Self-Catering Holiday Cottages in Wareham

Cottages, Apartments & Lodges in Wareham, Dorset, England

RuralHomeStays.Com features holiday home(s) within or close to Wareham, enjoy browsing through the available options. We hope you find the perfect holiday house for you in Wareham, Dorset.

Find a holiday home to rent near Wareham in Dorset

Find somewhere to stay in Wareham and enjoy a self-catering holiday in one of Dorset’s ancient market towns. The town contains a mix of properties to rent, Georgian houses, period cottages and plenty of modern bungalows north of the River Piddle.

There are also plenty of holiday homes in the surrounding area that enable visitors to stay in the quiet of the Dorset countryside and travel into Wareham to go shopping or explore.

More about staying in Wareham

Bordered by the River Frome in the south and divided by the Piddle, Wareham is a sizeable town that incorporates the old with the new.  Go back in time around Abbot’s Quay to see the harbour, ducks and boats.  A walk around Church Street and St John’s Hill reveals historic houses and St Mary’s Church. You might be tempted to lunch in the Old Granary overlooking the river.

There is much to see and do in Wareham.

Everyone likes to get out and about on holiday and the Wareham Boat Hire Company allows you to do exactly that in many ways. You could hire a boat or kayak, take a boat trip to Poole Harbour or a power boat or wheelyboat – all good fun on a nice summer’s day.

Surrounding Wareham are lots of outdoor activities such as golf, nature reserves for bird watching or a ramble and country lanes to cycle along. It is a fabulous place to take a holiday in south Dorset.

Do read about our holiday homes near Wareham and see if we can entice you to come for a week’s holiday or even a short break. Each holiday cottage is of a very good standard – somewhere where you can relax and live out with your excursions into the countryside or coast.

Updated 20 November 2025