The Victorian Barn, Self-Catering Holidays with Pool and Hot Tubs, Dorset

I booked The Victorian Barn for my best friends hen weekend, and we were not disappointed. Firstly, Claire and Penny are so helpful! Prior to our arrival I had some questions and was looking for recommendations of place to eat out in the local area. They emailed me places to go and how far it was to get to each of them. On arrival the accommodation we had booked had had a leak (the rain was torrential that day) so we were upgraded to a bigger property. The property itself was AMAZING! Lovely and spacious, everything you could need, clean, nice bedding and pillows and lovely towels. The grounds are beautiful, lots of areas to sit and enjoy the scenery and if you have little ones with you there are things for them to do - a swing, slide and an activity centre. Our property had a hot tub, which was Devine! The pool is great, it’s big, clean, the inside of the building is great, there is also a sauna. There is nothing I would have changed about our stay! Thank you Claire and Penny, our hen weekend was really special!

The space was good, but some of the beds very hard and uncomfortable. Check in was 4PM and checkout 10AM, so we felt like we lost a day, and it wasn't cheap. Asked for a late checkout and it's £200 per property (even a two bed) for an extra two hours. No shampoo/shower gel in bathrooms. The pool was good, accommodation clean etc but overall disappointing

This is our second time at The Victorian Barn, We again stayed in Hollywood. This holiday puts you in instant relaxation mode, it has everything you need plus the bonus of a hot tub. You have so much space around you, everywhere is clean, the fishing lake is beautiful & perfect if you enjoy fishing. The swimming pool is lovely and warm. Lots of lovely places to eat near by. Perfect in every way.

Had a great family experience staying in the Victoria and Albert barn. Very family friendly and great having the swimming pool, hot tub, games room and activity area. The children loved it! Very clean and comfortable so a great week was spent by all! Also lots of child friendly places to visit that are within an hour to reach.

Unfortunately the accommodation (The Stable) was in our opinion well overpriced. Furniture very tried looking & seen better days. Uncomfortable. No dishwasher which you normally would have in self catering at this price. Fishing lakes not easy to get too.

Very special place my 6 and 2 year old girls loved it so much- with the cows, beautiful views, amazing pool and playground. Also huge indoor playroom with table tennis, badminton. Stunning lakes to picnic around and exquisite walks. Penny was very kind she saw us blackberry picking and invited us into her garden to pick some apples to make a crumble. The pool really is special and my eldest learnt to swim unaided her after at least an hour a day of practice. Do not hesitate to book

Exactly what we needed for a two family break with lots of kids. Place itself is beautiful, nice and secluded but within half hour of lots of places to see. Kids spent all the time playing in the facilities offered and had a blast! The cottage itself was lovely and spacious so when all inside we still had lots of room.

Lovely place with every facility you could want, everything was clean and tidy ,play areas were very popular with our granddaughter , we managed to get a swim slot every day but we were only guest and bit disappointing that very limited time slots restricting days out but not really a deal buster. Overall would highly recommend.

Awesome venue and amazing facilities for our juniors rugby tour. This was our 2nd trip to the Victorian Barn for our rugby club tour (U9’s and U11’s) catering for 50+ guests in self-contained facilities. Access to the group kitchen and bar, as well as dining made the group meals fantastic experiences and it was all topped off by the indoor pool which the kids loved.