Ellwood Cottages

Located in the heart of beautiful rural Dorset in the peaceful hamlet of Woolland, Ellwood Cottages are outstanding conversions of three traditionally built barns, in a courtyard setting. Named after Dorset writers Hardy, Barnes and Blyton, the wheelchair-accessible cottages have been lovingly restored to provide comfortable, tastefully furnished, year-round, single storey self catering holiday accommodation for disabled people, their families, friends and carers. Outdoors there are spacious landscaped gardens with tables and chairs for guests use, providing stunning views across fields with farm animals and wildlife, to Bulbarrow Hill and Ibberton Hill.

Ellwood Cottages comprises three tastefully furnished cottages, named after Dorset literary figures, Hardy, Barnes and Blyton, in a courtyard setting in lovingly restored single storey former farm buildings full of character and charm. Adjacent to the cottages is a heated indoor splash-pool. There is also a large recreation room with libraries for both children and adults, with some large print books, a selection of games and toys and a piano. Next door is a therapy room, where visiting therapists offer 'pure-pampering' - with no journey home afterwards! Utter bliss!

Everywhere is fully wheelchair accessible. There are no steps and all doors have 760mm clear opening. All showers are wet-room style, kitchens have accessible hob and sink with front controls and 850mm wide x 350mm deep and 700mm high clear space under for wheelchair access. Light switches are at 1100mm and electrical sockets at 900mm. Push-pull doors for easy opening and closing rather than awkward handles to be turned.

Available for guests use are Oxford Advance mobile hoists (please bring your own sling/harness) wheeled shower chairs, shower-chair commode, high back chairs with arms, bed height raisers, toilet seat raisers, a pouf-footrest, kitchen perching stool and child’s step-stool. Smaller items include a pick-up reacher/grabber, magnifier, and a shoe-horn in each cottage. Other more specialist equipment can he hired from a local supplier – please enquire for details.

Wi-Fi is available in the cottages. Do please note that because we are in the countryside the signal strength and speed are very slow. Accessing Email and search engines is usually Ok, but online viewing/streaming may be intermittent. BT has been promising superfast broadband for some time and it may be available in time for your holiday!