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View towards this traditional Purbeck stone cottage
Fabulous garden for alfresco dining and fun with the family
Amazing orangery/dining room
Sit back and relax in the sitting room
Enjoy a family meal
Enjoy the the peace of the countryside
Enjoy breakfast in the kitchen.
Perfect place to rest in the master bedroom
Ensuite bathroom
A bath with a view
Cosy double bedroom
Playhouse at bottom of the garden
Downstairs twin bedroom (double on request)
Step out onto the patio to relax
Downstairs shower room
Comfortable twin bedroom
Family bathroom
Double room with futon
View of the rear of the property
Parking area at front of house
Secluded seats in the garden
Fabulous fruit trees
Gated driveway
Trees providing some shade if you prefer
Trampoline for the children to enjoy
Warm up by the wonderful log burner
Snug area
Entrance hall ideal for storing coats and boots
Follow the paths and explore the extensive garden
Lovely sunny garden
1 / 30  View towards this traditional Purbeck stone cottage
2 / 30  Fabulous garden for alfresco dining and fun with the family
3 / 30  Amazing orangery/dining room
4 / 30  Sit back and relax in the sitting room
5 / 30  Enjoy a family meal
6 / 30  Enjoy the the peace of the countryside
7 / 30  Enjoy breakfast in the kitchen.
8 / 30  Perfect place to rest in the master bedroom
9 / 30  Ensuite bathroom
10 / 30  A bath with a view
11 / 30  Cosy double bedroom
12 / 30  Playhouse at bottom of the garden
13 / 30  Downstairs twin bedroom (double on request)
14 / 30  Step out onto the patio to relax
15 / 30  Downstairs shower room
16 / 30  Comfortable twin bedroom
17 / 30  Family bathroom
18 / 30  Double room with futon
19 / 30  View of the rear of the property
20 / 30  Parking area at front of house
21 / 30  Secluded seats in the garden
22 / 30  Fabulous fruit trees
23 / 30  Gated driveway
24 / 30  Trees providing some shade if you prefer
25 / 30  Trampoline for the children to enjoy
26 / 30  Warm up by the wonderful log burner
27 / 30  Snug area
28 / 30  Entrance hall ideal for storing coats and boots
29 / 30  Follow the paths and explore the extensive garden
30 / 30  Lovely sunny garden

Greensands

Corfe Castle, Dorset
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Sleeps 10
Bedrooms 5
Bathrooms 3
Change Fri
Dogs welcome 1
4 star
Downstairs bedroom
Downstairs bathroom
Enclosed garden / patio
Open fire / wood burner
Increased accessibility
Internet access
Games / Play facilities
Pub nearby
Shop nearby
Beach within easy reach
Fishing on site / nearby
Green
Family friendly
Parking on site / nearby
Towels included
Travel cot available
Highchair available
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At a glance

  • A spacious holiday home for a family or group of friends
  • Perfect for exploring the Purbeck Hills
  • Just a mile from Corfe Castle
  • Within easy reach of Studland and Swanage
  • Explore Dorset’s famous Jurassic Coast
  • Relax in the extensive and beautiful garden
Overview
Property code: DC061

This traditionally-built detached Purbeck stone cottage enjoys a stunning location close to a historic Dorset village and makes a great base for a large family or group exploring the Purbeck Hills.

Enjoying a stunning position close to a tranquil Dorset village, this spacious and welcoming traditionally built Purbeck stone cottage makes a fantastic holiday home for a large family or a group of friends. There is ample space for up to ten guests and is ideally located for exploring the beautiful Purbeck Hills. This bright and attractive property also features an extensive garden and fantastic rural views and is perfect for visiting Corfe Castle (1 mile) and for discovering the stunning Jurassic Coast (5 miles).

This tastefully furnished property features a light, spacious and relaxing lounge with original exposed beams, flagstone flooring and two seating areas – one with a cosy wood burner set in a beamed fireplace, and the other by the TV/DVD player and feature fireplace. You can share a memorable family meal in the orangery/dining room with its vaulted ceiling, oak floor and panoramic rural views. Exploring further, there are five cosy bedrooms: a ground floor twin bedroom with its own patio area, a galleried double room, a twin, and two further doubles, one with an en-suite bathroom. Beautiful gardens surround the property, with large lawns and patios providing the ideal space for you to enjoy al fresco meals, drinks or a BBQ. The gardens extend for two-thirds of an acre, with a dry-stone wall, fenced pond, orchard, woodland area and children’s play area with a Wendy house, swing and trampoline.

