The Old Reading Room

A beautiful old house, full of character, with a beautiful garden and view across to Corfe Castle. The house is well equipped, nicely designed, and in a lovely Dorset village with a friendly pub.

It was a minor detail and part of the fun of staying in an old house - one of the bedrooms had a steep staircase for access.

Cosy cottage, great view, magical place and a very nice pub across the road.

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Location for walking excellent, superb view of Corfe castle from the garden, spacious living space

Great place to stay with a lovely garden overlooking Corfe castle. Property was comfortable and had all the amenities for a short stay. Will look to return again in the summer.

Takes a while to warm up could have done with some blankets, electric heaters upstairs were complex thought it wasn’t working but was mistaken.

Great location Good kitchen facilities Comfortable beds Cosy

Cleaning could be improved

Clean comfortable quirky cottage.

On arrival (February) it was clear the heating had not been switched on for sometime as the room temperature was 9.5 degrees which was rather unwelcoming and only 15 degrees after 8 hours where we decided to seek refuges in the local pub for warmth. The television was not operational for the entire 3 days of our stay. We did contact the owner who offered some suggestions but was unable to solve the issue. Due to the expected poor weather it would have been nice to have the television in the evenings. Other minor issue was the poor water pressure for shower.