Pipers Mill Cottages

Well, after the brief warmth last week, which showcased our lovely tulips,🌷🌷🌷🌷 we have been deluged with rain! 😳☔. The cottage however, is very cosy,with a log burner to snuggle up!😊
Dorset has lots of gorgeous stately homes,museums and gallery's if you want to shelter from the rain, or bracing hill walks, woods and stunning coastline, if you don't mind the weather!🌧️☔🌞

We have a little availability at the end of May, and some in June! Book directly with us for the best deal! We can't guarantee the sun, but definitely a warm welcome with us! 😉 🌞

Gosh, it was warm in the garden today, daffodils and tulips are so pretty, and the birds were singing their hearts out! While I was weeding, I spotted our resident robin, two chaffinch males having a slight altercation! And heard woodpecker, t**s and a passing buzzard!
We are set for a beautiful weekend here in Dorset, if you'd like to join us, get in touch, we'd love to see you! 🌞

Happy Valentines ❤️ spring is definitely springing at the cottage, the garden is waking up, and the birds are already being territorial! We've been mobbed by Robins this week, whilst clearing the drive!
Our cosy cottage offers a quiet getaway, your own entrance and parking spaces, a secure garden, and access to a further grassed area, ideal for bird spotting! The cottage is flanked by a stream and wooded area, which is a haven for many small birds. Robins, t**s, woodpecker and wrens!
Contact us directly for the best offers, we are booking up, come and see our beautiful Dorset country side! ❤️

[email protected] or message us on here😊

2023!,Where did the year go!? After a quiet Christmas and new year, we are bursting for the new year! After a very chilly few weeks, Dorset is warming up☀️, snowdrops are appearing, and the ground is finally defrosted!

The cottage is always cosy, and for extra warmth there is a toasty log burner! Dog friendly, with off road parking, and your own enclosed garden, gorgeous local walks and pretty country towns and villages to explore!🐾

Bookings are coming in, if you fancy a cosy break, in rural Dorset, get in touch, if you contact us directly, we can offer you the best deal! 😉

Hello! Summer is most definitely here, we are booking up fast, and only have a few dates left to fill!!
To celebrate 🌞summer 🌞we are offering some deals, if you book directly with us! 😉

🌞 Week of 8th July just £600!🌞
🌞 Week of 29th July just £850!🌞
🌞 Week of 19th August £800!🌞
🌞Week of 2nd September £625!🌞

Dorset is bursting with things to do, and places to go, enjoy a week in our cosy cottage, and explore!
Please email [email protected]

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🌼🌼🌼Dorset is so lush and beautiful at the moment! The cottage is filling up fast, we have a bit of availability in June, but hurry!!! Enjoy our cosy cottage, your own secure garden, there is also access to another large lawned area, and very pretty walks around the village.
We are close to many areas of outstanding natural beauty, and wonderful local towns full of history and fabulous places to eat, lots dog friendly!
Contact us direct for the best deals, details are at the top of the page! 🌼🌼🌼

Hello everyone! What a tumultuous year we've all had. A cosy family Christmas🎄, and now we are ready for 2022!
Our books are open, our cosy cottage has some availability, Dorset is beautiful at any time of the year, lots of country walks and pretty towns and villages.🌳🍁 Coastal walks and beaches🌊 to visit and plenty of history too!
Why not book a winter/ spring break, cosy by the log burner and get away from it all!

🌟Contact us direct for the best prices! 🌟

🌞Good morning! We have missed you all so much! Dorset is looking so beautiful at the moment, we have discovered so many beautiful walks during lock down.🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

🌷 Spring is coming, and hopefully new guests too. We are taking bookings, so contact us direct for the best prices!( details in the info section) 🌞

🎄What a year 2020 has been!! We wish all our guests old and new, a very merry Christmas!🎄

Here's to 2021, hoping for a resolution to the virus, health to all, and a chance to hug all our loved ones very tight! ❤️

🌞Life seems to tentatively be getting back to normal for us all, really looking forward to when we can open, not long now!🌞
We can't wait to welcome guests new and old, and share our gorgeous county with you, Dorset has missed you 😊💚

🌺Hope everyone has managed to stay safe during this lock down? We have so missed the hustle and bustle of having guests, on the plus side we've got many jobs done that were on a very long list!

