered pond offer up plenty of opportunities for games of hide and seek and al fresco picnics. Surrounded by beautiful unspoilt countryside, set out on foot to explore the local area on foot, before stopping in for a restorative bite to eat at one of the friendly pubs in nearby Nettlecombe (1.5 miles), Powerstock (1 mile) and Melplash (4.5 miles).

Head south to reach the fantastic Jurassic Coast, with its extensive beaches and pretty towns. West Bay is home to a busy harbour, choice of eateries and sloping shingle beach backed by magnificent sandstone cliffs. From here, join the South West Coast Path that leads west towards the town of Lyme Regis (16.5 miles) and east towards Chesil Beach (20 miles).