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Quiet Village Setting close to the town of Sherborne

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Apple Tree Cottage
bedroom looking into shower room
bedroom
lounge/diner
kitchen

Reviews

9.8 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
1 bedroom1+ bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Barbecue
  • Deck or patio
  • Free Wi-Fi

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Main Bedroom

1 King Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Quiet Village Setting close to the town of Sherborne

Apple Tree Cottage is a superb detached building which has been completely renovated after many years of neglect. The fully furnished‚ central heated cottage has an entrance hall with access to the first floor and a cloakroom with WC and hand basin. The lounge/diner is furnished with a convertible bed settee‚ easy chair and fold away dining table and chairs‚ a flat-screen TV with free-view and DVD/CD player. There is a fully fitted and equipped kitchen with electric cooker‚ microwave‚ fridge/freezer‚ washer/dryer‚ and a fully enclosed drying room leading on to a small patio with a lawn. The patio is equipped with garden furniture and barbecue. The first floor bedroom has a super-king size bed‚ wardrobe and dressing table‚ with an en suite shower room fitted with a overhead shower‚ wash basin‚ WC‚ heated towel rail and airing cupboard. There is off road parking for one car.

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About the area

Sherborne

Sherborne is home to this cottage. Yeovil Country Park and Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Westlands Sports and Fitness Centre and Gartell Light Railway. Badger Watch Dorset and East Lambrook Manor Gardens are also worth visiting.
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Bradford Abbas Nr Sherborne, ENG

What's nearby

  • Yeovil Country Park - 5 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Cineworld Yeovil - 8 min drive - 5.2 km
  • St John's Almshouses - 9 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Sherborne Abbey - 10 min drive - 7.4 km
  • Sherborne Castle - 12 min drive - 9.0 km

Getting around

  • Thornford Station - 3 min drive
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 83 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The William Dampier (Wetherspoon) - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The GateWay Coffee Shop - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Texas Rocks - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Nando's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Pen Mill Hotel - ‬6 min drive

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 52 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 52 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 52 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 52 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 52 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stuart W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great host. Lovely village.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A lovely place to stay.

We have stayed before , and will stay again. Very clean and tidy, and just a lovely place to stay
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Sept 2022
John and his wife are much welcome quests. Always handing back the cottage in prime conditions. Thank you.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Martin R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A warm, nice cottage.

A very nice stay in the cottage. Warm, cosy and a pub w hgood food around the corner
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent

Had a great stay with in easy reach of all we wanted to see
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 23 June 2022
Thank you for your 5 star review
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anne H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Aug 2022
We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay in Bradford Abbas and trust that your stay here in the UK fulfilled your expectations.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tracie D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The cottage was so beautiful peaceful it was just so lovely the little village was nice

Beautiful just beautiful
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Aug 2022
Thank you for staying. at Apple Tree Cottage. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and thanks for leaving the cottage in a clean and tidy state. To other Vrbo hosts we recommend Tracie as guest.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joanne S.

Comfortable and homely.

Lovely little cottage in Bradford Abbas. Very nicely decorated and very comfortable. We very much enjoyed our stay here. Both Mary and Tom were welcoming. My husband and I would be happy to stay here again should we come back to the area for a second visit!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Mar 2020
Thank you for comments regarding Apple Tree Cottage and we are glad to hear that you had an enjoyable stay here in Dorset.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing Getaway

Apple Tree Cottage is just perfect for a relaxing holiday. The cottage contains everything you need .Great location and easy to find, many great places to explore close by. Tom & Mary were so helpful but not intrusive .Motor museum was fantastic and Weymouth needs to be explored .All in all a brilliant experience that we will do again.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Oct 2022
Thank you for your very positive review on both the cottage and the area. You would be very welcome to return to Apple Tree Cottage should you wish. The cottage was left in a very clean and tidy order and we recommend Michael to any other Vrbo hosts..
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anthony F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our stay

i key was located as stated and easy to find, the cottage was as described with many extras like our door table and chairs and BBQ although charcoal etc not provided Only caution would be the eves upstairs I am 5.11 wife 5.2 we both found a bit of an issue when going to bedside table But would happily return It’s a nice location with a nice friendly pub near by
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Frank R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Cosy Getaway Cottage

The cottage is set in a pretty little village near the local pub. It's perfect for a couple. Very well equipped kitchen, comfortable lounge and an unusual bedroom with a huge comfortable bed. There is a small garden with a table and chairs which is a bit of a sun trap. Plenty of walks around and lots of places to drive too. I recommend it.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 27 May 2021
Thank you for highlighting all the positive advantages of being a guest at Apple Tree Cottage. Also you were ideal guests and would be welcome back at anytime.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

All Good

Exactly as advertised. Many thanks.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Maggie H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication
Disliked: Location

The property was clean and had the services stated but it really needed updating re its furnishings

Though it had the requisite services the internal look of the property really needed updating . Because of this sitting in the downstairs was really depressing not what you would expect today.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 11 July 2022
I fail to understand what the guests complaint is here and at a loss at what they expected in the way of décor and furnishings. . The cottage has been decorated in willow green emulsion paint in the last two years. There is more than adequate lights and lamps to illuminate the sitting room. The weather during their stay was warm and sunny. But they failed to use the patio area which is equipped with new furnishing this years. Which would maybe have lightened their depression. We have been letting out Apple Tree Cottage for many years, with quite a few return bookings. This is the first time that this type of complaint has been raised. Yours mystified.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Timothy K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous

