Cosy Cottage
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Dorchester
What We Love:
Homely cottage with an enclosed garden that's perfect for children and dogs
Cosy Cottage, near the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, is exactly as its name suggests; a wonderful pet-friendly holiday home that offers a warm and welcoming interior and an enclosed garden that is ideal for families with young children and guests with dogs. Situated on the Silverlake Estate nature reserve, Cosy Cottage sleeps up to 6 guests in three double bedrooms and offers guests access to an on-site outdoor heated pool, restaurant, spa, walks, cycling routes and swimming in freshwater lakes.
Description
Cosy Cottage, near the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, is exactly as its name suggests; a wonderful pet-friendly holiday home that offers a warm and welcoming interior and an enclosed garden that is ideal for families with young children and guests with dogs. Situated on the Silverlake Estate nature reserve, Cosy Cottage sleeps up to 6 guests in three double bedrooms and offers guests free access to an on-site outdoor heated pool, restaurant, spa, walks, cycling routes and swimming in freshwater lakes.
Step inside Cosy Cottage and you’ll immediately feel at home. The open plan ground floor features a living area with plenty of comfortable seating, a Smart TV, bioethanol fire for cosy nights in and direct access through large sliding doors to an outdoor deck and a fenced garden that backs onto a stream.
The dining area includes a table that seats six and there is additional seating at the kitchen island. The kitchen itself offers everything you need for preparing meals, whether a gourmet feast or family picnics, and includes an induction hob, combination microwave/oven, main oven and dishwasher. Also on the ground floor is a useful utility/cloakroom with WC and combined washer/dryer.
Upstairs there is a master suite with super-king size bed, fitted wardrobe and an en-suite shower room. The master bedroom also has access to a balcony with views over the lakes. There are two further double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes; one of the bedrooms also has access to the balcony. Completing the first floor is a luxury family bathroom with shower over bath and underfloor heating.
Outside there is a deck with furniture for alfresco dining or for simply relaxing. There is a grassed area beyond the deck and a driveway to the side of the property that provides parking for two cars. A charcoal BBQ is available for guests’ use.
Access to the lakes is via a communal jetty which is a few yards from the property. Here guests can enter the water for swimming or water-sports activities including paddle-boarding or kayaking.
Also on site are plenty of walking trails, cycling trails, a dedicated dog walking and swimming area called Pooch’s Place and a beach at the Beaumont Village lake.
A cot and highchair are available for guest use. Please advise at time of booking if you require these to be made available. Please note that a cot mattress is not supplied, nor any cot bedding.
Bike hire (delivered to site and collected after the hire period), private chef, E-bike tours and yacht trips from Weymouth Harbour can be arranged by Curated Cottages to make your holiday even more memorable. Please get in touch if you have any specific requirements you would like us to try to arrange.
Guests can enjoy access to an outdoor heated pool, sauna and spa (treatments are chargeable). Other facilities include restaurant, lake beach with pontoon, children’s play areas, cycle trails, and the activity hub for bike hire and watersports equipment hire (2 hour chargeable bookable hire sessions), nature trails, table tennis tables, tennis court, multi-use activity court, fishing lakes and the zip wire. From 2027 there will be a charge for use of the pool and spa facilities. A new state-of-the-art on-site gym is planned to open in 2027. Bike hire and watersports equipment hire is also available separately through Curated Cottages for the duration of your stay. Please be aware that the availability of on-site facilities cannot be guaranteed for your stay as these are operated separately by the Silverlake Estate.
Step inside Cosy Cottage and you’ll immediately feel at home. The open plan ground floor features a living area with plenty of comfortable seating, a Smart TV, bioethanol fire for cosy nights in and direct access through large sliding doors to an outdoor deck and a fenced garden that backs onto a stream.
The dining area includes a table that seats six and there is additional seating at the kitchen island. The kitchen itself offers everything you need for preparing meals, whether a gourmet feast or family picnics, and includes an induction hob, combination microwave/oven, main oven and dishwasher. Also on the ground floor is a useful utility/cloakroom with WC and combined washer/dryer.
Upstairs there is a master suite with super-king size bed, fitted wardrobe and an en-suite shower room. The master bedroom also has access to a balcony with views over the lakes. There are two further double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes; one of the bedrooms also has access to the balcony. Completing the first floor is a luxury family bathroom with shower over bath and underfloor heating.
Outside there is a deck with furniture for alfresco dining or for simply relaxing. There is a grassed area beyond the deck and a driveway to the side of the property that provides parking for two cars. A charcoal BBQ is available for guests’ use.
Access to the lakes is via a communal jetty which is a few yards from the property. Here guests can enter the water for swimming or water-sports activities including paddle-boarding or kayaking.
Also on site are plenty of walking trails, cycling trails, a dedicated dog walking and swimming area called Pooch’s Place and a beach at the Beaumont Village lake.
A cot and highchair are available for guest use. Please advise at time of booking if you require these to be made available. Please note that a cot mattress is not supplied, nor any cot bedding.
Bike hire (delivered to site and collected after the hire period), private chef, E-bike tours and yacht trips from Weymouth Harbour can be arranged by Curated Cottages to make your holiday even more memorable. Please get in touch if you have any specific requirements you would like us to try to arrange.
Guests can enjoy access to an outdoor heated pool, sauna and spa (treatments are chargeable). Other facilities include restaurant, lake beach with pontoon, children’s play areas, cycle trails, and the activity hub for bike hire and watersports equipment hire (2 hour chargeable bookable hire sessions), nature trails, table tennis tables, tennis court, multi-use activity court, fishing lakes and the zip wire. From 2027 there will be a charge for use of the pool and spa facilities. A new state-of-the-art on-site gym is planned to open in 2027. Bike hire and watersports equipment hire is also available separately through Curated Cottages for the duration of your stay. Please be aware that the availability of on-site facilities cannot be guaranteed for your stay as these are operated separately by the Silverlake Estate.
