Purbeck Stone Cottage Offering Contemporary Style Living With Original Features

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A two-story stone building with green shutters, a visible sign reading "The Old Bakery," and a small balcony with plants.
A stone building with a sloped roof, two windows, a black grill, and a patio with a chair and table.
A narrow cobblestone alleyway between buildings with a green gate, stone walls, and a brick building with a white door.
A window with a view of a brick building, a metal sculpture, and a framed picture on the windowsill.
A living room with a L-shaped leather sofa, a staircase, a radiator, and a window.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Gamer ready
    One of the few properties with a video game console for guests.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Dorset and East Devon Coast

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Tennis court
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Dryer
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Swanage, Dorset
  • Place, Swanage Beach
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Swanage Pier
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Durlston Country Park
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪65 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 9)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Towels provided · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

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About the area

Swanage

Located in Swanage, this cottage is near the beach. Corfe Castle and Great Globe are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Poole Harbour and Swanage 18 Hole Pitch and Putt. Swanage Railway and Sandbanks Beach are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkelling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and mountain biking.
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Swanage, Dorset

What's nearby

  • Swanage Railway - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Swanage Beach - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Swanage Pier - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Durlston Country Park - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast - 14 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Swanage Station - 5 min walk
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Crows Nest Inn - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪The Purbeck House Hotel and Louisa Lodge - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ocean Bay Beach Bar & Restaurant - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The Ship Inn - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Smoke on the Water - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Purbeck Stone Cottage Offering Contemporary Style Living With Original Features pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Purbeck Stone Cottage Offering Contemporary Style Living With Original Features?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Purbeck Stone Cottage Offering Contemporary Style Living With Original Features?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Purbeck Stone Cottage Offering Contemporary Style Living With Original Features?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Purbeck Stone Cottage Offering Contemporary Style Living With Original Features located?

Situated near the beach, this cottage is within a 10-minute walk of Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre, Pier Beach and Swanage Railway. Swanage Beach and Swanage Pier are also within 10 minutes. Swanage Station is only a 5-minute walk and Swanage Herston Halt Station is 26 minutes.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The Old Bakery is a beautifully renovated, spacious property in a fabulous central location.There is a lovely outdoor seating area which is an absolute sun trap, the kitchen is equipped with everything you need for a family holiday, the beds are lovely and comfortable and the bedding is really good quality, I cannot recommend this property highly enough, you will not be disappointed!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Excellent place to stay would highly recommend.

Property was in a great location and very spacious.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely property near to all amenities. Third time we have stayed here .And the host is very helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful house with plenty of space including a lovely outdoor area. Friendly welcome by host and a lovely welcome basket. Bonus to have space to park out cars too!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Easter stay

Lovely property, even better than the photos! Perfect for a family of four with teens and a dog. Great central position. Owners were communicative and helpful. Would recommend and likely to return.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely

We had a lovely holiday here. Perfect location, plenty of space, immaculate. We loved it ! 10/10 would recommend and would return.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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Great week in swanage

Our first stay in Swanage. The house has everything you need, very comfortable and well furnished. 5 adults and a dog. Right in the heart of the town but so quiet. We really enjoyed our week. Swam in the sea and had wonderful walks. We will definitely return
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Spacious and comfortable house in a very central location in Swanage

We had a lovely week . The house is very centrally located with a very very short walk into the town centre.! The house is very well equipped and suited all of our needs. Nice surprise was the welcome pack - thank-you! Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2020
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10/10 Excellent

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Weeks vreak in Swanage

Property was excellent with short walk to all local areas and beach, only two issues, you would struggle to park two decent sized cars, I struggled with one, and the living room sofa could do with upgrading.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kinsey holiday

Considering this was a last minute decision to have a week away, the cottage turned out to be extremely well located, comfortable and everything you needed. Karen was most helpful as I forgot to pack my hairdryer and on contacting her, the same day she deposited one at the door. Swanage and the surrounding area is lovely to explore and we had the added advantage of sunshine
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A perfect place to stay in Swanage.

We have just arrived home from our stay in The Old Bakery in Swanage. We stayed for a week over Easter. What a lovely place, it had everything we needed for the week. Very well equipped kitchen, large Smart TVs, lovely bathroom upstairs including bath and shower. Toilet downstairs, log burner in the main room and an outside secure patio area. The kids loved the Mezzanine too, what a great feature. It also has off road parking and it's only 2 minutes walk to the beach and shops which was fantastic. The owners are great communicators and are very attentive too. We had a small issue on arrival which was very quickly resolved. I'm sure we'll be back to stay in the future.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Fantastic location

The Old Bakery was just perfect for a family of four. It is a great mix of contemporary and quaint with quality furnishings and comfortable beds. We found it very light and airy and had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The parking was an added bonus, as at busy times in Swanage parking can be problematic. We have stayed in Swanage numerous times and this is by far our favourite cottage. It is especially good if you are taller! It’s a great base for walking to Dancing Ledge, Studland, Agglestone Rock and of course Swanage is metres away - with a great mix of local and independent shops. Despite being so close to the action, the cottage was very quiet. We really appreciated the generous welcome basket too. A lovely touch after sitting in bank holiday traffic!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Great property, ideally located