The historic village of Corfe Castle offers a host of independent shops, pubs and cafes and is home to a thousand-year-old castle offering magnificent views over the Purbeck Hills. Nearby attractions include The Blue Pool (4 miles), the Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum (2 miles) and Kilwood Nature Reserve (6 miles). You can also head to the coast, with Lulworth Cove (13 miles), Kimmeridge Bay (7 miles) and the popular seaside town of Swanage (5.5 miles) all within easy reach.

  • 5 bedrooms – 1 twin bedroom on ground floor which can be made up as a 6’ double room (must be requested at the time of booking),1 double room with 5’ bed, 1 double room, 1 twin room and 1 double room with futon bed,
  • 3 bathrooms - 1 bathroom with bath and WC, 1 shower room with WC, 1 en-suite bathroom with bath, separate shower and WC
  • Electric range oven, dishwasher, microwave, fridge, freezer, microwave, washing machine
  • TV/DVD
  • Piano
  • Wood burner - logs included October - end of April Orangery/dining room
  • Boot room with additional fridge
  • Garden with outdoor furniture, BBQ and play equipment including trampoline, swing and wendy house (guests use at own risk)
  • Off-road parking for up to 4 cars
  • Central heating and electric included
  • Wi-Fi included
  • Shops and pub 1 mile, Coast 4 miles, Corfe Castle 1 mile

  • Due to the rural location and livestock in the nearby vicinity, strictly no fireworks at the property.

  • Arrival: 17:00 onwards
  • Departure: before 10:00, unless otherwise stated in your arrival details
  • 1 dog allowed. Dogs are charged at £20 each per full or part week
  • There is an Accidental Damage Deposit of £500 when booking at this property, however this may be waived for £50. We’ll provide more details about this when booking your holiday.

Nicky Rice

This property is personally managed by Nicky.

Reviews

From guests that have stayed at the property.

Based on 28 guest ratings

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Reviewed by Peter 27th October 2023

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Reviewed by Dave 13th October 2023

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The cottage is in a quiet location but about a 25 mins walk brings you into corfe where several pubs, a newsagents and great bakers can offer all you need. The quality of decor, utensils, towels etc is very good. Our party of 3 couples enjoyed our stay as would future holiday makers.

Reviewed by Jane 3rd October 2023

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Lovely spacious cottage in a wonderful location. Plenty to see and do in easy driving distance. The garden and terrace would be lovely during a summer stay, but there are a variety of areas for sitting inside too if the weather isnt so agreeable.

Reviewed by Rosemary 29th September 2023

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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Greensands. We found the accommodation very comfortable, clean and suitable for our large group. One of the things we loved was all the different spaces, in the house and garden. If you wanted a minute to yourself, there was a comfortable space to look out at the gorgeous views. The house was very well equipped. I Read morewould definitely recommend Greensands and look forward to returning for another family break. Hide

Reviewed by Jonathan 1st September 2023

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Greensands is a fabulous place to stay; the house is spacious, comfortable, with the best equiped kitchen we have ever known in a holiday cottage. We loved having a piano and a kitchen table big enough for a puzzle. The garden is huge and children would love it - despite adults only we still enoyed many meals outside, croquet and the trampoline. GrRead moreeat location for walks from Greensands to Corfe, Kingston and Nine Barrow Down. We would love to return one day. Hide

Reviewed by Gary 11th August 2023

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Reviewed by Keith 4th August 2023

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A beautiful building with good facilities. The garden and trampoline well used by the children. Not a place to stay in if you don't like driving along single-track roads with very few passing places.

Reviewed by Roger 7th July 2023

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Reviewed by Clare 16th June 2023

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This cottage is really beautiful and in a wonderful location overlooking hills and the farm. It was very well equipped and there was plenty of space for our family of 8 plus a baby and dog. There are some lovely walks from the cottage into Corfe Castle. We had great weather, and spent most of the time in the garden which is huge and with plenty of Read moreseating and is enclosed so the dog could roam freely. We would love to come back. Hide

Reviewed by M 9th June 2023

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Reviewed by Jeremy 2nd June 2023

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The property, garden, and location were all great. The only negative for me was the narrow hilly lanes getting to the property which a 1-car wide for 5 mins of driving, with not enough passing points, meaning there is a risk of potentially having a quite long and tricky reversing maneuver. That said, all of the vehicles that we did meet during the Read more1 week stay were close to passing points, so we had no issues. The weather for our stay was great too. A lovely holiday. Thanks you. Hide

Reviewed by Sue 19th May 2023

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The cottage was perfect for a 70th birthday family get together (five adults, three young children). It was really well equipped. The location was great, with easy travelling distance to beaches and the many sights on the Isle of Purbeck. The walk to Corfe Castle was lovely, if a little muddy! The garden was beautiful, the children enjoyed the tramRead morepoline, Wendy house and playing cricket and quoits. Hide

Reviewed by Jeffrey 12th May 2023

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Lovely quiet location but take great on Sandy Lane from main road. Very narrow and few passing places but thankfully little traffic

Reviewed by Jane 4th May 2023

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A very comfortable family house, very well appointed and equipped. Delightful location and friendly neighbours. Ideal for our family get together.

