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Highlights

Three-bedroom cottage and guest house, sleeping eight in total
Pretty Dorset/Wiltshire border woodland setting
1.5 acres of landscaped gardens overlooking a valley
The garden house has a porch and alfresco shower
Doors from the lounge lead to a terrace with barbecue
Huge open-plan living space with all the mod cons

Guestbook

'What a delight to be able to walk right out the front door and explore amazing countryside. Pythouse Walled Garden is a gem – we’ll be back again next July for the raspberry crop and then again in August for the blackberries!'

Smith tip

If you’re used to hard water at home you'll love showertime here. Your skin may feel a little slippery at first, but thanks to the water-softening system you'll go home feeling like you've been at a spa. Not our most glamorous tip, but you know at Smith we're as much about practicalities as pampering, so it's also worth noting that you can use a lot less soap and detergent when washing.

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Rose Cottage

Wiltshire, United Kingdom[view map]

Style
Graceful gamekeeper's cottage
Setting
Georgical Gutch Common

This 17th-meets-21st-century cottage is set in beautifully landscaped flower-filled grounds amid pristine Dorset/Wiltshire border woodland. Rose Cottage also boasts a separate, sleek one-bedroom garden house perfect for extended family or couples after seclusion. This charming self-catering holiday home provides a dose of real country life with every modern amenity. Designed to maximise communal living, Rose Cottage is perfect for indoor and outdoor living and entertaining. There’s access from the lounge to a terrace and garden with barbecue, as well as a lounging deck off the garden house. Little ones can retreat to the garden cottage to watch DVDs or play on the Wii, while couples enjoy pure privacy in the main house’s stylish surroundings. Solid, natural materials and a palate of oak, elm, slate and plaster create an attractive envelope for original furnishings that blend Elizabethan and Victorian antiques with mid-century pieces. Rural splendour to suit urbane sensibilities.

Need to know

Rates
From £995 for a three-night weekend to £1,736 for a week in low season and £2,184 for a week in high season (Easter, May bank holidays, June to September, half-term dates and Christmas and new year).
Sleeps
8 (two doubles, a twin plus a garden house with a double).
Ideal for
One or two families or couples looking to revel in secluded AONB countryside.
Minimum hire
Three nights.
Booking process
Smith deposit taken when you book. A 50 per cent deposit is required on bookings made more than four weeks before rental, with full payment 21 days prior to arrival. Any bookings taken after the four-week deadline are to be paid in full. A £500 damage deposit is required one week before arrival (funds need to be cleared) and will be refunded in full no later than 14 days after departure if no damage or loss is recorded (terms and conditions apply).
Property style
Classically modern country cottage with a hip one-bedroom garden house. The former 17th-century gamekeepers home has been given a high-spec renovation and chic contemporary extension.
Grounds
Set amid woodland with 1.5 acres of garden and views over valley and country manor.
Also
No smoking inside, but there are two covered verandas. No pets.

In the know

Eating and drinking
Smith members receive hamper on arrival and the pantry is stocked with cooking essentials. A classic Webber grill can be stoked on the back porch and sustainable charcoal is provided (but no chemical firestarters, so gen up on your fire-making skills). Turnbulls Deli in Shaftesbury can provide catering.
Housekeeping
The house can be cleaned halfway through a week's stay for an extra £40.
Entertainment
There is free WiFi throughout the house but not in the garden house; there's a Denon hifi system, DVD and Wii. Lo-fi fun includes table tennis, a dart board, boules and badminton.
Provided
Neal’s Yard toiletries made in nearby Gillingham, Egyptian cotton linens and big fluffy towels.
Packing tips
Wellies, tennis racquets.
Eco policy
Rose Cottage is only cleaned with eco-friendly products and everything is recycled (bins are provided and organic waste is composted). The house has underfloor heating, insulated cavity walls and double-glazed windows.

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

Also worth knowing

Children
A travel cot and two highchairs can be requested in advance. More…

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Organic hamper from Pythouse Farm (www.pythouse-farm.com) and two bottles of wine (one red and one white).

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Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage
Gutch Common
Wiltshire
SP7 9BE

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