Cattleman's Rest, Worth Matravers

About Cattleman's Rest, Worth Matravers

Cattleman's Rest is a beautiful barn-style building, stone-built with a stone roof.
From a private patio, French doors lead into a high-ceilinged living space, with an oak floor, and high windows looking out onto a pretty valley.

There is a lounge area, with T.V. and sofas; a dining area; and a fully-equipped kitchen area with breakfast bar and stools.
Also on the ground floor there is a sitting room, a utility room, and a bathroom with toilet, and bath with shower over.
From the living area, stairs lead up to a landing with balcony. Leading off is a twin bedroom, with en-suite shower-room with wash-basin and toilet; and a double bedroom with dressing room and en-suite shower-room with wash-basin and toilet, and fabulous views through high windows across the valley.

The property has its own, large, off-road parking area directly opposite.

Worth Matravers is a pretty, ancient, stone-built village which dates back to pre-Roman times. The village church of St Nicholas is Norman and one of the oldest churches in Dorset. In the churchyard is the grave of local farmer Benjamin Jesty who, in 1774, developed a smallpox vaccine 25 years before Dr Edward Jenner.
The village centre has a green, with a pretty duck pond, and picturesque cottages.
The village pub, the Square & Compass, is famous; it sells its own cider, contains a fascinating fossil museum, and hosts an annual stone-carving workshop.

Around the village medieval lynchets are evident, and easily seen from Cattleman's Rest. These were terraces to allow cultivation of the hillsides.

From Cattleman's Rest, and other points in the village, footpaths run down to the South West Coast Path, and the beautiful "Jurassic Coast", which is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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