Self-catering holiday accommodation in Dorset - England

Holidays in Dorset with its Heritage Coast some superb sandy beaches, interesting rocks and cliffs with fossils Planning to visit Dorset in the south of England? Take a look at some of our fabulous holiday cottages in Dorset for a good quality and comfortable place to stay.

Dorset is a largely rural county with scenic countryside and a wonderful wild coastline of beautiful views and teeming with fossils.

Go inland for charming English villages with their wealth of historical monuments. This is where the Black death is presumed to have started, carried by rats onboard a boat in Melcombe Regis.

Dorset beaches are good places to look for pre-historic fossiled plants and animals. These can be found on the beaches when released from the cliffs by erosion. Interesting pebbles with a hole through them, called Hag pebbles can be found on Chesil beach, where there is also a Chesil Beach Centre with interactive displays about the geology of the region.

Evidence of prehistoric man can be seen on many hilltops in the form of burial mounds. Find the remains of the Iron Age, Normans and Romans. Enjoy exploring Dorset - you may encounter something quite amazing.

Holiday cottages in Dorset - click for a list of tempting places to stay

When in Dorset why not pay a visit to to the award-winning Swanage Railway?

Take a trip on the Swanage Railway for an experience of an award-winning standard gauge preserved steam railway, operated over the six miles of track between the south coast seaside resort of Swanage and the station at Norden, in the beautiful Isle of Purbeck, passing the magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle. There are Santa Specials for the children in the weeks before Christmas or as a special treat find out about driving a train in the Drving Experience courses.

Bring your camera for great views of Dorset.

Please click on the town links to view self-catering holiday cottages in Dorset, town by town or click on titles below for cottages by occupancy in Dorset

Abbotsbury	Portland
Blandford Forum	Puddletown
Blandford St. Mary	Sandford
Bournemouth	Shaftesbury
Bridport	Sherborne
Broadstone	South Perrott
Charmouth	Southbourne-on-Sea
Christchurch	St. Ives
Corfe Castle	Sturminster Newton
Dorchester	Swanage
Ferndown	Tolpuddle
Gillingham	Verwood
Holwell	Wareham

Types of self catering breaks

Pet friendly selfcatering breaks	Family self catering holidays	Remote self catering cottages UK	Self catering for disabled
Spa breaks	Romantic cottages and breaks	Self catering abroad remote location	Self catering City Breaks
Hen and Stag breaks	Cottages available for Christmas

The self catering accommodation
Country Cottages	Holiday apartments	Villa holidays	Chalets and Ski Chalets
Large houses with hot tub and Mansions	Farmhouse	Lighthouses and mills to rent	Log cabins and pine lodges
Luxury holiday lets	Holiday cottages	Houseboats	Lodges to rent
Holiday parks	Beach holiday accommodation abroad	Large houses to rent for birthdays	Barn conversions

Holiday accommodation special features
Dogs welcome self catering	Cottages with internet access	Cottages with Games room	Cottages with tennis courts
Coastal breaks

Looking to find your ideal self catering accommodation for a memorable holiday in the UK or abroad? We aim to feature good quality accommodation of all types and sizes ranging from small cottages sleeping 2 through to mansions that can be rented for short breaks, weekend breaks and full weeks. All holiday accommodation listed is booked directly with the independent owners or a reputable agency managing the bookings. Much of the accommodation is tourist board inspected and rated. The majority of accommodation is currently in the UK and Ireland. We trust you will also enjoy browsing through our holiday home rentals abroad and we welcome more from other countries in Europe such as Malta and Greece, around the Mediterranean, also from the sunny Caribbean, USA and Australia. The world offers so many fabulous holiday destinations and we Brits love to travel! Don't miss our free destination guides for inspiration.

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Self-catering holiday accommodation in Dorset - England

Types of self catering breaks

The self catering accommodation

Holiday accommodation special features