Beautiful Edwardian 4 Bed Holiday House- 10 mins walk from beach- Dogs welcome. Brantwood Holiday Cottage is a beautiful Edwardian four bedroom family home, with many original features and a south facing garden. Newly renovated in 2020 and extended to the rear Brantwood combines modernity with many beautiful character features. Brantwood is conveniently situated only a 10 minute walk from Swanage town centre, shops, restaurants and the seafront's sandy beach. Local pubs and off licenses are only a 5 minute walk from Brantwood and we have off road parking for two cars.You can take a boat trip along the Jurassic coast, walk in Durlston Country Park, take the steam train to Corfe Castle, stroll along the Victorian pier, swim on the award winning beaches or go for meals out in the many restaurants in the town centre. We have a small corner shop nearby which is open early till late and a good variety of shops in the town.
The property is a detached red brick Edwardian town house with accommodation over two floors. From the front rooms there are views to the Purbeck Hills and the rear bedrooms look onto the garden. The ground floor features an elegant entrance hall which to the right leads onto a new extension including a large kitchen, dining room with log burner and seating area with 4 metre sliding doors doors onto the patio and garden. There is also a separate sitting room on the ground floor with smart television and room to seat 6 adults comfortably. The sitting room also has a lovely log burner perfect for the colder seasons. The Laura Ashley sofa in the sitting room is a double sofa bed in case you have any extra friends staying over during your stay at Brantwood. There is a downstairs shower room/utility room toilet on the ground floor.
The well equipped kitchen has everything you will need to make your stay comfortable, including a 1m10 double range-master oven, nespresso machine (please bring your own capsules), new dishwasher, large American fridge freezer and Kitchen Aid. We have a record player and records to choose and an amazon 'Alexa' linked to our Amazon music account and a 70 inch TV in the extension room plus a 40 inch TV in the private sitting room. The doors to the patio and garden are off the extension room. The south facing garden and patio area to the rear has a large rattan garden table and seating for 8 people and a BBQ. Buckets, spades and other beach essentials are available in the shed to make your stay extra relaxing! In the kitchen/dining room extension you will find plenty of toys for your children to play with and we have one high chair available.
The first floor accommodation features four bedrooms. There are three lovely double bedrooms, one to the front and one to the rear of the property and one in the newly converted 'loft', all with John Lewis King Size beds and fitted wardrobes. There is one smaller bedrooms, one of which has full size adult bunk beds (6ft 3). There is also a travel cot available on request. The modern family bathroom is on the first floor and has a bath and over the bath shower. All beds have duvets and pillows, bed linen and towels are provided as standard. Please bring your own beach towels- these are not provided.
Your dogs are welcome at Brantwood- we love dogs. Although please ensure that they don't get up on the sofas or go upstairs in the house- absolutely no dogs in the carpeted 'loft' room. Please also clear up after them in the garden- there is an additional charge of £25 per dog.
Christmas at Brantwood:
Arrive at Brantwood at Christmas time to a fully decorated tree and house and a wood burner laid ready to light. Let me know the names of your children and small gifts will be waiting under the tree for them and stocking hung above the fire place. If you order your Christmas food ahead of your arrival we can unload it into the fridge for you and can even place an order for your Christmas bird from the local farmer.