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Crabbs Bluntshay Cottage is a holiday cottage in Bridport, Dorset. Book Crabbs Bluntshay Cottage online today. This page contains information about Crabbs Bluntshay Cottage including photos, reviews and more.
Prices start at £307.00 per week.
Overview
With a lovely a flagstone floor and a cosy sitting room with wood-burning stove, the property is able to sleep up to six people in one double room, one single and one with adult bunks. Three bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x twin, 1 x adult bunks. Bathroom with bath with electric shower over, basin and WC. Modern fitted kitchen. Sitting room with dining area and woodburning stove.
Situated in the rural hamlet of Shave Cross, in the heart of The Marshwood Vale, this picturesque cottage is a lovely 19th Century semi-detached property just six miles from Bridport. This former farm worker's cottage offers comfortable, well-equipped accommodation in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and maintains much of its period charm. There is a small shop next door selling preserves and farm cider whilst for other essentials the bustling market town of Bridport is just a short drive away and offers all the amenities that guests to this property might need. Explore the fossils and stunning beaches of Dorset's Jurassic Coast, visit historic Sherborne and Shaftesbury, or enjoy the footpaths, country lanes and thatched-roof pubs Dorset offers.
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Facilities & Amenities
Storage heaters with woodburning stove in sitting room. Electric cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, TV/DVD with Freeview, stereo/CD player/radio etc., WiFi. Fuel, power and starter pack of fuel for woodburning stove inc. in rent. Bed linen inc. in rent. Travel cot, highchair and stairgate available on request. Roadside parking for 2 cars only. Enclosed lawned garden with gravelled area and garden furniture. One well-behaved dog welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 5 miles, pub 10 mins walk. Note: Farm-reared turkeys available for Christmas week each year. Please request in advance.
Location, Location, Location!
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Nestled in the picturesque Marshwood Vale in the glorious unspoilt countryside of west Dorset is the tiny hamlet of Shave Cross. A mere five miles from the beautiful Dorset Heritage Coast, this lovely settlement is also close to the thriving market town of Bridport known for its association with the television program 'The River Cottage' and its highly coveted amateur writing award. With its Georgian buildings and picturesque 17th Century cottages, the seaside resort of Lyme Regis is only a short drive away and is well worth visiting for its wide range of shops, restaurants, museums and gardens. With so much to see and do surrounding the peaceful hamlet of Shave Cross, this location makes an ideal holiday destination for anyone looking to explore what the pretty Dorset region has to offer.
Reviews
"The cottage itself is comfortable. It is in the middle of no where. Hoping goid walks but lacking in footpath signs and very boggy. I think what upset us is the lack of welcome. Signs saying vacate by 10.30 and strip beds. Leave as you find. Big sign on black board 'rubbish Tuesday' no welcome, have a nice holiday. Thought we might see the owners so we could ask for dry logs as logs left were very wet and wouldnt burn. When we did see the owner it was to tell us off for parking in the deserted caravan park next door. It says parking space for 2 cars. There isnt. Its a single track road with very fast cars and tractors belting up and down day and night. Maybe if the owners removed the wooden platform with dead plants on this would make more space? As it is, any cars parked in space 2 will have a scratched dented car. Not so much as a 'are you having a nice time?' Shocked by miserable attitude. Wouldnt stay here again as really put a dampner on holiday. Stay nearer coast as lovely countryside and walks. "
"A lovely, surprisingly spacious, small cottage with period features and a nice, cosy feel about it. It had everything we needed. Despite being 'in the middle of nowhere' (which we wanted) there was a lovely old pub within easy walking distance up the road and it was within easy distance to the south coast."
"Lovely, had everything you could possibly want bar internet connection. However that aside it meant we spent more time enjoying ourselves rather than wondering what the rest of the world was doing. Lovely scenery lovely places and lovely peace and quiet."
"This cottage was home away from home, everything we could possibly need was there. It was comfortable and clean. The roads to and from the cottage were narrow country lanes and you need to take care while driving but just a few miles up the road you have all you can need shop wise. Would really recommend for a family holiday especially if you want to take your dog, although there are not many places you can walk them close to the cottage."
"Crabbs Bluntshay Cottage booking was so easy to do & the owners were very helpful with directions when contacted, the cottage itself was a fantastic base for our holiday & quite a few nights were spent in the Shave Cross Inn 10mins walk up the lane. Everywhere we visited was less than 1 hours drive from the cottage, we even made it to stonehenge for summer solstice for the experience. There was nothing not to like about this property."
"Lovely cottage and a lovely area. We had a good time both localy and the surrounding area. The cottage had all we could ask for. Well worth the money."
"The cottage was well equiped, spacious and would fit 4 people easily. You need to drive carefully around the lanes leading to the cottage, the locals tend to drive faster than the visitors, tractors and even a herd of cows on one day were encountered! The area itself was good for relaxing, views of fields is ideal, Bridport is local and has everything you need, the beaches are ideally for walking the dog. Around the cottage the walks for dogs are minimal unless you have a very well behaved one, as the footpaths go through fields of cows. Overall very relaxing time."
"The cottage was well equipped, comfortable and in a lovely rural spot. The owners were also very helpful and provided us with a turkey from their farm. The location is excellent especially if you have a dog as there are a number of country walks close by as well as the Shave Cross Inn which is about a half mile away at the end of the lane. The pub was recently mentioned in the one of the Sunday papers as one of the best country pubs and worth a visit and it was! There were a few minor drawbacks, the log burner was often difficult to get going and if you have more than one car then others have to park on the narrow lane, however this did not impact too greatly on our stay. We would recommend this cottage to anyone, especially at christmas."
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Weather Forecast
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| Temp. | Rainfall | Wind | Clouds | Pressure | Humidity | |||
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| Today | Light Rain | 3°C - 11°C | 1.31mm | 16mph NNW | 88% | 1,003mb | 83% | |
| Tomorrow | Moderate Rain | 3°C - 9°C | 9.81mm | 17mph NNW | 97% | 1,002mb | 89% | |
| Saturday | Moderate Rain | 5°C - 10°C | 6.20mm | 16mph NNW | 99% | 1,001mb | 82% | |
| Sunday | Moderate Rain | 5°C - 12°C | 9.40mm | 20mph NNW | 99% | 1,008mb | 70% | |
| Monday | Light Rain | 6°C - 11°C | 0.35mm | 17mph NNW | 8% | 1,017mb | 79% | |
| Tuesday | Light Rain | 8°C - 12°C | 0.21mm | 16mph NNW | 38% | 1,010mb | 80% | |
| Wednesday | Light Rain | 8°C - 16°C | 0.24mm | 14mph NNW | 10% | 1,017mb | 72% |