This was a fantastic, well-appointed property, in a quiet back street in central Swanage. The owners were really easy to deal with, and there was an amazing pinboard/map/folder combination of information in the hallway of the property. 250m to the beach. 500m to the Pier. The property had everything we needed for 3 adults and 2 kids (Inc washing machine and drier after a particularly muddy walk to Chapman's Pool). The main living space is great, centred around a large dining table with double height ceiling. The kids commandeered the mezzanine for iPad watching which left the main lounge and dining area for adult usage. We made use of the HDMI for the main TV and the amazing Wifi for evening TV watching via Chromecast. If you don't have kids and actually want to go out in the evenings (!) the property is ideally located for pubs and restaurants. Even so, we took advantage of Castaways for a family meal out and Fish Plaice for a Friday night takeaway feast. Both 2 mins walk! We have visited Swanage before and would recommend for young families - there is enough to do in the town and by the beach (with a nice combination of shops and activities, not just arcades) but plenty to do in the locality as well. If you are walkers, we recommend the Old Harry's Rocks walk (especially the "double view" of Poole Harbour one way and Swanage Bay the other, on Ballard's Down). Early morning runs along the beach also a highlight of our stay for one member of the family.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We have stayed in Swanage many times over the years but the first time here. The old bakery was perfect for us. We were 6 adults. Parents with grown up children and partners. The location is fantastic. Right in the Center of town. There is enough room for two cars to park if one is smaller. We had a small dog with us and it was not a problem. A downstairs loo and one bathroom upstairs might not suit everyone but was not an issue for us. Altogether another fantastic holiday in Swanage. We will definitely use this accommodation again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Cosy house in a great location

Stayed here as a party of 5 friends and 1 dog, and couldn't have asked for a better place. Parking is tight but doable for two small-medium cars, the living space is a good size for a group, kitchen is fairly well-equipped, bedrooms are comfortable, but most importantly you're only a couple of minutes' walk from the sea, shops and other entertainments. It meant that even on a rainy day we could hunker down in the cottage but still pop out for an occasional thing (like fish & chips, say). If I come back to Swanage for future holidays I'll definitely look to see if this place is free again.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
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10/10 Excellent

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Perfect

We've used 4 houses in Swanage and for the location,price and quality you will not find a better place to stay
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
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10/10 Excellent

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A gem of a property

Renting the property was easy. The owner responds quickly if you have any inquiries. A large comfortable space. We have rented twice now and really enjoy the premises. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
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10/10 Excellent

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July 2022

We were impressed with the property as soon as we walked in & the outside patio was a lovely addition Loved the location & proximity to the town & the beach Having a parking space for our 2 cars was great (once we got used to how to do it!!) All in all a lovely property & we would love to return
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
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8/10 Good

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Perfect central location.

Stunning building, great outdoor space with three pice patio furnatur and sun most of the day. Property is perfect location for all amenities and very dog friendly.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
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10/10 Excellent

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Fantastic place in a fantastic location. Lovely walks on the beach and great ice cream.

The house was amazing - brilliant facilities and the courtyard a fab sun trap. Definitely will be coming back.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
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10/10 Excellent

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Beautiful November break in Swanage

I rented the property with my mum, partner and adult children one of whom was graduating from Bournemouth Uni. We also has our dog with us. We had fabulous weather, sunny though cold. The Old Bakery is perfectly located in Swanage, a short walk from the shops and seafront. The property is beautiful, with everything you might need. Nothing was too much trouble for Karen the owner. Swanage is really dog friendly too, we are already planning our return!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
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10/10 Excellent

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Great getaway in a fab location

The house is near to everything no need to use your car. Beach , restaurants and everything in short walking distance. Comfortable house everything you need. Lovely shower and comfy beds.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
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8/10 Good

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Lovely week in Swanage

Had a lovely week in Swanage, helped by the beautiful weather. Unrelated to accomodation but please be aware that lots of restaurants are not open throughout the week which meant it was great that we had a fully equipped kitchen to utilise. The accomodation was very comfortable and a great location right behind the high street, the welcome pack was a nice touch. We had an issue with the fridge at the beginning of our stay which was sorted really quickly by the owners with great communication. With 3 bedrooms plus the mezzanine this is a great place to stay with family and friends.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
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10/10 Excellent

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Fantastic cottage in the heart of Swanage

We loved our week in the old bakery. The photos on the site looked good, but they don’t do it justice- it’s even bigger with absolutely loads of room for everyone. The decor and facilities were to a very high standard, with everything you need for a relaxing holiday. The location is also perfect- right in the heart of Swanage, but tucked away in a quiet mews, so you won’t get disturbed and can park right outside. It’s literally minutes to walk into town, to the beach, or to get fish and chips! We had a lovely week using it as a base to visits lulworth cove, brownsea island, kimmeridge and durkston. There’s so many beautiful beaches and breathtaking walks in the area we could easily have stayed another week.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
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8/10 Good

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Lovely property with plenty of character in ideal location!

Wonderful weeks stay, very comfortable and plenty of space to spread out! My son loved the bunk beds and my daughter enjoyed having a double bed to herself! Such an ideal location to explore the Jurassic coast. Walking distance to the beach and lots of great family friendly places to eat if you don't fancy cooking! Parking is a little tight, we have quite a large car but my husband found reversing up to the house gave him a better chance of swinging the car round, he was an expert by the end of the week! We definitely will be back, very sad to leave!
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