Isle of Purbeck, Corfe Castle & Studland
The Isle of Purbeck is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the west of Bournemouth. It is characterised by stone villages, heath and farmland, criss-crossed with minor roads and tracks and dominated by the impressive and dramatic ruins of Corfe Castle. One of our cottages stands below the huge ramparts of the castle, whilst others are on the edge of miles of heathland or close to the Arne Bird Sanctuary. Studland Beach, near Swanage, is a three mile stretch of glorious sandy beach, part of which is designated as a naturist area and behind which is a National Nature Reserve. One of our holiday homes has views across Studland Bay whilst the other two are outside the village with views to Swanage Bay.

National Trust places nearby: Corfe Castle, Brownsea Island, Clouds Hill, Studland Beach. Shop and pub: pub with walking distance of Isolation Cottages, Corfe Castle, Studland, Swanage, Wareham. Tea-room/café/restaurant: Corfe Castle, Studland, Swanage, Wareham. Beach: Studland, Swanage. Railway station: Wareham. Other attractions: South West Coast Path, Swanage steam railway, Corfe Castle Model Village and Gardens and The Ginger Pop Shop, Blue Pool, Poole Harbour. Activities: walking, birdwatching, fishing, watersports, horse riding, golf.

Ordnance Survey Landranger Map 195

Middlebere Farm Cottages
Down a long, unmade track on the Isle of Purbeck are three Grade II listed cottages that have been renovated using ecologically sound principles. These include an energy efficient oil fired condensing boiler providing background heating for each cottage, water from a private borehole and lavatories that naturally compost solids and evaporate liquids. The area is a bird watcher’s paradise with Brent geese and avocets to be seen in the Arne Bird Sanctuary which is adjacent to the cottages.