The Red Bungalow

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House |4 bedrooms |Sleeps 8

Charmouth in West Country

from £65 / night

£450–£1400 / week

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

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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 fossils, 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. Changeover day only relates to peak holiday season - please enquire.

* 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, 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. Six miles away in Axminster, you will find Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Canteen and just outside Axminster, on the way to Raymond's Hill, is Hugh F-W's Park Farm, open for visits.

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 - Charmouth. As you go down Higher Sea Lane, Charmouth,
the road swings to the right. At this point take the track to your left marked 'footpath to the beach'. Take this track,the house is third on the right. Post code DT66SE.

* 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 Response: Thank you for your review. We are sorry that for friend had to remove the valence from her bed, and following your comments have now given the house a jolly good clean in the hidden areas to... 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 Response: Thank you for your review. We are very pleased that you all enjoyed your week at the house and will come again.

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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 Response: Thank you for your review of our holiday home. We take all feedback very seriously. In the four years we have been running The Red Bungalow as a holiday home, we have never received a negative... 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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Rental prices

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
September	3 Sep 12	17 Sep 12	850£ 850	-	-	1 Week
Sept October	17 Sep 12	22 Oct 12	700£ 700	100£ 100	110£ 110	Flexible
Half term	22 Oct 12	3 Nov 12	800£ 800	110£ 110	120£ 120	Flexible
November December	21 Nov 12	23 Dec 12	450£ 450	80£ 80	100£ 100	Flexible
Christmas	23 Dec 12	31 Dec 12	800£ 800	110£ 110	120£ 120	Flexible
New Year	31 Dec 12	7 Jan 13	1000£ 1000	130£ 130	150£ 150	3 Nights
January February	7 Jan 13	16 Feb 13	450£ 450	80£ 80	100£ 100	1 Night
HalfTerm	16 Feb 13	25 Feb 13	600£ 600	100£ 100	110£ 110	1 Night
February March	25 Feb 13	30 Mar 13	450£ 450	80£ 80	100£ 100	1 Night
Easter	30 Mar 13	15 Apr 13	800£ 800	-	-	1 Week
April May	15 Apr 13	25 May 13	500£ 500	90£ 90	110£ 110	1 Night
Half Term/Bank Holiday	25 May 13	3 Jun 13	900£ 900	-	-	1 Week
June	3 Jun 13	1 Jul 13	700£ 700	95£ 95	115£ 115	1 Night
July	1 Jul 13	15 Jul 13	900£ 900	130£ 130	150£ 150	1 Night
Summer Holidays	15 Jul 13	2 Sep 13	1400£ 1400	-	-	1 Week
	2 Sep 13	16 Sep 13	1000£ 1000	-	-	1 Week
September	16 Sep 13	1 Oct 13	850£ 850	-	-	1 Week
October	1 Oct 13	26 Oct 13	700£ 700	90£ 90	100£ 100	1 Night
half term	26 Oct 13	4 Nov 13	800£ 800	-	-	1 Week
Nov/Dec	4 Nov 13	21 Dec 13	450£ 450	70£ 70	100£ 100	2 Nights
Christmas/New Year	21 Dec 13	6 Jan 14	1000£ 1000	-	-	1 Week
Jan/Feb	6 Jan 14	15 Feb 14	450£ 450	80£ 80	100£ 100	2 Nights

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.

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4 years listed You are contacting Alexandra 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.

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