Prides Cottage

Reference Number: H344
Location: Child Okeford, Dorset50.9124230595282;-2.23643660545349
Sleeps: 4 + cot

Introduction
Accommodation
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The sitting room at Prides Cottage has a woodburning stove, making it ideal for out-of-season breaks

The double bedroom has a 5ft, antique brass & iron bed

Prides Cottage is everything that you might imagine an 18th century, thatched cottage to be. Grade II listed and now restored with the utmost care by its present owners, it retains much of its original character yet offers all the creature comforts that you would expect to find in well equipped holiday accommodation.

The cottage is situated in Child Okeford’s pretty village street, a stone’s throw from the Post Office Stores and not much further from one of the two village pubs. The village lies in the valley of the River Stour in a particularly attractive part of rural Dorset with Hambledon Hill, a spectacular Iron Age Hill Fort rising steeply above the village to the east. The immediate surrounding area is superb walking country with stunning views from the chalk ridges, Bulbarrow Hill being 900 feet above sea level. Also within easy driving distance are the Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and of course Dorset’s World Heritage, Jurassic coastline, with Bournemouth, Poole’s huge natural harbour and the Isle of Purbeck all being conveniently accessible.

For further sightseeing and shopping, the Saxon hilltop town of Shaftesbury and the Georgian market town of Blandford Forum cater for most needs. Child Okeford itself is exceptionally well provided for, with two village shops, an organic farm shop, two pubs, a weekly fish & chip van, Health & Beauty Salon, even an art gallery, which promotes the work of contemporary artists.

Comments from previous visitors

"Superbly equipped cottage - one of the best we have stayed in." Mr & Mrs Creek, May 2009

"Thank you for making our holiday a memorable one. Your cottage is home from home. The village is lovely and the people so friendly." Mr & Mrs Wozny, July 2009

"Thank you for the very warm welcome we experienced in this lovely cottage. Prides Cottage feels very warm and cosy. The view from Hambledon Hill was stunning. We hope to return in the future." Spendel family from The Netherlands, July 2010.

Accommodation

Small entrance hallway. Sitting room with central beam, window seat, open fireplace with woodburner and access to the garden. Attractive Shaker style kitchen with quarry tiled floor, beech worktops and scrubbed pine dining table. Utility room. Downstairs shower room/wc with walk-in shower. Steepish stairs with hand rail on both sides to first floor landing. 2 bedrooms – double bedroom with 5ft antique brass & iron bed. Bathroom/wc. with shower attachment to the bath with door at either end. 2nd bedroom with zip & link beds offering a choice of 6ft double or twin beds. 2nd set of enclosed stairs lead back down to the kitchen.

To the rear of the cottage there is a secluded garden with attractive planting and a large paved patio area with gas barbecue. For keen cyclists there is a shed providing secure bike storage.