Reviewed by Chris 21st April 2023

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Overall..Brilliant cottage as a base and central for so many areas and was also clean comfy & well equipped. Mostly peaceful. Many Thanks to you all who keep it going. King regards Mr Chris Holroyd.

Reviewed by John 7th April 2023

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Superb house that was warm and comfortable with plenty of suitable furniture and fittings. Although along a single track lane, we found little difficulty coming and going, even over the Easter weekend. Once there, we were right in the middle of the beautiful Dorset countryside with birdsong and beautiful views. The garden was lovely : lots of play Read morespace and equipment for the children and sunny seating places for the adults to enjoy. Hide

Reviewed by David 31st March 2023

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A perfect house for a family holiday. Well equipped with a lovely garden and only a short distance from Corfe Castle.

Reviewed by Antje 6th October 2022

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Eight of us shared your beautiful property over a long sunny weekend. We found it spotlessly clean, well equipped, tastefully and generously furnished, comfortable and warm. There were plenty of lovely walks from the house or a short drive away. I can't think of anything we missed or didn't like!!!

Reviewed by Carol 23rd September 2022

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Reviewed by Stephen 16th September 2022

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Reviewed by Gill 22nd July 2022

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We really enjoyed our stay in Greensands. The house was perfect for our family get together with large seating areas and a big and beautiful garden for the children to play games in.

Reviewed by Lynn 24th June 2022

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We had an amazing family reunion at Greensands. The house and the garden were wonderful.. so much outside space for the children to explore, with hidden areas and play house and trampoline. Great for hide and seek. It was easy to simply spend hours around the house. The location is also excellent with beaches at Studland and Swanage, with Corfe andRead more Wareham very close by. The approach lane is narrow but we had no problems with plenty of passing places. The house is comfortable and well equipped. Hide

Reviewed by Cathy 20th May 2022

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The cottage is in an idyllic setting, being quite isolated and yet within walking distance of Corfe Castle village if you are fit. There is plenty to see and do in the surrounding area for all ages, and the pubs are great. The generous garden allowed space for children to play happily and adults to relax. We would definitely recommend it for a largRead moree or extended family. Hide

Reviewed by Nigel 13th May 2022

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Lovely accommodation and setting. Had a great weekend!

Reviewed by Sorrel 6th May 2022

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Hot water amazing. Water pressure excellent. Beautiful garden well kept. Children love the trampoline and Wendy house. Conservatory super. Washing machine and drying areas brilliant. Good floors. I wish I was still there because Greensands felt like my home for a week. Truely fell in love with her and everything about her. Fantastic situation for wRead morealking and seeing the areas around. Thank you . X Hide

Reviewed by Jon 2nd May 2022

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The location and house were both magnificent. An intimidating drive through country lanes for some of us - but so worthwhile once we arrived. A great walk along footpaths and bridleways into Corfe and such a peaceful envronment. It was our first opportunity for a holiday with all our children and grandchildren for many years. We were very lucky witRead moreh the weather which enabled extensive use of the garden and outside seating and the orangery was ideal for eating and playing board games. Hide

Reviewed by Jon 30th April 2022

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Reviewed by Lyn 15th April 2022

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The house is absolutely stunning. Our children also made full use of the trampoline and the garden was perfect for an Easter egg hunt! The location was perfect for us, being close to Corfe Castle, Studland Bay and so many other beauty spots. I cannot recommend this property highly enough.

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Photos
View towards this traditional Purbeck stone cottage
Fabulous garden for alfresco dining and fun with the family
Amazing orangery/dining room
Sit back and relax in the sitting room
Enjoy a family meal
Enjoy the the peace of the countryside
Enjoy breakfast in the kitchen.
Perfect place to rest in the master bedroom
Ensuite bathroom
A bath with a view
Cosy double bedroom
Show 18 morePlayhouse at bottom of the garden

Location

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