4 Bed Cottage in Melbury Abbas

About this property

Family, friends, and a pair of waggy-tailed favourites will have an unforgettable break at this beautiful barn conversion. Located amid Dorset farmland close to Shaftesbury, it offers four versatile bedrooms to sleep eight plus a fabulous open-plan living space where you can cook, dine, and kick back in a choice of two seating areas. Step out into the garden where a wood-fired hot tub heightens the sense of luxury; a separate games barn boosts the fun factor.

Cream coloured stone walls and smart contemporary styling make this striking barn conversion a truly memorable rural retreat. An impressive vaulted ceiling highlights the clever use of space in the open-plan living area, while fully-glazed doors to each side flood the room with light and offer far-reaching countryside views. Enjoy creating culinary masterpieces in the uber-cool kitchen, where bar-style seating at a central island creates a relaxed setting for impromptu get-togethers. When dinner is served, the large dining suite sits between two inviting seating areas, one with a Smart TV and wood burner to ensure toes and paws stay warm on even the coolest of evenings. A handy cloakroom completes the convenience of the ground floor, while upstairs there’s an immaculate family bathroom and four bedrooms, each beautifully decorated and boasting countryside views. The master has a super-king-size zip-and-link bed which can be made up as a twin on request, and has its own en-suite bathroom. There are two king-size bedrooms, plus a twin zip-and-link bedroom which can be made up as a super-king-size, adding bedtime versatility to suit any party make-up. To super-size your living space simply open the fully-glazed patio doors and you’ll find an enclosed garden where everyone can enjoy al fresco patio dining and views of the rolling landscape beyond. Test your table tennis and football skills in the open-sided games barn that’s shared with the handful of other properties close by. Those looking for a more leisurely experience can lie back beneath the stars in the wood-fired hot tub.

Additional information and rules

- 4 bedrooms – 1 super-king-size zip-and-link (which can be made into a twin on request), 2 king-size, and 1 twin zip-and-link (which can be made into a super-king-size on request)

- 2 bathrooms – 1 en-suite bathroom with bath, separate shower and WC, 1 bathroom with a shower over bath and WC, and 1 separate ground floor WC

- 2 electric ovens and induction hob, microwave, 3 fridges, 2 freezers, dishwasher, Dolce gusto coffee machine and washing machine

- Travel cot and highchair available

- Wood burner – logs included (please bring own kindling wood)

- Smart TV's in living room and all bedrooms

- Enclosed garden with a spacious patio, outside seating and a charcoal BBQ

- Private wood-fired hot tub – logs included

- Shared open-sided games barn with table tennis and table football

- Private parking

- Local vineyard and Compton Abbas airfield within 1.3 miles walkable along country lanes and foot paths

- Shaftesbury town centre within 2.7 miles walkable along country lanes