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The Old Barn
Swanage
Dorset
England

The Old Barn, Swanage, Dorset
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Sykes Cottages
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Sleeps a maximum of: 10

Pricing From: £662.00

This impressive, detached barn conversion near Swanage sleeps eight people in three bedrooms.

The Old Barn is an outstanding, stone-built barn conversion offering superb holiday accommodation near Swanage in Dorset. With three bedrooms including one ground floor double and two family rooms with one double and one single, this wonderful cottage sleeps eight people comfortably. There's also a ground floor wet room, a first floor bathroom, a spacious kitchen with dining area overlooked by a mezzanine landing, plus a sitting room with woodburner.

Outside, there is a designated sitting area and use of the owner's field opposite the property. The Old Barn sits in a fantastic position, just 200 yards from passing steam trains, and just over 2 miles from the coast. With plenty of nearby activities, this is a superb holiday cottage for a family getaway.


RECENT CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Wow wow wow
The old barn was just outstanding! I don't even know where to start. Location is perfect! It's only a 5 minute drive into Swanage town and about ?7 taxi ride. Not to far from lovely town wareham too. The barn is so spacious and big we just were so overwhelmed at it. We had a lovely cake made ready for when we arrived. We were just 2 couples holidaying for a week. The kitchen is bigger than it even looks ok the photos . Everything there we needed to cook with. A fully working dishwasher and washing machine ( no washing to do when we got home yey) The beds were soo comfortable. I slept great. all bedrooms had lots of wardrobe space and drawers. My only 1 thing I would suggest would be to put a proper shower in the upstairs bathroom as we all had to use the downstairs walk in shower. We felt very safe staying here . The neighbours next door were friendly. Also the price was very good. I could go on and on praising the barn. Massive well done to the owners you have done a fantastic job. We will DEFINITELY be back!!
jayne1988j
2019-08-06


Lovely large space in tranquil setting
My dad booked the Old Barn for 7 of us to spend a week together in Dorset in July. The space was incredible and the layout worked really well for us as my parents took the downstairs bedroom whilst me, my husband and our 3 kids had the upstairs to ourselves. The outside space was also great with plenty of parking and tables for alfresco dining. We loved the peaceful location and our 4 year old boy enjoyed visiting the chickens and cows and of course waving to the steam trains! We had a problem starting the oven on the first day and someone came to assist us really quickly which was really helpful. The only problem we encountered was the low window in the bedroom upstairs where our son wanted to sleep which had no safety gate and he could very easily open it himself and potentially fall out, it was a worry for us especially with 1 year old twins crawling all over the place. My dad managed to create a makeshift safety gate using one of the stair gates and some toy building blocks, it kind of worked but not ideal! There had also been some damage to the leather sofa previous to our visit; the owners had added throws in an attempt to cover the damage but the leather continued to flake off all week and we were constantly having to vacuum the living area and pull pieces of leather from our twins' mouths!! I think these couple of issues should be addressed promptly especially since the property will most likely be used by families. We otherwise had a lovely stay here and if those problems get addressed, we would thoroughly recommend the property, especially for families or large groups.
mummyhustle
2018-07-29


Fantastic Place
A fantastic holiday rental with plenty of room for a large family. Very clean and exceptional converted barn within easy access to Swanage. Would highly recommend this lovely holiday cottage.
mooring30
2017-08-26


This cottage was well equipped for both the children and for us.
Mrs Williams
2016-07-31


The house was brilliant. The situation was marvellous with the steam strain at the bottom of the garden and beautiful fields behind.
Mrs Hendy
2016-07-17


Amenities:

Highlights

Parking Space Parking Space
Linen Provided Linen provided
Towels Provided Towels provided
Dishwasher Dishwasher
cookewr Cooker
Refrigerator Fridge
Washing Machine Washing Machine
Televsion Television
High Chair High Chair
Cot Cot
WiFi WiFi

Bedrooms
4

Single Beds
2

Double Beds
4

Twin Beds
2

Bathrooms
2

Details
Oil central heating with underfloor heating on ground floor and woodburner
Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, TV with Freeview, DVD, CD/radio, selection of books and games
Fuel, power and starter pack for woodburner inc in rent
Bed linen and towels inc in rent
Travel cot, highchair and stairgate on request
Bike storage available on request
Off road parking for 3 cars
Front gravelled area with furniture
One well-behaved dog welcome
Sorry, no smoking
Shop 10 mins walk, pub less than 2 miles
Note: Swanage Railway line is approximately 200 yards away
Note: There is an agricultural workshop at the rear
Note: There are some external steps to access the property, but level access is also available
There are no internal steps on the ground floor

Changeover Day
Sat
Approximate Location

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Nearest Attractions

Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low-exceptional) on historic interest

Worth Matravers, St Nicholas Church - 2.1 miles (Historic Church) Heritage Rating

Corfe Castle, St Edward the Martyr Church - 2.4 miles (Historic Church) Heritage Rating

Corfe Castle - 2.4 miles (Castle) Heritage Rating

Studland, St Nicholas Church - 3 miles (Historic Church) Heritage Rating

St Aldhelm's Chapel - 3.5 miles (Historic Church) Heritage Rating

Arne RSPB Nature Reserve - 5 miles (Countryside) Heritage Rating

Arne, St Nicholas Church - 5.2 miles (Historic Church)

Brownsea Island - 5.2 miles (Countryside) Heritage Rating

Compton Acres - 6.9 miles (Garden) Heritage Rating

Lulworth Castle - 8.7 miles (Historic House) Heritage Rating

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Details of facilities are believed correct at time of publication, but may be subject to change by the cottage proprietor. Up-to-the-minute facility listings will be always presented during the booking process for your approval.



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