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Highlights

Dorset barn conversion, sleeps 12
Indoor swimming pool, steam room, sauna and gym
On 200 acres of private rolling farmland
Can be fully catered and run as a hotel
Sister property to Burggraaf

Smith tip

Fool people you’re Dorset-born-and-bred, with these local locutions:


‘Where’s to?’ = ‘Where is it?’

‘Aggy’ = to gather eggs.

‘Ballyrag’ = to scold.

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Voltaire

Dorset, United Kingdom[view map]

Style
Dripping-with-luxury barn conversion
Setting
Dorset farmland dreamscape

Can be rented with Burggraaf (sleeps 12), which has its own indoor swimming pool. Deep in the heart of the Dorset countryside, on West Axnoller Farm, lies the up-to-the-second stylish barn conversion Voltaire. Sleeping 12 in six en-suite bedrooms, this property’s elegance is so distracting that it causes you to breathe in sharply upon arrival – and forget to exhale. The six double bedrooms, and open-plan living/dining room and kitchen, exude contemporary style, but with super-sumptuous solid comfort. Within the barn, a spa awaits, with an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, gym and two professional treatment rooms. Sociable, yet tucked away in the middle of the countryside, Voltaire is ideal for fabulous house parties, birthday celebrations, anniversaries, and stylish stag and hen breaks. This is pure secluded splendour within a patchwork-quilt Dorset setting.

Need to know

Rates
Weekend from £2,500; midweek from £2,500; one week from £4,000 (low season), from £5,600 (high season), from £6,000 over Christmas and New Year.
Sleeps
12 in six en-suite bedrooms (or 24 if rented with Burggraaf).
Ideal for
Stylish house parties, stag/hen breaks, family gatherings and big birthday celebrations.
Minimum hire
Three days. Check-in from 5pm, check-out at 10am.
Booking process
Smith deposit taken when you book. A 30 per cent deposit is required within one week of booking, with full payment to be settled 12 weeks before arrival. There is also a £1,000 damage-deposit fee.
Property style
Super-luxurious barn conversion.
Grounds
At the heart of 200 acres of pristine West Dorset farmland.
Also
Also The property is non-smoking. Pets are welcome by special arrangement.

In the know

Eating and drinking
If you’d like to replace the ‘self’ in self-catering with ‘selfish’, a chef can be brought in to prepare a dinner party for 12, with full waitress service. You can eat at the large dining table in the open-plan living area. Alternatively, linger over meals in the outside dining area, which has a large gas barbecue and table and chairs positioned by the hot tub. You can also have ready-to-eat local, organic Rural Ready Meals delivered directly to your door, along with a range of other food options from the local delicatessens or supermarkets. Book a chef for the week and use the house as a hotel, or opt for your own self-indulgent self-catering – it’s totally up to you.
Housekeeping
Daily housekeeping is available for an extra charge.
Entertainment
The living room has a CD music system. A wide range of entertainment, including helicopter rides, spa treatments, therapies and catering, can be organised by Voltaire at the click of a finger (or mouse).
Provided
Indoor pool, sauna, steam room, gym, outdoor hot tub, remote-controlled ribbon fire, free WiFi on site, Sky+ HD, DVD, CD, Nintendo Wii, pool table, gas barbecue, fire pit. In rooms: flatscreen TV, Aromatherapy Associates toiletries and bathrobe.
Packing tips
Do not forget your swimming costume (unless skinny dipping is the order of the day, of course). You might want to bring your own hairdryer, too.
Eco policy
Organic produce from local suppliers and farmers can be pre-ordered on request. Recycling facilities are available.

For a detailed description of all the rooms and grounds, click here

Also worth knowing

Children
Little ones are very welcome. Highchairs, travel cot, changing mat, microwave sterilisers, baby monitors and Nintendo Wii are included at no extra charge. Babysitting can be arranged.

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A Dorset-tastic welcome hamper of clotted cream tea, Blue Vinney cheese, Denhay Cheddar and Dorset knob biscuits, plus five per cent discount on all spa treatments.

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Voltaire

West Axnoller Farm
Axnoller Lane
Mosterton
Dorset
DT8 3SH

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