Valentine Cottage
Sleeps 2 to 4
We've provided a detailed description of Valentine Cottage below, which we hope you will find useful in planning your holiday. If you need any further information, do please get in touch and we'll be happy to help.
For the comfort of other guests, unfortunately we cannot accommodate smoking or pets in the cottage.
As soon as you walk in through the front door of the cottage, you will appreciate the attention to detail which has gone into making Valentine Cottage a special holiday base. Valentine Cottage continues to be enjoyed by guests wanting a romantic break, small families wanting to be walking distance to the seaside, and small groups of friends wanting to enjoy walking along the amazing coastline. Overall, we’ve aimed to ensure that the cottage retains much of its original 300 year old period charm and it is bursting with character, enhanced by a contemporary artistic coastal interior design theme that runs throughout. The cottage has a well appointed kitchen, separate sitting room and dining room, private garden, newly refurbished bathroom in 2019, and two bedrooms. Central heating. An ideal destination all year round.
Valentine Cottage is arranged over three floors:
Living Room
Cosy room with a new Smart TV/DVD which is enabled for catchup TV e.g. BBC Iplayer, ITV Hub etc and Netflix. In addition the TV allows Chromecasting from smart phones and tablets; sofa and loom armchairs providing seating for 4 people, coffee tables, contemporary lighting and window seat.
Kitchen
Small but well equipped to meet the needs of our range of guests: cafetiere, digital radio, plenty of glassware, crockery, cutlery, oven and table-wear, and an array of artistic and vintage touches; gas hob, electric oven with grill, fridge (with small freezer/icebox), microwave oven, washer/drier, iron and ironing board.
Separate Dining Room
Dining table with seating for 4 people, additional loom-weave chairs, wall up-lighters, pictures and mirror. Door leading to our small private patio garden.
Bedrooms
Two bedrooms. On the top floor is a good size double bedroom with a new 'Which? Magazine Top 10' recommended mattress to start off the holiday season. On the middle floor is a smaller bedroom with a bunkbed. Both rooms are decorated with the artistic and seaside theme we’ve chosen, and include bedside cabinets, bedside lamps, pictures, mirrors, hairdryer. Blackout curtain linings to help you sleep in the summer when we only have a few dark hours at night. Plenty of bedding provided - consisting of pillows and duvets. We also provide bedlinen and make up your beds ready for your stay. Bring your own towels – you’ll need some for the beach anyway. Although we’ve always got some for hire if needed.
First floor bathroom
Recently refurbished. Bath with hand shower attachment (not stand under shower), wash-basin, WC and shaver point. Compact, but well appointed. Guests with mobility problems may find the access difficult as there is restricted headroom at one end (see photos). But most guests love the quirkiness of the layout.
Outside at the cottage
Small enclosed private patio garden which catches the mid-day to mid-afternoon sun. Bistro style table and chairs provided all year round. Raised borders and container planting.
Beach hut at the beach
Free and exclusive access to our beach hut located on the picturesque row on Marine Parade. Hopefully the weather will be kind to you, so you can enjoy sitting in our chairs and admiring an un-interrupted view of the sea and Cobb Harbour. Decorated with bunting and an iconic vintage kitchen larder; and comes equipped with directors chairs, small table, small single burner camping stove, kettle, cafetiere, tea pot, plenty of crockery and cutlery for picnics.
Entertainment
As you'd expect, the cottage has Wifi, a Smart TV/DVD, and digital radios in the kitchen and double bedroom.
Children
We have plenty of families with small children staying in the cottage. But care needs to be taken since we have lots of stair cases. We provide a high-chair and stair gate provided at no extra cost. Plus use of a travel cot at no extra cost which fits snuggly in either bedroom, if you don’t mind a squeeze.
Heating
Gas central-heating is included in your rental fee. There's clear information in the visitors pack on how to over-ride it if you need it on for longer than programmed. You'll also find additional fan-heaters in the cottage if you need them.
Sea views
From the top floor rear window, there are good views over the town, and across the sea and bay where you can see the neighbouring town of Charmouth and its surrounding coastline. You'll also have a nice view across town from the bathroom window. But the best views will always be from the beach hut. Located on Marine Parade, the beach hut has un-interrupted views of the beach, sea and Cobb Harbour.
Guest access
You'll have sole use of the cottage, patio and beach hut during your stay.
Other things to note
Guests enjoy the unique layout of the cottage. But holiday makers with mobility problems might find the cottage layout over three floors (two staircases) and the compact bathroom (with low headroom at one end) a little tricky. So please ask for a copy of our Accessibility Statement if in doubt.
Parking
Our lovely cottage is over 300 years old, so like other historic centrally located properties in Lyme Regis built when the town relied almost solely on 'Poldark' style transport, there isn’t any dedicated carparking. However, there are short-stay parking bays available about 10 metres away at the small library, short term on-street parking around the area, as well as two long-stay, large, well-lit public carparks about 5 minutes walk. There are a choice of council owned carparks. Our preference is The Holmbush car park which is the largest, is well lit, and is about 7 minutes walk from the cottage.