What an amazingly beautiful property this cottage is! On arrival we were greeted by the owner who came across to welcome us. The property was spotlessly clean and ready for our holiday. The owners Tom and Mary are a friendly couple who are there if needed. The property was fully equipped and very homely in a beautiful quiet village setting. The village church clock sounded so lovely and reminded us of village life. Our car was parked on the property grounds and was very safe. We had an amazing stay in this very homely cottage and would highly recommend it for couples that need to get away from the everyday rush of life Thank you to Tom and Mary for allowing us to stay! It's been excellent!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Aug 2022
Thank you for your positive review and thank you for joining us here in Dorset.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Valérie P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comme à la maison

Nous avons passé un séjour fantastique. Le cottage est très très agréable, bien équipé et très propre avec une décoration raffinée. Thomas est accueillant, très disponible et discret . Une adresse à conserver pour une prochaine fois.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Aug 2023
Thank for your wonderful review of the cottage. Also thank you for leaving it in the condition that you found it in. Merci pour votre merveilleuse critique du gîte. Merci également de l'avoir laissé dans l'état où vous l'avez trouvé.
Verified

8/10 Good

Edwin t.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mooi Dorsetwoning

Mooie complete woning veel privacy goede prijs kwaliteit
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 8 June 2022
Thank you for your kind review.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wow

We had a fantastic stay, it was a place like being home from home. Tom and Mary were wonderful hosts. The cottage was amazing and set in a beautiful,quiet location even though there was a railway track nearby. With a few trains passing never once did it bother us. We are so very happy we are wanting to return sometime. Warm wishes, Maria and Ron .
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Jan 2022
Thank you for taking timeout to write your review. It is much appreciated.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Peaceful and Homely Refuge

Such a welcome little refuge from city life. Light, clean, comfortable, cosy, all the facilities I needed and a very comfortable bed and the roof windows gave me a perfect opportunity to stargaze at night... I also loved the choice of furniture in the living room: the chair and settee were very 1940s in style and also very comfortable. A perfect peaceful little refuge for a city dweller.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Josephine S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful

Wonderful accommodations. pleasant areas to explore
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Colin P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lucky find

We stayed for a week whilst in between house moves. Comfortable and clean cottage, well equipped, although would be good to consider an updated smart tv. WiFi was a bit intermittent and our mobile phone signal was poor (EE & O2) but I could use WiFi calling. Turning into the lane a bit daunting at first but soon got used to it. Hadn't realised the cottage was close to train line, early trains (5.30am) did wake us up a couple of times. Close to the pretty historic town of Sherborne and to Yeovil where we managed to go to the cinema for the firstl time in 2 years to see James Bond. Overall it was a good stay for our needs.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julien C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Week

Excellent property Excellent warm welcome from Tom and Mary in fact everyone in the village Rose & Crown pub landlord Mark and Karen have great food at reasonable price and only a very short distance from the property loads to do and see in the area and plenty of walks of you want to leave the car at home. All in all a great staycation and will be returning when we can.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2021
Thank you for such comprehensive and glowing review regarding the cottage, pub and the surrounding areas of Bradford Abbas. We hope to welcome you back in near future.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Helen k.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect!!

Third or fourth time here which tells you a lot. Perfect location for me, near railway track but you seem to not hear the fast trains after a while. Somewhat difficult to exit the car park area if you have a larger car , but can be done. Overall excellent quality and the owners although are nearby do not encroach in your space and are there if you need anything. Hot shower lovely fluffy towels , milk in fridge on arrival , cool fan when needed , tv , and nothing extra needed . Highly recommended.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Aug 2021
Thank you Helen for your review of Apple Tree Cottage. It was good to have seen you again this year. A couple of points I would like to make for any prospective guest reading this.. With Covid protocol in place, it is advise that consumable items like milk, coffee, tea etc are not placed in the cottage for incoming quests. The trains (1 up and 1 down) pass through the village every hour from around 6 in the morning to midnight and have been one of the 'joys' of living/staying in Bradford Abbas for many a long year. Car parking in recent times it has become easier to entry and exit by the top entrance with a large car as Grope Lane has been slight widened at this point.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Martin T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Apple Tree Cottage

Great spot for touring Dorset, Somerset & Wiltshire. Has everything you need and no problem communicating with Tom and Mary. Highly recommended.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 July 2021
Thank you for your review, hi-lighting that Apple Tree Cottage/Bradford Abbas is a great base for visiting Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and I might add Devon as well.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

lisa s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect little cottage

Lovely clean place with everything you need. Very comfortable bed and had a great 2 nights sleep. Definitely we'll come again hopefully for a bit longer next time!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 9 May 2021
Thank you for your very positive review. Lets hope that your schedule allows you to stay for the duration of your booking , should you hire the cottage on another occasion.
Verified

8/10 Good

John R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cosy cottage

Property and the hosts were both excellent. Found the parking a bit difficult and the railway closer than expected.
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Nov 2020
Thank you for your review.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peter W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cottage lived up to our expectations - can highly recommend - spotlessly clean and well equipped .

Great would love to return in the future.
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Oct 2020
Thank you for the positive review and your return would be welcome whenever.
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