The Old Bakery was just perfect for a family of four. It is a great mix of contemporary and quaint with quality furnishings and comfortable beds. We found it very light and airy and had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The parking was an added bonus, as at busy times in Swanage parking can be problematic. We have stayed in Swanage numerous times and this is by far our favourite cottage. It is especially good if you are taller! It’s a great base for walking to Dancing Ledge, Studland, Agglestone Rock and of course Swanage is metres away - with a great mix of local and independent shops. Despite being so close to the action, the cottage was very quiet. We really appreciated the generous welcome basket too. A lovely touch after sitting in bank holiday traffic!

We have just arrived home from our stay in The Old Bakery in Swanage. We stayed for a week over Easter. What a lovely place, it had everything we needed for the week. Very well equipped kitchen, large Smart TVs, lovely bathroom upstairs including bath and shower. Toilet downstairs, log burner in the main room and an outside secure patio area. The kids loved the Mezzanine too, what a great feature. It also has off road parking and it's only 2 minutes walk to the beach and shops which was fantastic. The owners are great communicators and are very attentive too. We had a small issue on arrival which was very quickly resolved. I'm sure we'll be back to stay in the future.

Considering this was a last minute decision to have a week away, the cottage turned out to be extremely well located, comfortable and everything you needed. Karen was most helpful as I forgot to pack my hairdryer and on contacting her, the same day she deposited one at the door. Swanage and the surrounding area is lovely to explore and we had the added advantage of sunshine

Property was in a great location and very spacious.

We had a lovely holiday here. Perfect location, plenty of space, immaculate. We loved it ! 10/10 would recommend and would return.

This was a fantastic, well-appointed property, in a quiet back street in central Swanage. The owners were really easy to deal with, and there was an amazing pinboard/map/folder combination of information in the hallway of the property. 250m to the beach. 500m to the Pier. The property had everything we needed for 3 adults and 2 kids (Inc washing machine and drier after a particularly muddy walk to Chapman's Pool). The main living space is great, centred around a large dining table with double height ceiling. The kids commandeered the mezzanine for iPad watching which left the main lounge and dining area for adult usage. We made use of the HDMI for the main TV and the amazing Wifi for evening TV watching via Chromecast. If you don't have kids and actually want to go out in the evenings (!) the property is ideally located for pubs and restaurants. Even so, we took advantage of Castaways for a family meal out and Fish Plaice for a Friday night takeaway feast. Both 2 mins walk! We have visited Swanage before and would recommend for young families - there is enough to do in the town and by the beach (with a nice combination of shops and activities, not just arcades) but plenty to do in the locality as well. If you are walkers, we recommend the Old Harry's Rocks walk (especially the "double view" of Poole Harbour one way and Swanage Bay the other, on Ballard's Down). Early morning runs along the beach also a highlight of our stay for one member of the family.

Stayed here as a party of 5 friends and 1 dog, and couldn't have asked for a better place. Parking is tight but doable for two small-medium cars, the living space is a good size for a group, kitchen is fairly well-equipped, bedrooms are comfortable, but most importantly you're only a couple of minutes' walk from the sea, shops and other entertainments. It meant that even on a rainy day we could hunker down in the cottage but still pop out for an occasional thing (like fish & chips, say). If I come back to Swanage for future holidays I'll definitely look to see if this place is free again.

We've used 4 houses in Swanage and for the location,price and quality you will not find a better place to stay