News Sea View Cottage, Isle of Portland
Microclimate
Proof that our cottages by the coast have a semi-tropical microclimate is the fact that Echiums grow well here. In particular, the Echium Pininana (pictured) grows very well in the rear garden of Sea View Cottage! They’re susceptible to frost, proof that winters can be mild here too. They are extraordinary plants that grow […]
2021 Award
We’re delighted to announce that Sea View Cottage has been recognised in the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards 2021. This recognises the efforts that we put in 2020 to ensure that visitors coming to our holiday cottages by the sea from Booking.com had a great time. But of course, we don’t reserve the best service for […]
Winter 2020 Jobs
During the November/December 2020 lockdown, we carried out various improvements to our self catering cottages: We added a laptop friendly workspace off the dining area. This consists of a desk and a comfortable chair with arms. We’ve added bedside sockets, USB charging points, and bedside lights, in the second floor bedroom. Our mason nas repointed […]
AA Covid-19 Confident
In August 2020 our holiday cottages applied to be assessed as AA Covid-19 confident . As a result the AA duly accredited us on 4th September. This is proof we’ve got robust systems in place to deal with Covid-19.
Children’s Author Stays
Acclaimed Children’s author Donna Vann stayed at Sea View Cottage for a few days self catering UK in September 2020. Maybe she was doing research for an upcoming book? Portland could certainly have inspired her – shipwrecks, war, quarrying, old railways, spies – it’s had the lot over the years and children love learning […]