For beach access
Start with Sandbanks and Poole. This is where Dorset's group-sized houses are most concentrated, with the beach and harbour close by.
Large group accommodation in Dorset
Big houses and cottages across Dorset, for a group of eight or more.
Bring a group of eight or more to Dorset and the search usually ends at the water. Large houses cluster around Sandbanks and Poole, quieter cottages sit out west near the coast path, and the biggest places sit mostly inland when you need the extra bedrooms.
Dorset at a glance
What to know
The right part of Dorset depends on whether your group wants the beach, a quieter coast trip or simply the most space.
For a quieter coastal trip
Look west around Lyme Regis and Charmouth. You'll find fewer houses, more space and the coast path on the doorstep.
For the biggest groups
Look inland around Dorchester, where the largest houses tend to sit and extra bedrooms are easier to find.
78 stays
Blandford, Dorset
Byre House
Sleeps 8 · 3 bedrooms
- Log fire
- Dog friendly
- Children welcome
From £882 per week
Weymouth, Dorset
East Cottage
Sleeps 8 · 4 bedrooms
- Log fire
- Dog friendly
- Children welcome
From £700 per week
Sandbanks, Dorset
Grasmere Beach House
Sleeps 8 · 4 bedrooms
- Hot tub
- Games room
- Dog friendly
From £2,682 per week
Highcliffe-on-Sea, Dorset
Kittiwake
Sleeps 8 · 4 bedrooms
- Log fire
- Dog friendly
- Children welcome
From £1,058 per week
Dorchester, Dorset
Manor Farmhouse
Sleeps 8 · 4 bedrooms
- Games room
- Log fire
- Dog friendly
From £1,032 per week
Abbotsbury, Dorset
Chesil Watch
Sleeps 10 · 5 bedrooms
- Dog friendly
- Children welcome
- Baby welcome
From £1,686 per week
Abbotsbury, Dorset
Furlongs
Sleeps 10 · 5 bedrooms
- Games room
- Dog friendly
- Children welcome
From £1,286 per week
Bridport, Dorset
All Views
Sleeps 12 · 6 bedrooms
- Games room
- Children welcome
- Baby welcome
From £1,978 per week
Ansty, Dorset
Dorset Eco Retreats
Sleeps 16 · 8 bedrooms
- Hot tub
- Log fire
- Children welcome
From £1,689 per week
Dorchester, Dorset
Wraxall Yard
Sleeps 21 · 11 bedrooms
- Log fire
- Dog friendly
- Children welcome
From £2,841 per week
Large holiday homes in Dorset with a swimming pool
Dorset has a small set of large holiday homes with their own outdoor pools, mostly near the coast. A pool does a lot of the entertaining for you: where a stay has one it shows on the card, and the pool filter above narrows the list to just those.
Where to stay in Dorset with a big group
Dorset's large holiday homes and cottages cluster in three areas.
Sandbanks and Poole Harbour. Nowhere in Dorset has more big houses close together than the Sandbanks peninsula, beach on one side, harbour on the other. Good for a group that wants to fall out of the house and onto the beach.
West Dorset and Lyme Regis. Out west the coast turns into fossil-hunting and cliff-path country. Lyme Regis, Charmouth and the hills behind them hold fewer houses with more space between them, and suit a group building the week around the coast path.
Inland around Dorchester. The largest houses tend to sit inland, around Dorchester and the villages behind the coast. If nothing on the coast is big enough, look here next.
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Frequently asked questions
Are there large holiday homes in Dorset with a swimming pool?
Yes, though not many. Dorset has a small number of large holiday homes with their own outdoor pools, sleeping 8 or more, mostly near the coast. The pool filter on this page shows what qualifies.
Where should a large group stay in Dorset?
For beach-first trips, Sandbanks and the wider Poole area hold the biggest concentration of group-sized houses. For coast path walking and a quieter week, look west around Lyme Regis and Charmouth. The largest houses of all tend to sit inland around Dorchester.
What if our group is too big for one house?
On Sandbanks, a few large houses sit side by side as numbered pairs, so a bigger group can book two front doors a few steps apart. Share a shortlist of the neighbouring options and put it to the group before you commit to the split.
Is Dorset good for a group with dogs?
Very. Most of Dorset's large houses take dogs, and the coast path plus out-of-season beaches do the rest. Policies vary by house, so check the listing before you promise anyone's spaniel a holiday.
How does Flock work, and how do I book?
You book directly with the owner or letting agency, at their price, with nothing added by us. Flock pulls together the houses that genuinely work for a group, so you're not trawling dozens of sites for the few stays big enough for your group on each, and we give you the tools to get the group off the fence: build a shortlist, share it round so everyone can weigh in, and put the decision to a vote. The plan stops living in the chat and actually happens.