Jurassic Coast Haven with Private Gardens and Tennis Court

Rushay is a beautiful 9 bedroom Edwardian country house and cottage, at the edge of a traditional English village. It has a tennis court and huge gardens, sleeps 20, and stands just a mile from the beach at Charmouth. Easy access from Channel ports (Portsmouth 2 hours) and airports at Exeter, Bristol, Bournemouth and Heathrow. With four reception rooms, open fires, two fully equipped kitchens, and excellent shopping in the lively market towns of Bridport and Lyme Regis, there’s so much for family groups and holiday makers to enjoy, from the sea itself to a terrace BBQ to table football and tennis. Two huge king-size bedrooms * Three further double bedrooms, en suite attic ‘dorm’ with four single beds, three bathrooms * In the cottage 3 double bedrooms, including ground floor bedroom en suite * Drawing room with open fire * Study with widescreen tv * Dining room seats 18/20 * Kitchen with traditional tiled floor, Aga, electric oven, induction hob, island * Pantry with full-sized American-style fridge freezer * Separate utility room with washing machine * Downstairs lavatory * Cottage with second kitchen and its own sitting room * Beautifully decorated with original paintings and antique furniture. EXCLUSIVE TENNIS COURT * SET IN HUGE PRIVATE GARDENS WITH CROQUET LAWN, WEST-FACING TERRACE, BARBECUE, DINING TABLE * 20 MINUTE WALK TO THE BEACH (5 MINS BY CAR) Lovely gardens Tennis court Mini-football table Four sitting areas West-facing terrace Village location Charmouth's beaches are justly famous, great for families and for fossil hunters on the Jurassic coast. Three miles away is Lyme Regis, with the famous Cobb where Jane Austen's Louisa slipped and fell, and Meryl Streep stared out to sea in the French Lieutenant's Woman. Bridport, with its lively shops and market, is ten minutes in the other direction. Axminster is a sleepy town ten minutes over the Devon border, with a mainline railway station. The area is full of fabulous restaurants to suit everyone, with chefs like Mark Hix and Harriet Mansell in Lyme, and Cass Titcombe at Brassica, in Beaminster. There are wonderful places to buy local produce, meat and seafood. In the village a tiny hut with an honesty box is kept supplied with seasonal organic vegetables (and a useful healing herbal salve). Felicity's Farm Shop sells local rare breed pork, raised by her brother, as well as really good meat, cheese, and everything else - vegetables, bread, tea, milk, beer, dried beans... A fish van comes to the car park on Fridays, with spanking fresh Portland fish, and the organic Baboo ice cream truck rolls up daily. For all West Dorset's sophisticated food scene, you can leave it all behind in a moment by walking up into the hills around you, two of them crowned by Iron Age earthworks, part of a chain of hill forts across the Marshwood Vale, itself still dominated by small fields and ancient woodland. You get views to the sea, and into two counties. There's much to explore, and whether it's walking or swimming, cooking or exploring, or just relaxing with family and friends, Rushay makes the perfect base. Basic information - Pets allowed: 2 - allowed size of dogs: medium (30 to 60 cm) - is located in: nothing applicable - type of building: Detached house - Total number of floors in the building above the ground floor: 2 - size of property: 400 m² - year of construction: 1906 - detached house - not observable from the street - Number of bedrooms: 9 - Number of bathrooms: 8 Top features - WiFi - air conditioning: no - heating: Everywhere - underfloor heating: no Sleeping bedroom 10 - double bed (1.80 m width) bedroom 12 - double bed (1.80 m width) bedroom 14 - double bed (from 1.51 m to 1.79 m width) bedroom 16 - double bed (from 1.51 m to 1.79 m width) bedroom 18 - 4x single bed bedroom 2 - double bed (1.80 m width) bedroom 4 - double bed (1.80 m width) bedroom 6 - double bed (1.80 m width) bedroom 8 - double bed (1.80 m width) Bathroom bathroom 10 - bath tub - basin - toilet - daylight bathroom 12 - bath tub - basin - toilet - daylight bathroom 14 - basin - toilet - daylight bathroom 16 - toilet - daylight bathroom 2 - shower - basin - toilet - daylight bathroom 4 - shower - basin - toilet bathroom 6 - shower - basin - toilet - daylight bathroom 8 - bath tub - basin - toilet - daylight Cooking/Living - coffee machine: coffee machine - fridge/freezer: deep freezer, fridge - stove: 2-plate stove, electric stove, stove, induction hob - oven - toaster - microwave - electric kettle - dishwasher - dishtowels - size of kitchen: 17 m² - number of dining tables: 2 - number of seats: more than 20 - number of living rooms: 3 - fireplace Entertainment - TV: cable TV - piano For children - high chair Utility - washing machine: For sole use in the object - Clothes dryer: For sole use in the object - iron - vaccum cleaner - fan: None Surroundings - Nearest town centre: 1,2 km - Grocery store: 1,2 km - going out: 1,2 km - restaurant: 1,2 km - train station: 6,0 km - airport: 30,0 km - motorway: 30,0 km - port: 30,0 km - distance public transport: 1,2 km - beach: 1,2 km - distance to the dog beach: 1,2 km - shingle beach: 1,2 km - sandy beach: 5,0 km - water (sea, lake, etc.): 1,2 km - sea: 1,2 km - water sports: 5,0 km - playground: 50 m - golf course: 4,0 km - bicycle hire: 4,5 km