Luxury self-catering holiday cottages by the sea in Abbotsbury, West Dorset - ideally located on the Dorset coast, just 10 miles from Weymouth & Dorchester and on the edge of England's beautiful West Country

X The Old Coastguards Self-catering Holiday Cottages
Self-catering holiday accommodation by the sea in Abbotsbury, West Dorset

The Old Coastguards Holiday Cottages comprise four attractive self-catering holiday cottages - Matthew, Mark, Luke & John - in a quiet location, all with stunning views of 90 miles of coastline, across Lyme Bay and beyond.

Seventeen miles of beach are right at the end of your garden and there are countless wonderful walks in the Dorset countryside, wild flowers and animals, fishing, fossil hunting, cycling and bird watching. The four cottages provide a variety of accommodation, for weekly all the year round holidays and out of season short breaks:

• Matthew has 3 bedrooms, with accommodation for up to 6 guests
• Mark has 2 bedrooms, with accommodation for up to 5 guests
• Luke has 2 bedrooms, with accommodation for up to 4 adults + 1 child
• John has 3 bedrooms, with accommodation for up to 8 guests

All four cottages provide comfortably furnished accomodation and are well equipped for your self-catering holiday with fridge/freezer, microwave, hot water, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, colour television, adjustable heating and an open fire. Bed linen and towels are provided.

A purpose-built Service Building provides a laundry room with washing machines, a tumble drier and a spin drier. There is storage for bicycles, fishing rods etc, a payphone for outgoing calls, a free broadband internet connection, and an outside shower room and toilet (for use by guests after a swim). There is ample parking. Dogs are welcome by arrangement.

Good provisions for your holiday are available locally and may be ordered in advance. Abbotsbury and the surrounding area of West Dorset provide excellent opportunities for eating out. Cots with mattress (not bedding), high chairs and a commode are available on request.

We look forward to your visit!  Click here for availability and tariffs.

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X Abbotsbury, West Dorset - a traditional West Country village

Dating back to 1006 - when the village was given to Orc by King Canute - Abbotsbury, with its historic stone buildings, thatch and slate roofs is an extraordinarily picturesque and attractive traditional Dorset village and offers a surprising amount for the holiday visitor to explore and enjoy, including:

• streets lined with cottages dating from the 16th and 17th century, virtually all of which are listed buildings and many incorporating stone fragments from the (now-ruined) Abbey - from which the village of Abbotsbury takes its name
• nearly 20 art galleries, artists' studios and craft workshops (including a pottery and a Crafts Council-approved wood gallery)
• the world-famous Abbotsbury Swannery - one of Dorset's top tourist attractions
• the Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens, featuring plants and trees from all over the world, in a beautiful woodland setting
• traditional Dorset tea-rooms, 2 pubs and a restaurant
• gift shops, a butcher, general stores and a post office
• the ancient St Catherine's Chapel, perched on the top of the hill above Abbotsbury, with stunning views of nearby Weymouth and the Dorset World Heritage Jurassic Coast
• Abbotsbury Parish Church
• The enormous 15thC Tithe Barn - one of the largest thatched buildings in the world - incorporating a Children's Farm

Situated on the Dorset coastline, behind the amazing Chesil Beach, Abbotsbury is often - quite rightly, we would say - described as the 'jewel in the crown of West Dorset'.

Dorset itself - within easy reach of London - has all the charm of the other West Country counties, without the sheer hordes of summer visitors which overwhelm Devon, Somerset and Cornwall.

We look forward to seeing you soon and know that you will enjoy your holiday as much as we enjoy living here!

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