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House |4 bedrooms |Sleeps 8

Charmouth in West Country

From £450 per week |  From £70 per night

1 night minimum stay

Changeover Sunday

4 out of 5

8 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car not necessary, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

This quintessentially English cottage exudes the charm of a by-gone age with a large English country garden, replete with apple trees, lavender and rose bushes, daisies and green rolling lawns. It is an ideal family getaway, sleeping eight in four bedrooms, decorated in old, 1940's style, offering spectacular views of the the famous Jurassic Coast, one minute's walk away.

There are no roads to cross to get to the natural, unspoilt beach, which offers hours of fossil-hunting pleasure, as well as long walks and a virtually currentless sea. It is ideal for children of all ages.

The village is a 10-minute walk away and offers a regular bus service, small food shops, tennis courts, as well as medical and hairdressing services and good places to eat.

Beautiful, historic Lyme Regis, where Jane Austen holidayed and Mary Anning discovered dinosaur skeletons, is three miles away with excellent restaurants, a golf course, mackerel-fishing by boat, a museum and an Art Deco cinema. Bridport, famous for its artists, is six miles the other way, offering a fabulous market twice a week and a cinema. And Axminster six miles towards Devon, boasts local celebrity, Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall's canteen.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The cottage, although Enid Blytonish and charming, boasts a brand new, state-of-the-art kitchen with Aga, granite-style worktops, double sink, dishwasher and washing machine. This is open plan and leads onto the sitting room and dining area, making it a casual, family-friendly place to entertain and eat. There are two bedrooms downstairs, with gorgeous views of the garden, one overlooking the beach and sea and the downstairs bathroom is large, containing a loo, power shower and bath. Upstairs is a large double-bedroom with stunning views of the famous Golden Cap and the Jurassic Coast. There is another bedroom, with two single beds, also with beautiful sea views and a bathroom with a bath and loo.

Further details outdoors:
The charm of the large, secure, English country garden cannot be overstated. Soft green lawns roll down to old, laden apple trees, wild rabbits scampering around them and the flower beds abound with hydrangea, lavender, roses, daisies and buddleia in the summer.

In all seasons, long walks are recommended to take in the stunning scenery. There is the coastal path walk from Lyme Regis to Seaton, along the Undercliff, featured in the film, The French Lieutenant's Woman. The vegetation is less dense in the winter, allowing you to see the sparkling sea views through it. There is also the walk up to Golden Cap, through rolling green fields overlooking the sea. Stone Barrow, another National Trust site, offers various walks, depending on how much time you have, and spectacular elevated views along the coast, or a simple meander on the beach fossil-hunting provides hours of pleasure as winter is the best time to find fossils.

Charmouth is particularly renowned for its ammonites and whole dinosaur skeletons have been unearthed there, models of which can be seen at the Heritage Centre, two minutes from the cottage. Secure parking is available for up to three cars and the beach is just a one-minute walk away down a small lane, free of vehicles.

Further details

An English-speaking representative will be on hand to welcome guests to this family-run cottage. We can also cope in French.

There is a fact file about the house available.

Brochures of recommended local places of interest are available as well.

Conditions

* Strictly no smoking except outside on the verandah or in the garden.

* Strictly no pets.

* An immediate deposit of 25 percent of the rental fee is required to secure the booking.

* The remainder of the rental is payable six weeks in advance of the start of the booking.

* There is a refundable breakages charge of £50 due with the final payment.

* The changeover day is Sunday. Outgoing guests must vacate the cottage by 11am on the morning of departure and incoming guests will be welcome after 5pm.

* If bedding is required, there will be a charge of £8 per person, which includes a bath towel each.

* Swimming towels are not provided.

* Tesco does deliver to the cottage for those who want to do their grocery shopping on-line.

* The cottage sleeps eight people. We cannot cater for more and people sleeping on the floor will not be allowed.

* We ask that the cottage be left in a reasonably clean condition on departure.

