The Cottage 

This small cottage is nestled in the Bride Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty about four miles from Chesil beach, the longest beach in Europe. It sleeps four people, having one double bed in the main bedroom and two single beds in the smaller room. All bed linen is provided, including duvets. The cottage is decorated throughout in pine, and the kitchen is fully equipped. There is a small stone fireplace and a pay-phone for your convenience.

 Litton Cheney (meaning Cheney’s settlement by a running stream), has an interesting church and is set in an area with many attractions. West Dorset curves around Lyme Bay from the weathered profile of Portland Bill to the tumbling lanes of Lyme Regis. Behind this vast amphitheater, clay and sandstone cliffs rise and gradually fall into gentle downlands, hiding ancient farmsteads, sleepy villages and busy market towns.

Here is a place to relax and unwind, with miles of peaceful paths along the magnificent coastline. Aside from walking, the area is great for cycling and fishing (especially surf fishing for mackerel) while golfing, horse-back riding, sailing and other sporting enthusiasts are spoiled for choice.

The region owes much of its charm to its villages with their beautiful old churches, historic pubs (where some of the best food in the world can be found), farm shops and local stores. The towns, too, are rich in contrast. Dorchester, just twelve miles from the cottage, is very much the Casterbridge of Thomas Hardy’s novels, echoing the lives of Norman, Saxon, Roman and, at Maiden Castle, Iron age inhabitants. Mellow stoned Sherborne is famed for its two castles and abbey church, while Lyme Regis at the center of a beautiful area rich in flora, fauna and Jurassic fossils has been the setting for such films as “The French Lieutenant’s Woman”. West Bay sports fishing boats and fresh seafood and neighboring Bridport a twice weekly market ideal for antique lovers. A short drive from Litton Cheney is the village of Abbotsbury with its Swannery and sub-tropical gardens. A monument in honor of Capt. Hardy of Trafalgar fame is close to Abbotsbury and well worth the visit, if only for the fantastic views afforded the visitor. A drive along the road to Burton Bradstock offers more views, especially of Chesil beach and Golden Cap beyond.

To the north of the cottage is Cerne Abbas where the Cerne Giant holds court on an adjacent chalk hillside. Stonehenge, in the county of Wiltshire, is a little further north, with the cathedral city of Salisbury close by. Back to the coast again and you will find the resort towns of Weymouth and Bournemouth, with the village of Corfe, with its ruined castle and the spectacular cliffs at Durdle Dor and Lullworth Cove.

If all of this sounds too good to be true and you would like to see it for yourself, please contact David or Julia Liddle at Info@ChimneySweepCottage.com and we will be delighted to assist you in your travel plans for your stay at CHIMNEY SWEEP COTTAGE.