Property Round Up By Helen Fisher

A Room with a (Sea) View By Helen Fisher

LYME REGIS £800,000 SOUTH BOWOOD £750,000

A fine Georgian cottage with 3 bedrooms (all en-suite) in an immaculate decorative condition. Kitchen with Aga plus period features inc: tiled floor, sash windows and stone fireplace. Master bedroom with large balcony/sun terrace. Private gardens with detached brick store. Two parking spaces. Incredible sea views.

Stags Tel: 01308 428000

A delightful Grade II listed thatched semi-detached cottage with 3 bedrooms. Recently updated to present pristine accommodation. With ceiling beams, shutters and 2 inglenook fireplaces - one with the original bread oven. A long gated driveway leads to beautiful mature grounds of over an acre. Detached garage. Rolling countryside views to the coast and sea.

Kennedys Tel: 01308 427329

LYME REGIS £1.5M

A handsome Grade II listed spacious home, built in the 1840’s. Converted in the 1960’s into 4 apartments with an independent annex. Featuring high ceilings and elegant character features throughout. Situated in an elevated position just 100 yards from the Cobb with glorious sea views.

Stags Tel: 01308 428000 WEST BAY £550,000

A 5 bedroom (4 en-suite) house build in the 1920’s. Sitting room with 2 period fireplaces and dining room with a bay window. Front garden with lawn and decorative water feature. Drive way providing ample off road parking. Within walking distance to the beach and harbour.

Symonds and Sampson Tel: 01308 422092

LYME REGIS £895,000

A magnificent 17th Century Grade II listed building within walking distance to the beach. Originally the post office, it retains a posting box - reputedly the oldest in the country. Currently run as a 6 bedroom B&B but with scope for conversation into a substantial family home. Private walled garden with small trees, shrubs and shed.

Gordon & Rumsby Tel: 01297 553768 WEYMOUTH £375,000

A characterful period cottage with 2 double bedrooms and exposed beams, dating back to 1620. Featuring light and airy rooms with large windows and period seating areas. Private walled, lawn garden with mature planting. Located in the heart of the harbour and only a short walk to the town and beaches.

Palmer Snell Tel: 01305 778679

Staycation in ‘wild West Dorset’

A bird’s eye view of Mapperton camps

Anew “glamping” opportunity at Mapperton is offering the chance to relax and really reconnect with nature in the depths of the West Dorset countryside.

Mapperton Camps has sited two six-metre bell tents, complete with luxurious home comforts, in a field at Coltleigh Farm on the Mapperton estate, near Beaminster.

Coltleigh is a 200 acre area which has recently been handed back to nature. A small herd of White Park cattle— an ancient English breed—now roam the local pasture, while a profusion of birds, butterflies and wildflowers adorn the landscape.

During July and August this summer campers will be able to enjoy the peace and spectacular views to the sea, explore the countryside around and stroll the short distance to Mapperton House & Gardens, as well as visit the surrounding area and the Jurassic Coast, just a short drive away.

Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, whose family home is Mapperton House says: ‘Mapperton looks forward to welcoming guests to the wild West Dorset countryside for an exhilarating back-to-nature glamping experience.

‘Our six-metre bell tents have the most fantastic views and are comfortably equipped, including a wood-burning stove and fire pit for chillier evenings.

‘Guests can enjoy hearty walks across the estate, eat locally in some of Dorset’s finest pubs and restaurants, or explore the stunning Jurassic coastline, which is only seven miles away.

‘We are very excited about our rewilding project at Coltleigh and we are delighted to be able to offer Mapperton Campers this opportunity to get away from it all in such a special environment.’

More information on Mapperton Camps can be found at mappertoncamps.com.