Our Location There is entertainment nearby for everyone, including:

• Monkey World • Farmer Palmers • Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park • Athelhampton House • The Swannery at Abbotsbury • Lulworth Castle • The Royal Signals Museum Woolland is in an AONB in north Dorset, with its picturesque villages, gentle rolling • The Tank Museum downland, woodlands and nature • Cool Play (play centre for children) reserves, crossed by winding lanes, rivers • Dorset Heavy Horse Centre and streams.

The beautiful Georgian market town of Good food is a priority in Dorset and Blandford, county town of Dorchester delicious local produce can be found at and historical towns Shaftesbury and farmers’ markets, farm shops and in Sherborne are a short drive away. Within restaurants and pubs. easy reach is the Isle of Purbeck and Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. For literary enthusiasts there is the birthplace of Thomas Hardy.

“Our aim is to ensure your Exceptional holiday stay with us is as comfortable accommodation for people and enjoyable as possible.” with disabilities, their families, friends and carers. Koos and Carolyn de Jonge www.ellwoodcottages.co.uk Ellwood Cottages, Woolland, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0ES Telephone: 01258 818 196 Mobile: 07751 062 165 Email: [email protected] Ellwood Cottages Covered parking is provided within a few metres of each cottage. Located in the heart of beautiful rural Dorset in the peaceful hamlet of Woolland, The Cottages Ellwood Cottages are outstanding Hardy (sleeps 3) and Barnes (sleeps 4) conversions of three traditionally built barns, cottages each have two bedrooms, a cosy in a courtyard setting. living room, comprehensively equipped Named after Dorset writers Hardy, Barnes kitchen and wet room. Blyton Cottage is and Blyton, the cottages have been lovingly larger and will sleep up to 6 in two en suite restored to provide superbly equipped, bedrooms. comfortable, tastefully furnished, year- All three cottages have a bedroom with round, single storey self catering holiday fully height adjustable electric profiling bed accommodation for the less-abled, their plus another single bed (Except Hardy families, friends and carers. Guest Reviews Cottage). Each cottage also has a bedroom Outdoors are spacious landscaped gardens “By far the best disabled with a pair of “Zip and Link” beds which with tables and chairs for guest use, facilities we have experienced.” can be used as single or placed together to providing stunning views across fields with “A great facility designed for make a super king size bed. farm animals and wildlife, to Bulbarrow disabled people that is not Ellwood Cottages are centrally heated with Hill and Ibberton Hill. institutionalised and stuck in individual radiator thermostats for year An indoor heated splash pool has wide the 70’s.” round comfort. steps with handrails for easy access, a pool “Superb location; superb The cottages are exceptionally well hoist for the less-abled, for use with guests cottage; superb hosts; see you equipped with flat screen TVs and DVD own sling/harness, and a poolside seating next year.” players. Kitchens all feature a high level area. “Excellent accommodation and side opening oven, hob, microwave, fridge/

There are fully accessible changing rooms facilities, you’ve thought of freezer, washer/drier and dishwasher. with showers and toilets. everything.” Additional accessibility features include

For guests requiring additional relaxation or “Facilities were great for wide doorways, accessible sinks, easy reach entertainment, there is a recreation room children and husbands.” electrical sockets and switches, and with numerous books (some large print), lowered kitchen work surface areas for musical instruments and games for all ages. wheelchair users.

FORNEW 2020 The Old Stable Cosy cottage style accommodation One bedroom with a pair of “zip & link” beds which can be used as 2 singles or placed together to make a super king size double bed, shower room, tea /coffee making facilities. The Old Stable is not wheelchair accessible and can be used for B&B or in addition to another cottage and used by family, friends or carers.