Manor Farm Barn

Situated in the pretty village of Dewlish, surrounded by the rolling Dorset hills, these two highly individual and beautifully converted 18th-century farm buildings occupy a quiet corner of a courtyard on the edge of a
500-acre dairy and arable farm. Both are full of charm and character and are set around a shared outdoor heated swimming pool. Manor Farm Barn is detached, the larger of the holiday properties, and is arranged over three floors, offering eight en-suite bedrooms. The spacious living room has a beamed ceiling and French doors out to the courtyard, and there is a large, well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen with range. Churn House offers four bedrooms, and boasts attractive brick and flint walls with pine panelling in the kitchen/dining room. Each has its own patio with furniture and bbq, and shared use of a games room, as well as access to acres of unspoilt woodland. Children will enjoy watching the farm activities, with ducks and hens on site, and stabling is available for guests’ own horses (by arrangement at extra cost). There are bridle paths extending from the farm and many lovely walks to enjoy locally, with several inns nearby and a village pub just 150 yds away. The area is rich in history, and the landscape featured memorably in Thomas Hardy’s novels. Nearby is Tolpuddle, made famous by the Tolpuddle Martyrs, Clouds Hill (NT) where Lawrence of Arabia lived, and Athelhampton, a 15th-century battlemented manor house, set in fine gardens. The Dorset Coast is only 12 miles away, with unspoilt chalk cliffs, and the notable beauty spot of Lulworth Cove. Shop 11/2 miles.

• Elec, full oil CH and bed linen inc
• Towels by arr
• Cot
• H/chair
• Two TVs (one widescreen)
• Video
• Radio/cassette/CD
• M/wave
• W/machine
• T/dryer
• D/washer
• F/freezer
• Payphone
• Shared enclosed courtyard
• Patio with furniture
• BBQ
• Shared 500-acre grounds of farm and woodland
• Parking
• Games room in courtyard) with table football, pool table, table tennis, children’s toys, two toilets and kitchen
• Shared outdoor heated swimming pool (15ft x 30ft, depth range 3ft to 5ft, open 31 Mar - 9 Nov)
• Livery at cost by arr

Note: DPU and DPT can be booked together to sleep 23 people, making it an ideal venue for corporate events and large families or groups. By prior arrangement, catering can also be provided and the games room can be converted into a conference room.

Entrance hall with cloakroom and toilet. Large central hall with vaulted beamed ceiling, flagstone floor and minstrel gallery. Spacious living room with wood-burning stove, arrow slit windows, rugs on flagstone floor and French doors to patio. Large dining room with wooden floor and French doors to further patio area. Well-equipped, farmhouse-style kitchen/breakfast room with hand-made French-style units, combined fuel Range, flagstone floor and French doors to patio. Twin bedroom with zip & link bed and en-suite bathroom with toilet. External shower room and toilet. First floor: Three double bedrooms, one with 5ft bed and en-suite bathroom with toilet, and two with en-suite shower room and toilet. Two twin bedrooms, one with zip & link beds, each with en-suite bathroom and toilet. Single bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet. Second floor: Twin bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet. Beamed throughout.

• Wood-burning stove – initial fuel inc, thereafter avail at cost
• Range – fuel inc