DORSET HOUSE
JURASSIC COAST
DORSET HOUSE JURASSIC COAST BEDROOMS: 8 BATHROOMS: 7 SLEEPS: 16
THE LODGE BEDROOMS: 2 BATHROOMS: 2 SLEEPS: 4
S H E P H E R D S H U T S - S I K A & FA L L O W BEDROOMS: 1 BATHROOMS: 1 SLEEPS: 2 PER HUT
DORSET, AS FAMOUS NOVELIST THOMAS HARDY PUT IT IS ‘PARTLY REAL AND PARTLY A DREAM COUNTRY’ AND IN MANY WAYS OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF THE WORLD; UNTAMED, UNSPOILT AND UNDER THE RADAR. INDEED, DORSET’S IDYLLIC NATURE HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY ITS DISTANCE FROM THE CAPITAL AND THE SAVING GRACE OF HAVING NO MOTORWAYS, BUT INSTEAD A VAST SWEEP OF PATCHWORK COUNTRY AND UNINTERRUPTED, UNDULATING LANDSCAPE.
NESTLED NEAR THE JURASSIC COAST LIES DORSET HOUSE, A HANDSOME JACOBEAN MANOR SET IN 1,000 ACRES OF PARKLAND AND LANDSCAPED GARDENS WITH TENNIS COURT AND SWIMMING POOL. THE HOUSE SLEEPING UP TO 16 GUESTS, IS THE MOST ENCHANTING SETTING FOR A SECLUDED RURAL WEEKEND RETREAT, OR AN EXCLUSIVE HOUSE-PARTY OR EVEN AN ELEGANT ENGLISH COUNTRY WEDDING OR IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY.
THE MAIN HOUSE SIX OF THE BEDROOMS IN THE MAIN HOUSE HAVE KING SIZE BEDS, AND TWO CAN BE SEPARATED TO TWINS. FIVE OF THE ROOMS HAVE AN ADJACENT OR EN-SUITE BATHROOM. THE REMAINING TWO BEDROOMS ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, AND EACH HAVE THEIR OWN ADJACENT BATHROOM. ALSO UPSTAIRS IS THE ELEGANT DRAWING ROOM, WITH BEAUTIFUL VIEWS ACROSS THE GARDENS, AN ARRAY OF FAMILY PORTRAITS AND A FINE SELECTION OF DUTCH ANTIQUE FURNITURE. DOWNSTAIRS, THERE IS A GRAND AND DRAMATIC PANELLED DINING ROOM, A ROOM FOR WEARING VELVET AND SILK AND ENJOYING THE VERY BEST KIND OF FEASTING (THE HOUSE HAS A FABULOUS CHEF, SHOULD YOU REQUIRE). THE ACRE-LONG TABLE EASILY SEATS 24 GUESTS AND THE LOG BURNER KEEPS EVERYONE COSY IN WINTER MONTHS. THERE IS BOTH A TRADITIONAL COUNTRY KITCHEN, AND A CATERING KITCHEN.
THERE IS A GALLERY FOR MUSIC AND WHILING AWAY A FEW HAPPY HOURS, AND A MORNING ROOM FOR THE SUNDAY PAPERS, AND A DEEPEST ORDER.
COACH HOUSE THE VICTORIAN COACH HOUSE IS A WONDERFUL DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACE FOR DANCING OR A CHILDREN’S WET-WEATHER PLAY AREA. THERE’S ALSO A RUSTIC BAR AND COSY CHILL-OUT BOOTHS IN THE OLD CONVERTED STABLES. THE QUIRKY, RELAXED VIBE MAKES FOR A GOOD CONTRAST TO THE MORE TRADITIONAL MANOR HOUSE.
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GARDENS & ESTATE OUTSIDE, THE HOUSE IS COSSETTED IN A LOVELY WRAP OF GARDENS AND LAWNS. THERE IS A LARGE OUTDOOR POOL, A BEAUTIFULLY KEPT TENNIS COURT AND CROQUET LAWN, AS WELL AS A DEVILISH MAZE, IN WHICH TO STASH YOUR TEENAGERS. AS WELL AS LAWNS AND INFORMAL WILD-FLOWER MEADOWS, THERE’S A SHADED PLEACHED-LIME GARDEN, A TRADITIONAL KITCHEN GARDEN AND A GLORIOUS SUNKEN GEORGIAN GARDEN ON WHICH TO DRIFT. THE ESTATE COVERS AROUND A THOUSAND ACRES OF ANCIENT WOODLAND AND PROTECTED FARMLAND ON WHICH TO ROAM. WITH CAREFULLY POSTED FOOTPATHS, THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL MEANDERING, RAMBLINGS FROM THE RIPPLING GREEN HILLS TO THE RUGGED LIMESTONE SHORES. ALL IN ALL, DORSET HOUSE IS INDEED A BUCOLIC DREAM, FAR FROM ANY MADDING CROWD.
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