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The Enid Blyton house and garden

 

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The cottage and garden, straight out of Enid Blyton

 

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View from main bedroom window

 

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View of Golden Cap and Charmouth Beach from house

The West Country / Dorset region

The West Country is famous for its mild climate and quintessentially English beauty. Charmouth is particularly eminent for its lovely, long, flat, sandy, unspoilt beach and its fossils, as it is part of the World Heritage Jurassic Coast. Lyme Regis and Charmouth are places of huge historical interest and there is a museum in Lyme for those seeking to find out more about the rich stories of the area. Dorset is perhaps the reticent cousin of the more famous and larger counties of Devon and Cornwall, offering wonderful, family holidays in a stunning natural setting, which you will never forget, while not being too overcrowded or overpriced. Summer is fab for swimming, fossiling, poking around the rock pools, long walks and barbecues. Winter is the best time to find the fossils on the beach, as the storms churn up the sea, sometimes bringing down the cliffs.

The Charmouth area

Charmouth is a small village on a stunning part of the Jurassic Coast, offering a wonderful, family holiday experience. The beach is long and wide, ideal for family walks and for fossil-hunting. Every year, on Christmas Day, the village turns out in fancy dress and swims for charity. It is an event not to be missed! Facilities on the beach itself include a fossil information centre, offering conducted hunts for fossils and information on how to find them; a resaurant and a quirky vintage clothes shop. Charmouth village offers a regular bus service, restaurants, takeaways, tennis courts, a small supermarket, a pharmacy, two hairdressers, a butcher, a general store, a postoffice, two doctors' surgeries, a library, three gift shops and even a dentist. And three miles away there is Lyme Regis, where The French Lieutenant's Woman and parts of Persuasion were filmed, which boasts a golf course, a cinema, a theatre and numerous fine resaurants and shops. The Lyme fishermen provide mackerel-fishing trips by boat in the summer.

How to get there

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* To get to Charmouth from London takes about three and a half hours by car along the A303 to Chard, then Axminster.

* There is also a train service from Waterloo Station in London to Axminster, six miles from the cottage, from where there is a taxi service. (www.southwesttrains.co.uk)

* Exeter Airport is about an hour away by car or taxi. Flybe (Flybe.com) is a cheap airline to choose and has many routes throughout the British Isles and Europe.

* There is a bus service from Exeter, which goes through Charmouth. The one to catch is the X53 service, which offers spectacular views along the coast road. It costs £6 per adult and £4.50 per child for unlimited travel per day.

* There is also a train service (www.southwesttrains.co.uk) from Exeter to Axminster. The journey from Axminster to the cottage by taxi takes about 15 minutes.

* Or you can hire a car at Exeter Airport. Avis offers a service from there (www.avis.co.uk).

* Local taxis are: Matt's Cabs - 01297 442222. Your calls will be forwarded to his mobile.
Axminster Taxis -01297 34000
BJ's Taxis - 01297 35007

Activities near Charmouth

Reviews

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19 Jan 2012

“Excellent homely base, looking forward to a return visit!” We enjoyed our stay over Christmas, and found the property spacious, equipped well, and very convenient for an extended family, with room for people to spread about. It's in a fantastic location, and as tides and weather were amenable, we were able to spend hours out on the beach or cliff walks - fossil-hunting, damming the river, walking to Lyme Regis or Seatown, or just out watching the stars or waves at night! The somewhat lived-in furniture allowed us to feel at home and able to relaxing with small children, unlike some rather pristine and thus fussy/characterless properties we have experienced. Charmouth was much better resourced than we expected. Hope to return!

29 Aug 2011

“Great place for relaxing break with children - easy!” If you cannot do without wii fi, large TV and pristine surroundings when on holiday then the Red Bungalow is probably not for you. This is a comfortable beach house furnished in keeping with the... more

24 Aug 2011

“Lovely house, perfect location” Just returned from a week's stay in the Red Bungalow. As per the previous review, we found the house clean and spacious with none of the issues mentioned in earlier reviews. One or two very minor issues were also quickly resolved, Martin was always friendly and helpful. The garden was also great for our young kids to run around. Furniture is not modern but everything worked fine and was in character with the property itself, in fact with small children this was actually preferable! The kitchen was of a high standard. The location is perfect, less than 5 minutes walk to the beach and heritage centre and also ideal for walking up the coast path cliffs. Easy driving to nearby towns such as Lyme Regis, shopping in Axminster etc. Charmouth itself is also charming and warm, with almost everyone greeting us (a foreign concept to any Londoner...) Would happily recommend to others. One minor point: We had no smartphone internet access in the property or surrounding area (o2 network), although phone signal was fine.

