Wayside

Wayside is a two-bedroom cottage in the village of Stoke Abbot, within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and 1.8 miles from Beaminster. The cottage has a kitchen, a utility room and a living/dining room with a table, a sofa and a woodburning stove, and its only bathroom is a ground-floor shower room with a walk-in shower. Central heating is fitted. Upstairs are a double bedroom and a single, both with plenty of storage, so the cottage sleeps three.

The kitchen has an electric oven and hob, a microwave, a fridge, a freezer, a dishwasher and a coffee machine, and the washing machine is in the utility room. There is a TV and WiFi. Fuel and power are included in the rent, and so are bed linen and towels.

At the back is an enclosed garden with a lawn, a patio and outdoor furniture. Parking is roadside, first come first served. One well-behaved dog is welcome, and smoking is not allowed. The staircase is quite narrow. Check-in is from 4pm and check-out is at 10am. The nearest shop is 1.6 miles away. It suits a couple, or a parent and child, who want a quiet village base with an enclosed garden.