Armswell House

An 18th-century farmhouse built to last, Armswell House retains period character—original fireplaces and high ceilings throughout—while offering the space and facilities needed for large groups. Seven bedrooms across two floors can sleep up to 18 people, with six bathrooms so nobody waits. The main floor spreads across a proper working kitchen, two separate sitting rooms with open fires, a dining room, and a cellar games room with pool table and table tennis. Practical additions include a utility room, and doors from the kitchen lead out to an enclosed garden with patio and barbecue.

All essentials are covered: electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included, plus logs for the fires. A private hot tub sits in the garden. Parking on site takes seven cars. The farmhouse stands a mile from Plush, a quiet hamlet with a pub and restaurant, though the real draw is access to 650 acres of surrounding farmland and the Dorset countryside beyond. Dogs are welcome. Smoking is not permitted inside.