This stylish seaside cottage is a shipshape retreat for couples, friends or families bringing two canine companions. Set in vibrant Swanage, it’s ideally placed for beach runs and countryside walks, and its enclosed garden is a wonderful space for relaxing after days spent outdoors.
Follow your furry friends into the modern interior, which features an open-plan living space with a chevron floor, interesting light fittings and attractive colour scheme. The kitchen includes a microwave and a dishwasher to help make cooking and cleaning up quick and easy, and there’s a dining table for four where you can all get together to share stories of your adventures. Curl up on the soft seating, your pups by your feet, to enjoy a movie. You’ll find two beautifully styled bedrooms waiting for you. The first features a king-size bed, while the second is a lovely twin room which share a ground-floor shower room. Head up the narrow staircase up to the mezzanine-style snug on the first floor, where the sofa bed and bean bags make a great hangout spot for younger family members, or take a soak in the contemporary family bathroom next door. Do note that there are some low ceilings on the first floor. Open the patio doors to an enclosed garden where hounds and children can play while you relax with a tipple or fire up the BBQ for an al fresco meal. You can store bikes and beach gear in the storage area at the side of the property, and there’s private parking for two small cars or one large vehicle.
Play fetch on Monkey Beach, 0.5 miles, which welcomes mutts all year round, or grab the leads and stroll to the end of the pier, also 0.5 miles, where there are wonderful views and a dog-friendly cafe. Take the steam train (dogs on leads welcome) to Corfe Castle, where well-behaved hounds on leads are welcome.