Moles Cottage in Farnham near Sixpenny Handley | Stunning Dorset Group Cottage

About Moles Cottage

Moles Cottage is a former shooting lodge in Farnham, Dorset that sleeps 16 guests across 8 bedrooms. This impressive property sits within the Cranborne Chase National Landscape and offers off-road parking for 7 cars making it perfect for large group gatherings. The thatched roof building features original period details and all bedrooms have en-suite facilities.

The peaceful village of Sixpenny Handley provides an excellent base for exploring north east Dorset. You'll find local shops, pubs and the Post Office within walking distance. The area offers easy access to walking paths and sits close to the New Forest National Park.

Ground floor accommodation includes two king-size bedrooms with wet room en-suites plus an open-plan living space with kitchen, dining area and sitting room with open fire. First floor has four king-size bedrooms, two of them zip/link, all with en-suites. Second floor features two king-size bedrooms each with rolltop baths. The kitchen includes a Rangemaster double oven and full appliances. The enclosed multi-level garden provides outdoor space for groups.

Blandford Forum (11.3 miles, 20 minutes) offers market town attractions. Kingston Lacy National Trust property provides historic house tours. Salisbury Cathedral (14.2 miles, 25 minutes) features medieval architecture. Badbury Rings Iron Age hill fort offers walking trails.

Moles Cottage combines period features with modern group facilities. The Museum Inn next door provides convenient dining. Perfect for milestone celebrations and family reunions seeking countryside tranquillity.

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At Sykes Cottages

Need To Know

✓Central heating
✓Gas rangemaster double oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge, fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher, kettle, toaster
✓Smart tv, dvd player, wifi
✓Fuel, power and starter pack for open fire included in rent
✓Bed linen and towels included in rent
✓Travel cot, highchair and stairgate available on request
✓Off-road parking for 7 cars
✓Enclosed rear multi-level garden with gravel, lawn and multiple furniture
✓Four well-behaved pets welcome
✓Sorry, no smoking
✓Shop 1.8 miles, pub/restaurant 0.1 miles
✓Note: there is 1 step up to the entrance hallway

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What Guests Love

What do previous guests think about their group stay at Moles Cottage

All bedrooms have en-suite facilities

Every guest enjoys private bathroom facilities with no queuing for morning routines.

Off-road parking for 7 cars

Ample parking space means no worries about finding spots for large group arrivals.

Museum Inn next door

Step outside for excellent pub food and drinks without any driving required.

Open-plan ground floor living

Perfect communal space for group meals and socialising around the open fire.

Enclosed garden for pets

Dogs can enjoy the multi-level garden with lawn areas, though supervision is advised.

Peaceful village location

Quiet countryside setting within Cranborne Chase National Landscape provides complete relaxation.

Getting To Moles Cottage

Find your way to your perfect countryside retreat

By Car

To reach Moles Cottage by car, take the A354 towards Blandford Forum then follow signs to Sixpenny Handley. The lodge is easily accessible in the village centre with convenient off-road parking for seven cars upon arrival.

By Train

For those travelling by rail, the nearest station is Salisbury, approximately 14 miles away from the accommodation. From there, it's a scenic drive through the Dorset countryside to your group retreat.

Off-road parking for seven cars

Salisbury station (14.2 miles)

Located in Sixpenny Handley village centre

Group Attractions & More Nearby

Stuff for larger groups and families to try!

Shaftesbury Abbey

Distance: 9.2 miles (19 min drive)

SP7 8JT

Salisbury Cathedral

Distance: 17.8 miles (29 min drive)

SP1 2EJ

Monkey World

Distance: 20.9 miles (35 min drive)

BH20 6HH

Wessex Ridgeway

Distance: 2.5 miles (8 min drive)

Win Green

Distance: 5.1 miles (14 min drive)

SP7 0ES

RSPB Garston Wood

Distance: 7.6 miles (15 min drive)

SP5 5PQ

Lidl

Distance: 8 miles (15 min drive)

DT11 7FZ

Market Place

Distance: 8.8 miles (15 min drive)

DT11 7AF

Rawston Farm Butchery and Shop

Distance: 7.3 miles (16 min drive)

DT11 8SF

Gillingham Station

Distance: 13.7 miles (29 min drive)

SP8 4JL

Tisbury Station

Distance: 12.5 miles (30 min drive)

SP3 6JT

Bournemouth Airport

Distance: 17.6 miles (37 min drive)

BH23 6ED

Shaftesbury Abbey

Distance: 9.2 miles (19 min drive)

SP7 8JT

Salisbury Cathedral

Distance: 17.8 miles (29 min drive)

SP1 2EJ

Monkey World

Distance: 20.9 miles (35 min drive)

