Sykes Holiday Cottages is an independent holiday cottage rental agency, with the finest selection of holidays across the UK and Ireland. Whether it’s a family-friendly holiday, a pet-friendly holiday or an activity and adventure-filled holiday, find your ideal UK break with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Our sister brands include Abersoch Quality Homes, Best of Suffolk, Carbis Bay Holidays, Character Cottages, Coast and Country Cottages, Coast and Country Holidays, Cornish Cottage Holidays, Dream Cottages, Heart of the Lakes, Helpful Holidays, Hideaways, Hogans Irish Cottages, John Bray, Lakes Cottage Holidays, Lake District Lodge Holidays, Lakelovers, Manor Cottages, Menai Holidays, Northumbria Coast & Country, Welsh Coast and Country Cottages and Yorkshire Coastal Cottages, and our family extends as far as Bachcare in New Zealand.

The living areas in the property consist of a kitchen/diner equipped with electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and dining seating for six guests, a utility with washing machine and tumble dryer, a dining room with seating for six guests, a sitting room with open fire and a TV and a conservatory with TV. The bedroom consists of a ground-floor double, a double with en-suite shower room and a twin, along with a ground-floor bathroom. Outside there is an enclosed front and rear lawn with stream, garden bench, and wooden swing, along with off-road parking for two cars. Within 1.2 miles you will find a shop and within 0.9 miles, a pub and please note that two small or one medium well-behaved dogs welcome but sorry, no smoking. WiFi, fuel, power, bed linen and towels are all included in the price. Thatched Cottage is a lovely base from which to explore all that Dorset has to offer. Note: there is a 21 pet charge per pet, per week. Note: Check-in from 5pm, check-out at 10am.

On the border of Blackmore Vale and at the top of the quaintly titled Piddle Valley, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is the West Dorset village of Buckland Newton and its seven neighbouring hamlets, among them Brockhampton. The settlement is located 12 miles north of Thomas Hardy's Dorchester and 12 miles south of mediaeval Sherborne. A visit to the neighbouring historic Cerne Abbas, with its instantly iconic chalk giant and a variety of tea shops and inns offering authentic ales and delectable food, is not to be missed. Locally, there are great picturesque hikes to be enjoyed. As an alternative, head south to the remarkable Dorset Jurassic Coast, which has been named a World Heritage Site. There, you'll find plenty of sandy beaches and excellent facilities for all types of water sports. Golden sand beaches and a busy harbour are available in Weymouth, from where you can take a day excursion to the Channel Islands. From here, it's only a short drive to Portland Harbour and the wild "Isle" of Portland, which is connected to Weymouth by the breathtaking Chesil Beach. You have so many options in this delightful area of Dorset, with interesting Sherborne and lively Dorchester being only a short drive away.