Local Area

Coach Cottage is in Child Okeford, nestled under Hambledon Hill, the site of an Iron Age hill fort; a walk away from the River Stour and Hod Hill in rural Dorset, southwest England. The village is located between Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has two pubs, a post office (with café), village stores, and an organic farm shop (also with café).

The nearest station is Gillingham (10 miles) which has frequent direct trains to London (two hours) and Exeter. Other parts of the UK can be reached by changing at Salisbury. There are taxis at Gillingham and in the village, as well as buses, so you can holiday without a car.

Things to do

• Walking - Coach Cottage is on a footpath leading directly to Hambledon Hill, an Iron Age hillfort and Site of Special Scientific Interest
• Stately homes, glorious countryside, pretty villages and towns such as Shaftesbury and Sherborne to explore
• Beaches (Studland, Brownsea Island, Poole and the Jurassic Coast, about a 40 minute drive)
• Fishing, horse riding, golf, cycling
• Attractions such as Monkey World, the Arne nature reserve, Gorcombe Farm Outdoor Pursuits, Bovington Tank Museum and the Fleet Air Arm Museum
• Within easy reach of Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester, Longleat Safari Park, Salisbury and Bath