BH20 6HH

Wessex Ridgeway

Distance: 2.5 miles (8 min drive)

Win Green

Distance: 5.1 miles (14 min drive)

SP7 0ES

RSPB Garston Wood

Distance: 7.6 miles (15 min drive)

SP5 5PQ

Lidl

Distance: 8 miles (15 min drive)

DT11 7FZ

Market Place

Distance: 8.8 miles (15 min drive)

DT11 7AF

Rawston Farm Butchery and Shop

Distance: 7.3 miles (16 min drive)

DT11 8SF

Gillingham Station

Distance: 13.7 miles (29 min drive)

SP8 4JL

Tisbury Station

Distance: 12.5 miles (30 min drive)

SP3 6JT

Bournemouth Airport

Distance: 17.6 miles (37 min drive)

BH23 6ED

Is Moles Cottage Right For Your Group

Discover why this cottage is the one for your party or family reunion...

For Families

The enclosed multi-level garden provides safe outdoor space for children to play on lawn and gravel areas. Ground floor accommodation means easy access for families with young children. Cot and highchair are available on request. The peaceful village location offers safe walking areas and the nearby pub welcomes families for meals.

Groups Will Love...

The open-plan ground floor living space creates the perfect social hub for large groups. The kitchen, dining area and sitting room flow together around a cosy open fire. The large dining table accommodates group meals while the Rangemaster double oven handles cooking for 16 guests with ease.

Pet Friendly

Moles Cottage welcomes up to 4 well-behaved pets with an enclosed rear garden featuring multiple levels of lawn and gravel areas. Dogs can play safely while owners relax. The village location provides excellent walking opportunities through Cranborne Chase National Landscape. Note some small gaps in garden fencing require supervision.

Dining & Cafes

Taste the local flavours during your stay at Moles Cottage

Museum Inn

Located 0.1 miles from your accommodation.

Postcode: DT11 8DE

The Drovers Inn

Located 3.7 miles from your accommodation.

Postcode: SP5 5RH

Crown Hotel Blandford

Located 11.3 miles from your accommodation.

Postcode: DT11 7AJ

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to our most common questions about Moles Cottage

Is Moles Cottage pet friendly?

Yes, Moles Cottage welcomes up to 4 well-behaved pets. The rear garden provides space for dogs to play, though dogs should be supervised.

How many cars can park at the property?

The cottage provides off-road parking for 7 cars. This makes it ideal for large groups arriving in multiple vehicles.

Are all bedrooms en-suite?

Yes, all 8 bedrooms have private en-suite facilities including wet rooms and bathrooms with rolltop baths. No guests need to share bathroom facilities during their stay.

Is there ground floor accommodation?

Yes, there are two king-size bedrooms with wet room en-suites on the ground floor. The main living areas including kitchen, dining and sitting room are also ground floor.

What kitchen facilities are available?

The kitchen features a Rangemaster double oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washer/dryer. Full cooking facilities are provided for preparing group meals.

Is there an open fire?

Yes, the sitting area features an open fire for cosy evenings. Central heating is also provided throughout the property for comfort.

What's nearby for entertainment?

The Museum Inn pub is next door for dining and drinks. Blandford Forum is 11.3 miles away with shops and attractions for day trips.

Can the beds be configured as twins?

Yes, two of the first floor king-size bedrooms can be configured as twin beds on request.

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Moles Cottage Reviews

Sheila

We had a lovely stay at Moles Cottage. The cottage is very comfortable and well equipped. The downstairs is ideal for a large group as it's very spacious with plenty of seating and a huge dining table. There's a nice seating area outside as well. Some of the bedrooms are a little dark which is only to be expected in a cottage but that meant that they were cooler in this heat. They are all of a good size with comfortable beds and the ensuite facilities are great too. It was a real bonus to have a lovely pub next door. Paolo and his team were very friendly and helpful and couldn't do enough for us. Would definitely recommend and would stay again.

My family and I had such a wonderful weekend, we genuinely didn't want to leave. It was the perfect spot for a celebration, relaxed, welcoming, and full of happy memories. We've had lovely messages from our guests since, all saying the same. Thank you for an amazing stay.

Melvyn

The house accommodation was ideal for our group of 11 dog. The lounge, dinning room and kitchen were very good. The lighting was a little dim and could do with larger wattage bulbs. Some bathroom mirror lights did not work. There were no large cooking pots in the kitchen and we had to borrow one from the pub next door.

Old fashioned thatched cottage, clean, dog friendly & perfect for large groups. Lovely walks, great pub just down the road which serves lovely food & friendly staff.

