St Marks Cottage

St Marks is a two bedroomed modern house on two floors. Each bedroom comes with ensuite bathroom or showerroom. All reception rooms are located on the ground floor. The bedrooms are accessed via a standard width set of stairs of normal height tread with a handrail. Guests should note the house is newly built in 2015 in accordance with the building regulations current at that time.

Pre -Arrival
Bookings and enquiries are made directly through Dorset Cottage Holidays – www.dhcottages.co.uk or on 01929 481547

Entrance to the property is by way of key safe located at the front of the house. With your back to the front door you will see the keysafe in the wall in front of you. Code to be provided by Dorset Cottage Holidays in the Directions and Arrival instructions.
A bus terminal is located some 400 meters from the property.
Swanage railway station is 1 mile distant, with Herston Halt across the field at the bottom of Jubilee road. The nearest mainline train station is at Wareham.
There are several RADAR toilets is on the Swanage beachfront.
A list of emergency numbers in in the Welcome file
A list of contact numbers for local services and amenities are in the Welcome File

Arrival & Car Parking Facilities
There is one parking space for guests staying at St Marks in the space numbered 13 behind the house which will comfortably fit any passenger car/SUV/people carrier. It is a flat, nearly level 15 meter walk to the side entrance to the property with 4 steps or 40m walk to the front entrance which has no steps. There is in addition, free unlimited parking on the road.

Main Entrance & Reception
The main entrance is to the front of the building. There is also a slight ridge to the door of to step over. The door is a standard 760mm width.
There is an automatic light that is activated when someone is standing at the entrance door.

Indoors – General
Guests should note that all doors and stairs are standard specification in accordance with the building regulations current in 2015 and that no further modifications have been made.

Ground floor
The floors are all tiled or engineered wood finish with no steps or significant ridges on the ground floor. The kitchen has a combination of high and low level cabinets.
Lights are recessed in ceilings and heat is provided through a combi gas boiler, controlled by a HIVE thermostat. All radiators can be additionally controlled via their thermostatic valves.

Reception rooms
The reception rooms comprise an open plan kitchen and dining area and separate lounge.

The dining area has a table with four dining chairs and a bench. The kitchen has an ‘L’ shaped worktop with wall and under worktop cupboards, and a central island. There is an electric oven and electric convector hob with overhead extractor, integrated fridge/freezer dishwasher and washing machine. There is a microwave on the work surface. A highchair is provided.

The lounge has G-Plan 3 seater sofa and armchair, with a smart TV/integrated DVD player and a collection of family friendly DVD’s (all certificate 15 or lower). The router providing wifi is located next to the TV player. The house benefits from SuperFibre broadband delivering a guaranteed download speed of 62.1Mbps.


Stairs and First Floor
At the top of the stairs there is a carpeted hallway with direct access to each bedroom.

The two bedrooms
Bedrooms are carpeted with a King double bed in the master bedroom and a standard double in the 2^nd bedroom. Both rooms are fitted with wardrobes and there is a travel cot in the 2^nd bedroom (mattress is provided but bedding must be provided by guests). There is an ensuite bathroom to the master and ensuite walk in shower room to the 2^nd bedroom, both with tiled flooring, toilet, sink/vanity unit and mirrored cabinet in addition.

Outside
The front westerly facing garden can be accessed from the front entrance door and benefits from a wooden garden bench. The back garden is accessed from the double lounge patio doors and a step down to an area of decking facing east and an area laid to shingle, border and potted plants. The gate at the rear opens onto the car park.

Please note that although St Marks Cottage does not accept pets, the owner does have a dog who is confined to the kitchen.