Situated in Tincleton, Dorset, in a quiet village in the heart of Hardy's Wessex, the county town of Dorchester is only 5 miles away and The World Heritage Coast and Weymouth Bay 10 miles.

Although extremely accessible to the numerous local attractions, pubs, restaurants and shops, the cottage enjoys an idyllic rural location set in 600 acres of farmland. For nature lovers this is an absolute paradise with miles of beautiful woodland and riverside walks. Fishing platforms have been constructed to enable children (and adults) to learn to fish on private lakes and a nature trail follows the meandering River Frome, renowned for its brown trout and grayling fishing, which is also available to guests by arrangement. The water meadows are rich in wildlife and the River Frome is now a recognised Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its populations of rare species such as the otter and water vole.

There are plenty of local attractions and places of interest to visit during your stay, such as Athelhampton House, Thomas Hardy's Cottage, Maiden Castle, Bovington Tank Museum, Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens, Poole Harbour and Brownsea Island, Chesil Beach, Portland Bill, Chapman's Pool, Lulworth Cove, Durdle Dor, Corfe Castle, Lyme Regis Cobb, Monkey World, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Kingston Maurward Animal Park and Tincleton Cottages Nature Walk.