1.) (2 bed, Lytchett Matravers) 2.)  (2 bed, Wimborne) 3.)  (Wimborne) 4.) (Ferndown) 5.) (Winterbourne Houghton)

Blandford

Blandford Forum is located on the banks of the River Stour in Dorset, which explains why its name comes from Blaen-y-ford meaning ‘the place near the ford’. The 13th century saw Blandford Forum as an important market town, enabling access by a bridge running over the Stour. In the 19th century accessibility was further improved by the addition of the railway and housing was being developed beyond the immediate town centre.

Blandford Forum boasts a Georgian style Market Place, and photographic records are able to illustrate how the area has retained its open style. Markets continue to run in the same place every Thursday and Saturday near the Church of St Peter and St Paul, which has stood grand in the Market Place since 1739 and is a fine example of the Georgian architecture that can be seen throughout the town.

Local attractions include the Royal Signals Museum at Blandford Army Camp, focusing on the history and significance of military communications, Blandford Museum and the Cavalcade of Costume Museum.
Annual celebrations take place in May for the Georgian Fayre, and September with Blandford Carnival and the week long, world-renowned Great Dorset Steam Fair. To mark the 400th anniversary of the granting of the Royal charter to Blandford Forum by King James I the town will be hosting an exciting variety of events throughout 2005, from a civil war re-enactment to an open air concert.

Lytchett Matravers

Lytchett Matravers is a relatively large village within the Purbeck District in the County of Dorset with a current population of 3,309. The village is situated on rising ground in a landscape of attractive small valleys, open fields and little woods and is about five miles north of Wareham and seven miles north west of Poole town centre. The elevation gives views from many parts of the village to Poole harbour and the Purbeck hills.

Wimborne Minster

The market town of Wimborne Minster is situated on the banks of the picturesque water meadows of the River Stour.  The town boasts excellent shopping facilities and restaurants within quaint narrow Georgian streets and squares.  The famous Minster dates from the 12^th Century with astronomical clock and chained library.  To the North of the town the beautiful Cranborne Chase is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  The New Forest is a mere twenty minutes from Wimborne as are the sandy beaches of Poole and Bournemouth. 

Wimborne stages an annual Folk Festival.  Founded in 1980 and held in the shadow of the gracious 12th century Minster Church of St Cuthburga, the annual event of Traditional Folk Dance and Song has become the focal point for the largest gathering of dance teams and musicians in the South of England. For the old town of Wimborne Minster, the festival is considered by many to be the major event of the year and is highly regarded nationally as one of the largest events of its kind in the country.

The captivating model town, which depicts Wimborne in the 1950s, provides hours of fun for children and adults alike, as they compare the tiny buildings to those in the town today. The award-winning Priest’s House Museum is set in a 16th century townhouse with an enchanting English walled garden and there is a bustling market (every Friday – Sunday), Walford Mill Craft Centre and numerous speciality shops and boutiques for hours of browsing.