🌞 Fingers crossed we can soon allow people to come and share our gorgeous part of Dorset, in the meantime, a little snippet of nature! 🌿

Dorset is simply beautiful at the moment, so sad we can't share it with our fabulous guests.
So looking forward to opening our doors again, and welcoming new friends and old!
☀️ Stay safe and see you all soon💜

The grass is mown, the sun is out, we've even done some decorating. Sadly missing our wonderful guests😔
Looking forward to greeting new guests, and old friends once this terrible time is over.
Stay safe everyone, and appreciate the small things, like a sunny day, or a chance to cut the grass! 💚🌞

CORONAVIRUS: PROPERTY

Country getaways market thrives as city folk escape
By Victoria Ward
THE rural luxury rental market has “gone mad” as affluent Londoners scramble to escape the city, willing to pay vastly inflated sums to secure the best properties.

Holiday letting companies are struggling to keep up with a surge in enquiries for coastal or countryside properties as city dwellers move to escape the crowds and self-isolate “comfortably” with plenty of space. Experts reported frenetic activity in the past few days as families desperately try to secure desirable properties ahead of a predicted lockdown.

The most popular locations for those seeking to escape the capital, as well as those who have had forthcoming skiing and Easter breaks cancelled, include the Cotswolds, Norfolk, Devon and Cornwall and the Lake District.

Bella Seel, founder of private travel company ALS Sun, said clients were willing to pay twice the normal rents to secure the best properties, which are costing as much as £70,000 a week. Many are trying to negotiate deals by which they pay over the odds in order to avoid minimum six-month clauses.

Meanwhile, some owners who live in rural locations are deciding to make the most of the situation and downsize in order to cash-in.

Ms Seel said: “I have clients who have never rented out their homes who are now are thinking, if people are offering crazy money and I can rent it out for £30,000, why the hell not?’ ”

She said: “People want to evacuate, they do not want to be in London where there are so many people, they want to get out and isolate comfortably. This is the luxury market; one client is looking for a property in the Cotswolds for a minimum of six months and will pay more to secure it so I’m negotiating with the landlord.”

Nigel Stengard-Green, managing director of Luxury Cotswold Rentals, said web traffic was up by 200 per cent and bookings by 150 per cent on the same time last year. He said the Cotswolds was proving popular due to its accessibility and rural location that combines with “a hint of luxury and glamour”.

He said: “Some clients that perhaps had planned to go skiing, or to city destinations for Easter, are now reconsidering plans. We are trying to square the circle – we have existing guests, potential guests and property owners and are trying to make things work for everybody in these extraordinary times.”

As an example of how many are trying to help each other, he said the owner of a three-bedroomed cottage had agreed to let it to a pregnant woman very keen to escape London at a low-season rate for six months.

“The owners would have gone to stay there themselves but agreed to make it available out of goodwill and will now rent another property,” he said.

🌟We would consider a longer term let, at a discounted price, contact us for further information 🌟

☀️ We have availability from next Tuesday, if you want to get away from it all!☀️

Cosy cottage, sleeps five, dog friendly, own private entrance and secure garden. Lots of gorgeous walks in the surrounding Dorset countryside, or hunker down in front of the log burner. 😊

Send us an email, phone, or pop us a message on the page💚 [email protected], +44 7772 695597.
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🌞 Good morning all! Here in Dorset, we seem to have some signs of a change in the weather😊. The cottage is surrounded by birds singing, flowers are opening, and the sun is trying its hardest to warm us up!
Grist Mill cottage, has three bedrooms, can sleep five, and we accept dogs! There's a cosy log burner for those chilly days, and the local village has a shop with cafe, and a gorgeous pub with food. We are close to lots of lovely towns and villages and some stunning countryside.
Contact us directly, to get the best deals! ( message the page, or email, which is in the info section at the top of the page)🌞

🥂Happy New year to you all. 🥂
2020 is beginning to fill up! Currently Easter is available, drop us a message or email for the best prices.🐣🐇🐰
Dorset is beautiful whatever the weather, bracing walks, and home to our cosy log burner. 💚

🌟🎃 HALF TERM OFFER👻🌟

Grist Mill, 3 bedrooms, sleeps 5, cosy ground floor cottage, with a toasty logburner!

There is so much to do, loads of lovely walks, pretty towns and villages, and lots of cafés and restaurants locally.
If the weather is bad you are only 40 minutes from Longleat Safari Park, 40 minutes from Bovington Tank Museum, 35 minutes from Moors Valley country park!
Dogs are welcome, and the village has a well maintained play park, woodland walk and pub with food, all within walking distance!!!!

Tempted?

How about an amazing price offer....?

🌟18th to the 25th of October, only £400!🌟

Call or email direct to take advantage of this offer😁



Please call Jen on 07772695597 email [email protected] or Andy 07791864681 email [email protected].🌻

☀️We are still enjoying beautiful weather, here in Dorset. The hedgerows are heaving with blackberries and sloes, and the mushrooms are starting to make an appearance.🍄
It's still warm enough to sit in the cottage garden, and we have a cosy log burner for those nippy autumn evenings! 🎃
We do offer the cottage over the Christmas period, if you are looking for a cosy getaway, or a base to visit family, then give us a call or email to discuss!