We had a great long weekend at Moles Cottage, the house layout was ideal for us, location great, and the pub next door was excellent. They were great at helping us settle in. There are a few maintenance niggles. The oven door won't close properly, the toaster was very temperamental. The open fire was great, but often became very smoky, maybe the chimney needs cleaning? Perhaps more significantly the electrics in room 2 weren't working and the trip switch couldn't be moved to on. None of those things stopped us enjoying this house and I'm happy to recommend it

Angela

Positives are location, great pub and food, downstairs layout and bedroomensuite configuration worked well for party of 11 adults and 3 children. Negatives lack of kitchen equipment was a joke we were cooking a large family roast dinner but no baking or roasting tins, no pint glasses or fizz glasses, toaster didnt work properly, oven door broken and wouldnt close. Property in much need of some TLC, decoration tired, carpets worn and frayed, bath leaked, no light in one bedroom and no power working in another, holes in walls plastered but not decorated. Overall, this property could be fantastic but it needs some care and attention. No information in property on where to pub rubbish and recycling.

Robert

What a lovely place! Party of 14 stayed for the weekend and we did not feel cramped in any way. Good sized bedrooms, well appointed accommodation in every way, open fire, huge table for dining and games. Great location, right next door to a lovely pub The Museum Inn, which gave us wonderful food on Saturday night. Only small drawback was that the kitchen had a couple of niggly faults, but that did not detract from the overall experience which was a lovely weekend away with friends and family.

We stayed at Mole's Cottage for a family event over a weekend. We were so delighted with the accommodation, as well as the friendly service, excellent food and warm ambience in the pub next door which owns the cottage, that we are already planning a return visit in 2026. The cottage is the perfect location for a family group 10 adults, 4 children and a dog, with spacious, comfortable rooms and a large openplan ground floor area. The pub staff were brilliant welcoming, helpful and professional. We could not have been happier with the whole experience.

Such a wonderful cottage and perfect for 16 of us staying to celebrate my husband's 50th birthday. We had everything we needed, the beds were comfy, and there was so much space downstairs for everyone to enjoy. The open fire was perfect for a cosy evening in after lots of walking! We really had a lovely time staying here. Bonus that the pub is literally on the doorstep and they are amazing in there so friendly and welcoming.

We just returned from a weekends stay at Moles Cottage for my boyfriends 60th Birthday. What a fantastic place for a large group, really clean, everyone had their own bathroom and space. This cottage is right next to the Museum Inn pub and is run by them, really helpful, lovely people couldnt have done more for us to make sure our stay was perfect, thank you so much, would definitely recommend

This was a lovely cottage and as a group of 8 couples we had a fabulous weekend stay here. It was in a great location for walks and was right next door to the pub. There was a lovely large table for shared meals, the bedrooms were comfy and all bedrooms had en suite facilities. Some additional equipment in the kitchen would have been good to facilitate catering for 16 but the pub readily provided missing items! The only real downside were the green lights on the emergency lighting in each bedroom which were very bright.

Louise

Eight of us enjoyed our stay at Moles Cottage as a 30th Anniversay celebration. It is a comfortable, nicely decorated property, located in a beautiful peaceful village. However, we did have an issue with insufficient quantities of hot water, which we raised during our stay. The cottage is within easy reach of Wimbourne, Blanford Forum, Shaftesbury and the National Trust's Kingston Lacey for pleasant days out. We also had a delicious meal in the Museum Inn next door.

Booked and stayed here for my partners 40th birthday with family and friends. On arrival we had a bit of a panic when the museum inn had no idea of our booking, which they noted as an error by Skyes Holiday Cottages not sending the booking through. This could have been disastrous if someone else had of booked it as well as I had family coming from a distance and would of ruined what was a surprise for my partner. Luckily I had all the emails confirming our booking. The cottage itself was amazing. The rooms were lovely, clean and very comfy. The open plan layout was great for big groups with plenty of space. The fact it is dog friendly was even better with a lovely garden. Be cautious though as its not completely enclosed and there is a couple of gaps that dogs could escape. The museum inn next door is a great pub. Staff very friendly and welcoming and the food was good. Location wise, it was ideal. Plenty of things to do nearby. Would have no issue booking this again and would recommend.

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Moles Cottage, Farnham

About Moles Cottage

Need To Know

More Group Cottages You May Like

What Guests Love

All bedrooms have en-suite facilities

Off-road parking for 7 cars

Museum Inn next door

Open-plan ground floor living

Enclosed garden for pets

Peaceful village location

Getting To Moles Cottage

By Car

By Train

Group Attractions & More Nearby

Is Moles Cottage Right For Your Group

For Families

Groups Will Love...

Pet Friendly

Dining & Cafes

Museum Inn

The Drovers Inn

Crown Hotel Blandford

Frequently Asked Questions

Location Name

Popular Stays Near This Cottage

Moles Cottage Reviews