🌳Stunning luxury farm’otel hideaway | 🛌 Sleeps 2 | 👙 Outdoor bath with views | 🐶 Dog-friendly | 🧖♀️ On-site bar and restaurant | 📍 Bridport in Dorset | ❤️ Perfect for a couples’ romantic weekend | 👉 Private and peaceful | 🥂 From £330pn
Why we love The Coop at Outbuildings in Bridport
The Coop is a precious bird indeed. Set in an under-the-radar spot on the outskirts of Bridport, Dorset, this New England-style dog-friendly cabin is more than just a beautiful place to stay. The interiors are sensational, the countryside views are uninterrupted and you can take advantage of the five-star extras and experiences delivered on-site by the Outbuildings’ team. It’s a dog-friendly rural break that is impossible to forget in a hurry.
As former chicken sheds go, The Coop certainly claims the prize for inventiveness. It is one of nine stunning spaces that make up luxury dog-friendly farm’otel, Outbuildings near Bridport. And, without doubt, it’s one of the most original.
Every square inch of The Coop has been hand-built, reclaimed or upcycled by the Whitehead family who own Outbuildings, with the help of local craftsman. Together, they’ve created a place to stay full of creative gusto and unique furnishings and fittings.
Outside
You’ll find The Coop in a private nook set away from the main Outbuildings’ courtyard, hidden by trees and overlooking a wildflower meadow. It stands two-storeys high and is made of dark timbers with a gabled front and high-pitched roof. In its gaze are unbroken views of the West Dorset countryside and on its broad, sheltered porch, behind two reclaimed shutters, sits a William Holland weathered-look copper bathtub.
Give the tub a splash of hot water, pour in the exclusive Outbuildings’ bubble bath and light the ‘under the sea’ candle. You’ll be sunk in a heartbeat, trust me.
Inside
Through the black steel-frame Crittall doors, the rest of The Coop peeks out. Inside, ready to swallow you whole, is a towering space hewn from timber and replete with tin.
There is a dramatic mezzanine bedroom perching under the pitched roof; its William Morris velvet headboard sings out like a royal drape, against the scaffold wood.
The bedroom is, on its own, a magnificent sight; and so unexpectedly ‘un-chicken shed’ that it’s impossible not to rush the stairs to take a closer look. When you do, you won’t be disappointed. Up in the eaves, it is roomy, warm, and the huge slab of bed – a super kingsize – is handsomely dressed in handmade velvet cushions and throws.
There’s also a large window opposite the bed, which spills buttery sunlight onto your duvet every morning and moonlight into your dreams every night.
Back downstairs, the raised log burner is a hearty welcome when the weather is chilly, Collapse next to it on the fat antique leather sofa and switch on Netflix.
The bathroom is a beautiful jewel of emerald green tiles and brass fittings, hidden away behind a timber sliding door. Whilst the little kitchenette is a neat copper-topped affair, with plenty of tea and coffee to start your mornings.
- Sleeps 2 adults in a super-king bed
- Minimum 2 night stay
- Well-behaved dogs welcome (fee applies), but not suitable for large dogs
- Complimentary toiletries to use
- Small kitchenette with kettle, mini oven, toaster and coffee machine
- Large smart TV, superfast WIFI and complimentary Netflix
- Outdoor fire on the private all-season patio
- On-site bar and restaurant – The Cart Shed – serves home-cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Parking for one car at the front of the building
- On-site experiences include Bubbles in The Woods, Hay Barn Cinema, The Cart Shed Cook Out, The Orchard Picnic
- You might also like The Byre from Outbuildings
- Cancel up to 14 days prior for full refund
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