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31 Jul 2011

“Lovely English seaside holiday” Have just returned from The Red Bungalow, after a lovely week of low key English seaside holiday. Fabulous location, made the task of transporting our ever-expanding stack of beach equipment seem... more

12 Jul 2011

“What a shame!” The bungalow is in a fantastic location and has such potential. The four of us agreed that the kitchen was fine, we liked the style and design but agree with the other reviews that the whole property... more

09 Jul 2011

“Idyllic location, charming house.” Beautiful house right on the beach, when the weather is good (not guaranteed in UK!) the house is perfect. The owner could not do enough for you. The views are breathtaking, and to sit out in the... more

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27 Jun 2011

“Disappointed” All sounded wonderful..close to the beach with a garden. Old and quaint we do...shabby chic we do...but this was something else. in fact it was just plain dirty. The valance on one bed was spattered... more

26 Jun 2011

“Amazing location but property interior in desperate need of some tlc” Beautiful location, you couldn't be closer to the sea. Garden is large, well kept and child-friendly. The characterful bungalow is spacious with good sized rooms and bathrooms and good living... more

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Guestbook for The Red Bungalow

I love this house. Going to sleep with the sea swishing in your ears and waking up to stunning views, sitting in the garden and just chilling out has been fabulous. Thank you very much!

This is England at its finest. It is what you see in the movies and what you read about but hardly ever experience, especially in the city where I live. I can't recommend this place enough.

Thank you for this very special time. I have been able to RELAX in this beautiful setting. The walk up Golden Cap was just spectacular.

Rental prices

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Feb- March	26 Feb 11	3 Apr 11	450£ 450	7070	9595	3 Nights
April May	1 May 11	23 May 11	550£ 550	100100	110110	3 Nights
Half Term	23 May 11	6 Jun 11	950£ 950	140140	150150	3 Nights
June July	6 Jun 11	18 Jul 11	800£ 800	110110	130130	3 Nights
Summer Holiday	18 Jul 11	5 Sep 11	1400£ 1400	0-	0-	1 Week
Sept	5 Sep 11	11 Sep 11	700£ 700	100100	120120	2 Nights
Sept	11 Sep 11	2 Oct 11	700£ 700	100100	120120	2 Nights
October	2 Oct 11	24 Oct 11	650£ 650	100100	130130	2 Nights
Half Term	24 Oct 11	30 Oct 11	800£ 800	0-	0-	1 Week
November December	30 Oct 11	11 Dec 11	500£ 500	100100	130130	2 Nights
Christmas/	11 Dec 11	28 Dec 11	1000£ 1000	0-	0-	1 Week
new year	28 Dec 11	4 Jan 12	1000£ 1000	0-	0-	Flexible
January 2012	4 Jan 12	1 Feb 12	450£ 450	8080	100100	2 Nights
February 2012	1 Feb 12	5 Mar 12	450£ 450	8080	100100	Flexible
march 2012	5 Mar 12	31 Mar 12	450£ 450	8080	100100	Flexible
easter holiday	31 Mar 12	16 Apr 12	800£ 800	0-	0-	1 Week
April May	16 Apr 12	16 May 12	500£ 500	9090	110110	Flexible
may	20 May 12	3 Jun 12	600£ 600	9595	115115	Flexible
Half Term	3 Jun 12	11 Jun 12	900£ 900	0-	0-	1 Week
June	11 Jun 12	2 Jul 12	700£ 700	9595	115115	Flexible
July	2 Jul 12	16 Jul 12	900£ 900	130130	150150	Flexible
Summer Holiday	16 Jul 12	27 Aug 12	1400£ 1400	0-	0-	1 Week
August/Sept	27 Aug 12	3 Sep 12	1000£ 1000	0-	0-	1 Week
September	3 Sep 12	17 Sep 12	850£ 850	0-	0-	1 Week
Sept October	17 Sep 12	22 Oct 12	700£ 700	100100	110110	Flexible

The property's weekend rates apply to: Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

The owner's weekend rates apply to Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

NB:Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion

The minimum stay in the house is three nights.

20% discount for only two adults staying.

Energy costs are included.

Bed linen and bath towels are provided at £8 per person.

There is refundable breakages charge of £50 due with the final payment.

The house is unsuitable for hen or stag parties.

Availability

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3 years listed You are contacting Martin Johnstone Landline +44 1297 561077 Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This house has received 8 reviews from previous guests.