🍁🍂 Please call Jen on 07772695597 email [email protected] or Andy 07791864681 email [email protected].🍁🍂

🌾BEAUTIFUL DORSET 🌾

Such a gorgeous county, whatever the weather, rolling countryside, and charming towns and villages to explore!
Local rivers, and lakes for fishing🐟, walks🚶‍♀️ and cycling routes 🚲(we can provide secure shelter for your bike) , you can even book flights across the local area at Compton Abbas airfield, just above our village!🛩️

Some free dates, at bargain prices!
🌟Week beginning 4/10 only £350 🌟
🌟Week beginning 18/10 only £400 🌟

We can also accommodate long weekends, pop us an email, or call. The contact details are at the top of our page! 🌼

🌼Grist cottage is available from the 30th of August (one week) 🌼

🎉 Only £520🎉
Lovely cottage, nestled in Fontmell Magna, Dorset. All ground floor level, enclosed garden, access to a large lawn with summer house. 3 bedrooms, sleeps 5, bathroom, shower room, log burner (hopefully not required 😉). One dog allowed. Any questions message, call or email!

Please call Jen on 07772695597 email [email protected] or Andy 07791864681 email [email protected].🌻

🌟AVAILABILITY🌟
Only one week remaining in August, take advantage of this amazing offer!
Friday 16th of August, for one week. Grist cottage, 3 bedrooms, sleeps 5, enclosed garden, large lawned area with summer house. All ground floor level, private parking....
ONLY £550!
What are you waiting for!?!? 😊

Please call Jen on 07772695597 email [email protected] or Andy 07791864681 email [email protected].🌻

Spruced up the lovely summer house today, so our guests can enjoy it, minus the spiders😂🕷️, yours to use, and a large lawned area to enjoy the sun! ☀️

Fontmell Magna is such a pretty village, we have a little shop and tea room, a gorgeous church, our pub the Fontmell, does delicious food, and is only about half a mile from the cottage.
There's a well maintained play park, and tennis courts, and a pleasant wooded walk just up from the cottage.
We are just a few miles from the pretty town of Shaftesbury, famous for Gold Hill, (star of the Hovis advert!) and full of lots of lovely shops and cafés, as well as a museum and Abbey ruins.
As always, drop us an email or call if you are interested in staying with us! 🌞

Well, after some pretty soggy days here in Dorset, do we dare hope the sun is coming back? ☀️😎 These photographs are another section of the trailway, which was the old railway line, which runs from Sturminster Newton to Blandford. Its all horse, human and cycle friendly, and mostly dry, so there is plenty of walking available, even if its raining!
The areas around the cottage are wonderful for walking, with hill walks, river walks and charming towns and villages to explore. As always, drop us an email, or call to ask about availability!
Enjoy your weekend, whatever the weather! 🌦️🌞☁️☔🌥️

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Hi again, still basking in lovely sunshine here in Dorset.
So many beautiful towns, walks, pubs and days out in our area.
Or if you want some peace, our lovely cottage has its own secure private garden, and a large lawned area with summer house, for you to enjoy! 😊🌻🌞



31st May-7th June💚
5th-25th July💚
16th-26th August 💚

Please email or call:
[email protected] 07791864681
[email protected] 07772695597

🌟🌟🌟 AVAILABILITY 🌟🌟🌟
Hope everyone is enjoying a sunny Bank Holiday, after 3 hours weeding, I'm sitting relaxing in the garden.
If you are planning your next trip, and are looking in Dorset, we have some dates available!

31st May-7th June💚
5th-25th July💚
16th-26th August 💚

Please email or call:
[email protected] 07791864681
[email protected] 07772695597

This mornings walk to Win Green, a national Trust site, just a few miles from the holiday cottage.
Stunning views over the picturesque town of Shaftesbury, and the surrounding area. Compton abbas airfield is nearby, where there is an excellent café to watch the light aircraft, flights are available, but need to be booked in advance. 😊

Beautiful morning here in Dorset. One of the gorgeous local walks just a few miles from the cottage. This one is approx 3 miles, and starts and ends in Sturminster Newton. It follows the river to Fiddleford Mill ( Fiddleford village also has a pub with food), then the north dorset trailway back to Sturminster.
There are some lovely cafés in the town, some are dog friendly, and there is also a small Co-op, butchers, bakers and greengrocer.

Two of Pipers Mill resident cats! 😻, the cottage is dog friendly, please ask for details, other pets may be considered! (we had a hamster visit once! 😂) 🐹🐈🐩🐕💚