Dorset Home Search
Dorset Property Finder
Having helped many clients buy either a main country home or a holiday home within Dorset, our property consultants are expertly placed to help our clients with their Dorset home search.
Dorset is a county which many on the search for a country home may, mistakenly, overlook. We would always encourage clients to consider a Dorset home search as it has all the advantages, like stunning coastline and rolling countryside, of its westerly neighbours. With many years spent operating in the area, our South West operation has an established network of contacts to help you with your Dorset home search. Over half of the county is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and three-quarters of its Jurassic coastline is a designated World Heritage site.
Where to live in Dorset
The county is made up of two fairly distinct areas, with the southeast principally consisting of towns based along the coast, such as Bournemouth, Poole, and Christchurch. In property terms, this patch houses some of the most expensive non-city real estate in Europe and has facilities and a lifestyle to match.
Those seeking a different sort of lifestyle from their Dorset home search may focus around the market towns of Dorchester, Shaftesbury, Sherborne, and further west, Bridport. As with so many areas that offer beautiful, period, or high-value coastal property, there are a range of excellent schools across the county.
Why choose Dorset?
Bournemouth International Airport has flights to Europe and beyond. While the ports of Poole and Weymouth provide a cross-channel ferry link to continental Europe.
In terms of schooling, Dorset boasts an impressive array of independent senior institutions such as Bryanston, Canford, Sherbourne Girls, and Milton Abbey, as well as numerous highly regarded Prep schools.
Dorset can provide a wide range of properties, traditional, new build, contemporary, and period, in rural, coastal or urban settings.
Help to find a property in Dorset
Your Garrington search consultant can assist you with any element of the buying process, from helping you establish the geographical focus of your Dorset home search to advising you on the fastest routes back to London or the details of joining a local sailing club.