| In the news "Vacation homes rarely live up to the name. While a house at the beach or on the lake is a great getaway place, it usually is not home in any real sense. But five years ago, David and Jan Kirkpatrick found a true second home, and they found it on the other side of the Atlantic, in Dorset in the southwest of England...." (.pdf format) |
Guest comments "I found the cottage originally in 2002 by looking for somewhere to stay in Dorset using Google. There had been nothing that appealed in the usual cottage agencies. Old Gaol came up somehow - could have been Special Places to Stay - and I contacted Nicki, she sent your brochure, and I just knew I'd love it..." |
Cerne Abbas has been deemed Britain's most sought after village for 2008 by the estate agent, Savills.
Dorset Life magazine's John Newth has written a piece on David & Jan and the history of the Old Gaol Cottage for their September 2006 issue.
David & Jan were selected by the BBC for short piece on the their website for the "Who lives in Dorset" feature (February 2006)
The Old Gaol Cottage was featured in E-Motion Magazine's "10 of the very best quirky places to stay" feature for their 13th issue (December 2005).
This article was published in the Over the Mountain Journal in January of 2005, & has been reproduced here, with permission, in PDF format.
