Walpole Court
Orford Street, Puddletown, Dorset, DT2 8TJ
Orford Street, Puddletown, Dorset, DT2 8TJ
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Manager's Description
"Walpole Court is built in the former stables and walled garden of 17th-Century Ilsington House, home to the first Lord Walpole. An impressive archway leads into an attractive garden courtyard surround..." Show more "Walpole Court is built in the former stables and walled garden of 17th-Century Ilsington House, home to the first Lord Walpole. An impressive archway leads into an attractive garden courtyard surrounded by delightful cottages, beyond which are the stables and coach house, now converted into delightful cottages and apartments.Pretty Puddletown is just a short walk away and offers a doctors’ surgery, library, post office/grocery store, bookshop and The Blue Vinny, the pub named for the local cheese of the same name. The town has many links with the writer and poet Thomas Hardy, and it is claimed that Puddletown was the inspiration for Weatherbury in ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’. There are plenty of activities for all interests, including the Puddletown Plodders who make regular forays into the surrounding countryside.
Dorchester, with its cinemas, bars and bistros, interesting museums, glorious gardens and river walks, is not far away, and the incredible beaches at Lulworth, Chesil and Weymouth Coves can be reached within 30" Show less
Main Facts
Retirement housing
Tenure(s): Leasehold
24 flats, houses. Built in 1989. Sizes 3 bedroom.
Resident management staff and Careline alarm service
Guest facilities
Both cats & dogs generally accepted (with permission, and subject to certain conditions).
Housing Authority: Dorset
Social Care Authority: Dorset
Info updated: 01/01/1996
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Memberships
ARHM: The organisation that manages this scheme is a member of the Association of Retirement Housing Managers, and therefore committed to complying with its Code of Practice.
Retirement Housing Group: The organisation that developed and/or manages this facility is a member of the Retirement Housing Group which advocates for more good quality retirement housing