Amenities
- Pet Friendly
- Lake/Sea View
- Log burner/Fire
- BBQ
- Enclosed Garden
- Bath
- Coffee Machine
- Parking
- Sauna
- Spa
- Table Tennis
- Travel Cot
- Tumble Dryer
- Washing Machine
- Outdoor dining
- Outdoor seating
- Family Cottage
- Communal pool
Need to Know
This property is self-catering. Guests are provided with a complimentary welcome hamper of local Dorset produce, a kitchen pack with cleaning cloths and basic supplies, an initial supply of toilet rolls and a toiletries pack per bathroom/cloakroom.
High quality 80/20 percale bed linens and luxury 100% cotton bath/hand towels are provided. Beach towels are not provided.
A travel cot and highchair are available at this property. Please advise at time of booking if you require these to be made available for your stay. Guests are requested to bring their own mattress and bedlinen for the travel cot. Stairgates are not provided at this property.
A BBQ is provided with this property. Cleaning of the BBQ is the responsibility of the guest unless the BBQ cleaning booking extra has been selected and paid for. A charge for cleaning will be made for any BBQ's not cleaned upon departure if the cleaning extra has not been selected.
If the property provides outdoor cushions, guests must ensure these are stored away in any storage box provided, or brought inside if windy or raining and at the end of each stay.
Bookings at this property are subject to a £350 security deposit (card details retained).
This property is non-smoking and vaping is not allowed inside.
Facilities for guests at Silverlake (facilities may vary seasonally) include:
- Heated outdoor pool (pre booked sessions)
- Luxury spa (treatments are chargeable)
- Sauna
- Tennis court
- Table tennis
- Nature trails
- Cycle trails
- Freshwater lakes for swimming, kayaking and paddle-boarding
- Children's play areas
- Restaurant
- Fishing
- Zip Wire
- Lake beach with pontoon and sun loungers
- Feeding wildlife or wildfowl is prohibited
- Parking is only allowed in the designated spaces for your property, or in the overflow car parks provided
- Silverlake operates a quiet time between 11pm and 8am.
- No stag or hen parties are allowed
- No contractor bookings where guests will be commuting to and from work are allowed
- Guests are required to use buoyancy aids when undertaking any water activities on site and wear helmets when cycling around the estate
- Dogs must be kept on leads other than in the designated dog walking areas
- Silverlake recommends that guests do not swim in open water unsupervised
- All activities undertaken at Silverlake are at the guests' own risk
- Please be aware that owing to the site being a nature reserve, you may see insects and wildlife in or around the properties.
Check in is at 4pm on arrival day during the months April - October inclusive. 3pm on arrival day November - March inclusive.
Check out is 10am on departure day.
Early check ins and and late check outs may be accommodated at an additional cost if bookings are not back-to-back. Please contact us to enquire in advance of selecting this booking extra.
Early check in is from 2pm. Late checkouts are 12pm.
Check out is 10am on departure day.
Early check ins and and late check outs may be accommodated at an additional cost if bookings are not back-to-back. Please contact us to enquire in advance of selecting this booking extra.
Early check in is from 2pm. Late checkouts are 12pm.
Location
Cosy Cottage is situated on the private Silverlake Estate, between Dorchester and Weymouth in Dorset. Silverlake is an eco nature reserve with acres of natural land to explore, an abundance of wildlife and freshwater lakes for swimming and water-sports.
The nearest Co-op is in Crossways, approximately 5 minutes drive from the property or 30 minutes walking and the closest large supermarket is in Tesco's superstore in Dorchester (16 minutes drive)
The nearest pub is The Frampton Arms which is approximately 7 minutes by car or taxi, or 45 minutes on foot. The Frampton Arms is dog-friendly.
Dorchester town centre is 12 minutes by car
Weymouth town, esplanade and main beach is 20 minutes by car.
Nearest rail station is Moreton - 7 minutes by car.
Golf courses include Weymouth Golf Club, Came Down Golf Club and West Dorset Golf and Country Club
Ideas for places to visit include:
The nearest Co-op is in Crossways, approximately 5 minutes drive from the property or 30 minutes walking and the closest large supermarket is in Tesco's superstore in Dorchester (16 minutes drive)
The nearest pub is The Frampton Arms which is approximately 7 minutes by car or taxi, or 45 minutes on foot. The Frampton Arms is dog-friendly.
Dorchester town centre is 12 minutes by car
Weymouth town, esplanade and main beach is 20 minutes by car.
Nearest rail station is Moreton - 7 minutes by car.
Golf courses include Weymouth Golf Club, Came Down Golf Club and West Dorset Golf and Country Club
Ideas for places to visit include:
- Portland Bill Lighthouse
- Weymouth Sealife Centre
- Corfe Castle (National Trust)
- Kingston Lacy (National Trust)
- Studland Beach (National Trust)
- Sculpture by the Lakes
- Monkey World
- The Tank Museum
- Dorset Waterpark
- Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door
- Lulworth Castle
- Nothe Fort in Weymouth
- Weymouth Beach (ideal for children as very shallow)
Special Offers
10% discount for bookings between 8 and 28 nights for bookings placed between 22 Mar 2026 and 31 Dec 2027
Bookings made within 7 days of travelling discounted by 10%
Benefit from 10% discount off the total stay if you select the 'non-refundable' booking option at checkout
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Max Children:
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Max Infants:
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(Sleep in a cot)
Note: 1 king and 2 double bedrooms
Maximum number of adults and children is 6
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