The Cheese House

This spacious farmhouse is part of a historic former monastic grange that dates back to the 15th century. A painstaking renovation on this Grade II*-listed property was completed in 2022, cleverly blending original character with contemporary comforts. Surrounded by rolling countryside, yet only 2.5 miles from the coast, this family-friendly property is a great choice for those wishing to explore the area or simply to relax in comfortable surroundings. Head to Charmouth, the pretty town of Lyme Regis with its historic cobb harbour and picture-postcard streets, the eclectic town of Bridport where you can hunt out vintage curios, or the village of Symondsbury, at the foot of Colmers Hill, which are all within 5 miles. For keen walkers, enjoy walks direct from the property to either Coneys or Lamberts Castle.

From the shared drive and farmyard, a private entrance door opens into a spacious boot room. Once inside, you are met with a sociable kitchen/diner with a flagstone floor, a beautiful handmade kitchen and space to dine just opposite. A king-size bedroom with an adjacent contemporary shower room leads from one end of the room, or pass the utility room on the right and take a couple of steps down into the lounge. This inviting room has an original fireplace with a wood burner and a Smart TV. In the corner of the lounge is the wooden staircase rising to the first floor, which arrives in the first of three beautiful bedrooms. This spacious room is mezzanine style, open to the stairs and gives access to the two further bedrooms. There are three single beds and bean bags making it the ideal room for children. Please note, due to the setting within the eaves, there are some areas of restricted head height on the first floor along with uneven floors and some steps, which only adds to its character and charm. The bedrooms leading from this room include a triple with a double and a single bed at one end and a further king-size bedroom at the other. Completing the accommodation is the bathroom.

Heading outside via the boot room and across the yard, you will find a gated and large lawned garden with picnic benches and space for ball games. In an adjacent barn is a tennis table, shared with the attached property.

• 4 bedrooms – 2 king-size, 1 triple room with 1 double and 1 single bed, and a triple dorm-style room with 3 single beds
• Luggage racks in the bedrooms
• 2 bathrooms – 1 bathroom with free-standing roll top bath, handheld shower attachment and WC; 1 shower room with WC
• Electric range style cooker, microwave,filter coffee machine (filters and coffee not provided), fridge/freezer and dishwasher
• Utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer
• Wood burner (first basket of logs provided from the beginning of October until the end of March)
• Smart TV available in the lounge
• Travel cot and highchair available
• Stairgate available
• Spacious enclosed lawn garden with picnic benches and charcoal BBQ approx. 10 metres from the property, across the farmyard
• Off-road parking for 4 cars available
• Shared table tennis within an adjacent open barn
• Please note, the property is located within a working farm so there may be livestock in the farmyard in the autumn/winter and farm vehicles using the lane at any time of year
• Please note – EV cars cannot be charged from the property under any circumstances, the nearest EV charging points can be found in nearby Charmouth, Chideock, West Bay, Bridport and Axminster
• Farm activities: guests are welcome to visit the main farm which is 0.75 miles away along a farm track opposite the property; here you can watch the robotic milking or meet the cows and sheep – details of how to arrange the farm visit will be in the property
• This property can be booked with the adjoining property (subject to availability) to sleep 16 and the properties can be opened up as 1 large property on request
• Beach 2.5 miles, shop and pub 2 miles
• Arrival: 16:00 onwards
• Departure: before 10:00, unless otherwise stated in your arrival details
• 2 dogs 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.