Seaspray

Seaspray is a first floor apartment that is situated on the Swanage sea front, approximately 8 metres from the sea. It is one of four flats converted from a house that was built in 1934.

This is an entirely pet free and strictly non-smoking holiday home. Stag and hen parties are not accepted.

The sandy beach is a minute’s walk away. Many amenities, such as shops, pubs, restaurants, library and tourist information are within easy, flat walking distance.

Pre Arrival:
Bookings are made through Dorset Cottage Holidays via www.dhcottages.co.uk or 01929 481547

The nearest bus stop is by the Swanage station on Station Approach, about a 5 minute walk from the property. You will also find the main bus station with regular buses from Poole and Bournemouth as well as Wareham. Swanage railway station boasts a fully working steam train with a tourist train that links up to Corfe Castle. Taxis are also available at the station.

By car, access is via the A351 through Corfe or by using the ferry that runs every 20 minutes from Sandbanks to Shell Bay. It is then a 15-minute drive from the ferry to the apartment.

Arrival & Parking:
Seaspray has one allocated parking space suitable for a small to medium sized car. Directions to access the parking space are included in the joining instructions that guests receive from Dorset Cottage Holidays. The space (labelled Private Parking Flat 3) is the last but one parking space on The Parade, before you get to The Brook Tearoom. Park at an angle and pull up as close as you can to the railings as you have to leave space for vehicles to pass.

To access Seaspray, walk up the four stone steps and enter the front door of the building. There is a 3cm ridge to the door to step over. Once inside the lobby, go through the door on the left and up the stairs. Seaspray is the door on the left at the top of the stairs.

It would be helpful if sandy or dirty outdoor shoes are left on the rack at the bottom of the stairs.

Property Threshold:
Access to the building is via 4 steps and access to the flat is via an internal staircase with 18 steps (each 17cm high), including a turn.

The building front door is 100cm wide, the internal lobby door is 79cm wide and the appartment’s individual front door is 80 cm wide. The handle to the individual front door is 126cm high.

The Apartment itself:
Upon entering Seaspray there is a hallway from which two of the bedrooms, the family bathroom and the kitchen lead off. The light switch for the hallway is immediately on the left hand side as you enter through the front door. There is also a switch at the kitchen end of the hall.

Open plan living and dining space and balcony
Leading from the kitchen is an open plan living and dining space (4.07m by 4.83m) with French doors leading on to the balcony. There is a step over of 16 cm high and 29cm wide between each French door and the balcony. Bedroom 1 with ensuite shower room leads from the lounge.

The living/dining space includes two sofas, dining table and chairs, television with Amazon Firestick, DVD player and Sonos speaker. There are some board games in the television cupboard. There is a bookcase with some adult and some child fiction books, local guides and maps.

There is an original fireplace which is not working and is now purely decorative. It has a raised stone hearth surround. There is a rug on the wooden floor in front of the fireplace.

The balcony is decked and fenced by cast iron railings. It is the entire width of the property. There are outdoor bistro style tables and chairs on the balcony.

Kitchen
The kitchen area is equipped with an electric oven, induction hob, warming drawer, microwave, dishwasher, washer/dryer, fridge/freezer, toaster, kettle and a good selection of cutlery and crockery.

There is also a selection of child-friendly cutlery and crockery.

You can find some cleaning products in the cupboard, under the sink.

Bedroom 1 (leading from living space) - Kingsized (5’ wide 6’ 6” long) bed
Door is 79 cm wide. Room measures 2.90m by 3.03.
The light switch is on the left hand side as you enter the room. There are also table lamps on the two bedside tables/chest of drawers. There is a built-in wardrobe with a full length mirror on the inside of one of the doors..

Ensuite shower room leads off with door 79cm wide. Ensuite has walk in shower enclosure, wc, small handbasin, extractor fan, heated mirror and heated towel rail. There is a dimmer light switch outside the shower room, on the left hand side.

Bedroom 2 (leading from hall) – Kingsized (5’ wide, 6’ 3” long) bed
Door is 79cm wide. Room measures 2.93m by 2.70m.
The light switch is on the left hand side as you enter the room. There are also table lamps on the two bedside tables. There is a built-in wardrobe with full length mirrors on the doors. The family bathroom is immediately adjacent.


Bedroom 3 (leading from hall) – single (3’ wide, 6’ 3” long) bed
Door is 69cm wide. Room measures 1.87m by 2.74m.
The light switch is on the right hand side as you enter the room. There is a table lamp on the bedside cupboard. There is a chest of drawers.

Family bathroom (leading from the hall)
Door is 69cm wide. Room measures 2.00m by 1.70m (max.) There is a dimmer light switch outside the bathroom, on the left hand side.
There is a bath with shower over, wc, handbasin, extractor fan, heated mirror and heated towel rail. Bathside is 51 cm high.

Other:
The central heating thermostat is on the wall between the kitchen and the living/dining area. The information on how to use the thermostat is in the Welcome Folder in the apartment.

There are wooden floors throughout except bedrooms 1 and 2 which are carpeted and the bath and shower rooms which are tiled.

Additional information:

The bins are located in Mowlem Lane, at the back of the apartment. They are locked and labelled 13/3.

Please refer to the information folder situated in the apartment for a list of emergency contacts, appliance operating instructions and local information.