Large self-catering holiday house in Poole - sleeps 11

Mount Lodge Cottage 5 bedrooms, sleeps 11

The famous author John le Carré often chose to stay at this property to write his well-known espionage novels.

Accommodation details

6 steps to entrance.
Ground Floor:
Living room: With open fire, Freeview TV and Amazon firestick.
Dining room.
Kitchen: With range cooker, fridge and dishwasher.
Utility room: With fridge/freezer, washing machine and tumble dryer.
Shower room 1: With shower cubicle, toilet and heated towel rail.

First Floor:
Bedroom 1: With kingsize bed and en-suite with roll-top bath, shower cubicle, toilet and heated towel rail.
Bedroom 2: With kingsize bed.
Bedroom 3: With three single beds.
Shower room 2: With shower cubicle, toilet and heated towel rail.

Second Floor:
Games room: With double sofa bed, 2 bean bags, table tennis, Xbox and Amazon Firestick.
Bedroom 4: With kingsize bed.
Bedroom 5: With double bed.
Bathroom: With bath, toilet and heated towel rai

Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Travel cot and highchair available on request. Welcome pack. Large enclosed garden with sitting-out area, garden furniture, firepit, outdoor games and BBQ. Bike store and surfboard/canoe storage. Private parking for 3 cars; addtional on road parking. No smoking. Please note: Sorry, no hen or stag parties. There are 6 steps in the garden.

Extra Amenities

Mount Lodge is a beautiful substantial Victorian semi-detached town house, design-led, but retaining many of its original features. Five-star luxury nestled just minutes from the glorious beaches of Sandbanks. There is plenty of entertainment to keep everyone busy including Amazon firesticks to watch all your favourite films and TV shows, a games console and table tennis. This was also a home which the well-known author John le Carré used to stay at, you will be sure to find some of his novels on the bookshelf so you can live through your own espionage adventure through his words. The wall artwork are all originals by the home owner. The property has a spacious living room with an open fireplace, a separate dining room suitable for all guests to sit and have dinner together and a large modern kitchen with a range style cooking appliance and a smaller dining table within the kitchen. From the kitchen you can access the enclosed garden with its lawned area perfect for younger ones to play and a decking area with seating for you to all be outside enjoying the weather. The garden gets sunshine throughout the day so you can make the most of the good weather and perhaps even enjoy a barbecue.

The bedrooms are all spacious with comfortable beds and the master bedroom has an en-suite with a roll-top bath and a large shower cubicle. On the second floor there is a fantastic games room for the younger ones, with a double sofa bed and a bean bag. There are three parking spaces within the driveway and there is on road parking outside the property. There are bus stops nearby making it easy for you to get into town without needing to drive. There are a selection of pubs and restaurants within half a mile which you can easily walk to.
If you want to leave this fantastic home for days out, there is a variety of activities nearby. Sandbanks beach is a 6-minute drive, well known for its beautiful golden sands and clear waters as well as its amazing homes. You can get the ferry from Poole to Studland and from there you can visit Swanage with its steam train that goes to Corfe Castle. Corfe is a pretty village with the ruins of a thousand-year-old castle. From Poole you can get a boat across to Brown Sea Island, a National Trust site, which sits in the middle of Poole Harbour with dramatic views of the Purbeck Hills and is also home to over two hundred rare red squirrels.

At Tower Park in Poole there is Splashdown Water Park, a cinema, bowling alley and a variety of restaurants.
Slightly further afield is Bournemouth, where you can visit the Oceanarium, go on the Bournemouth Eye, wander through the beautiful gardens, play mini-golf or go to the theatre. There are a variety of events that are organised throughout the year in both Poole and Bournemouth so there is plenty to keep everyone entertained. You can also drive to the New Forest National Park with its free roaming ponies, cattle and donkeys or just enjoy fantastic walks or cycle through the woodlands. There is also the New Forest Water Park with an inflatable aqua park, wake boarding and kayaking. If you are looking for a luxury home for your stay with a huge variety of days out near the property, then this is the place to choose. Just a 5 minute drive to the sea. Beach 1. 1 miles